What goes in my recycling bin?
YES these items can go in the yellow-lidded bin.
- Aerosol cans
- Aluminium and steel cans
- Aluminium foil (scrunched)
- Cardboard boxes
- Egg cartons
- Envelopes
- Foil containers
- Glass bottles and jars **
- Hard Plastics: items such as milk and juice bottles, laundry and household cleaning product bottles, ice-cream, margarine and yogurt containers
- Junk Mail
- Letters
- Magazines
- Milk and juice containers
- Newspapers
- Paper (not shredded)
- Paper bags
- Plastic plant pots
NO these items can’t go in the yellow-lidded bin.
- Batteries
- Bottle lids (beer, milk)
- Broken crockery or broken glasses, mirrors or window panes
- Car Parts
- Clothing or shoes
- Computer parts
- Cooking oil, chemicals or liquids
- Electronics or e-waste
- Food and kitchen scraps
- Gas or helium cylinders
- Household items, such as fry pans, appliances
- Milk cartons
- Nappies
- Plastic bags
- Plastic film/wrap/soft plastics
- Polystyrene
- Prunings
- Rope
- Shredded paper
- Steel items, such as metal bar, fencing
- Tetra Paks
- Timber and Wood
- Toys
- Waxed or soiled cardboard
- Wire
Please empty items, remove food and liquids and add them loose (not bagged) to your recycling bin.
Recycling can prevent the waste of useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution and water pollution.
Food for thought.
Research shows approximately 75% of the material in the red-lidded general waste bin is organic or recyclable waste.Removing food & garden organics and recycling from your red-lidded general waste bin will create extra room.
Keep em' loose!
Let’s make things easy for everyone – you save the bin bag and we save time sorting recyclables.