Yellow bin
Co-mingled recycling service is one 140-litre yellow-lid bin collected per week for each property or a 240-litre mobile garbage bin shared among units in apartment blocks.
Ensure glass/plastic/metal containers are clean, dry and empty. Remove lids from bottles and jars, and flatten cardboard boxes. No plastic bags.
Accepted items:
- glass bottles and jars
- newspapers
- plastic bottles (leave lids on) and jars (remove metal lids)
- empty pizza boxes
- milk and juice cartons
- aluminium cans / steel cans / empty aerosol cans
- paper and cardboard
- empty plastic containers
The following plastic numbers are accepted in the yellow bin:
- #1 (PETE): Commonly found in drink bottles and food containers.
- #2 (HDPE): Found in milk jugs, detergent bottles, and other rigid plastic containers.
- #5 (PP): Found in some food containers, bottle caps, and plastic tubs
Items not accepted:
- batteries
- clothing / textiles
- nappies
- food waste
- light globes
- plastic bags / soft plastic
- polystyrene packaging and meat trays
- paper towels / tissue
- crockery / ceramic plates / ovenware
- timber palings
For unaccepted items check the Community Recycling Centre or ReSmart.
Download: Recycle right information flyer
Download poster: A3 size | A5 size
Council contracts waste collection services to URM. To facilitate this service your personal details may be provided to URM, who are bound by Council's privacy obligations.
