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.
Recycle right information flyer
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.
