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The Yellow Bin

The 240-litre yellow-lidded bin is for materials that can be recycled, and should NOT be used for general waste, greenwaste or hazardous waste. Penalties may apply, or services may be withdrawn if contamination of recycling resources is caused through your service.

Your yellow bin is collected fortnightly (see collection calendars).

THESE ITEMS GO INTO YOUR YELLOW BIN:

Paper and cardboard, including magazines, newspapers, milk/juice cartons, cardboard boxes and pizza boxes (squash your cardboard boxes if you need more room in your bin);
Glass bottles and jars of all colours, except white (do not break the glass);
Plastic bottles and containers with the recycling symbols R, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
Steel food cans and lids (e.g. jam jar lids);
Aerosol cans (must be empty);
Paint tins (must be empty);
Aluminium cans and clean aluminium foil;
Milk and juice cartons, including tetrapaks.

The following items are NOT RECYCLABLE and DO NOT belong in the yellow bin:

Waxed paper and waxed fruit boxes, soiled tissues or soiled paper and cardboard;
Carbon paper;
Plastic bags and film, plastic lids which are not numbered 1-5;
Foam trays including meat trays, boxes and cups;
Pyrex, ceramics or pottery;
Broken glass or bottles, plate glass, windows, mirrors, drinking glasses, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes;
Food waste;
Scrap metal and appliances;
Batteries;
Nappies, clothes and rags.

RECYCLING: Good reasons to recycle

RED: What goes into the red bin?

GREEN: What goes into the green bin?

Put the right thing in the right bin!

This goes into your yellow bin

YELLOW BIN TIPS:

Do NOT smash bottles in the recycling bin. The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) cannot recycle broken glass.

Do NOT place ceramics, pyrex or window glass in the recycling bin. It takes just one small piece of ceramic or unsuitable glass to contaminate a load of recyclable glass.

Do NOT squash cans or plastic bottles for deposit in the recycling bin. Squashed plastic bottles and cans are not easily recovered by the MRF for recycling, and as such can contribute to landfill.

Rinse containers before placing in the yellow bin.

Place items loosely in the bin so they don't become stuck.

CCWS Information Hotline:
1800 265 495