Bin Info

The general waste bin (pink bin or red lid) is provided for general household waste that cannot be recycled or go into your kerbside FOGO bin. Waste is collected weekly. Using your general waste bin and sending materials to landfill should always be the last option.    Acceptable item: ✅ Household rubbish  ✅ Damaged clothing, shoes and textiles ✅ Any item that can't go into your FOGO or Recycling bin ✅ Crockery and ceramics ✅ Disposable nappies  ✅ Broken glassware, crockery and mirrors ✅ Soft plastics and plastic bags ✅ Foam   Unacceptable items ❌ Building materials  ❌ Batteries ❌ Electrical and e-waste ❌ Gas bottles  ❌ Paints and Solvents  ❌ Garden Waste  ❌ Recyclable glass ❌ Pesticides, oils and chemicals ❌ Syringes and sharps ❌ Food scraps   

The recycling bin (yellow lid) is provided for mixed recycling items collected within the household. The bin is collected fortnightly opposite to the FOGO bin collection.  Items should be empty, food scraped out and rinsed if required. The numbers shown on the bottom of plastic containers are known as Plastic Identification Codes (PIC). These codes are used to identify the type of plastic used to make the container. The PIC that can be included in your kerbside recycling bin are 1, 2 and 3. Do not place your recycling in plastic bags   Acceptable item: ✅ Paper and cardboard ✅ Rigid Plastic Containers (PIC 1, 2, 3)✅ Aluminium cans✅ Glass bottles and jars✅ Tins, cans and empty aerosols ✅ Fruit punnets and biscuit trays✅ Aluminium foil, scrunched    Unacceptable items: ❌ Batteries❌ Soft plastics and plastic bags❌ Polystyrene or foam ❌ Food and green waste ❌ Clothing, shoes and textiles ❌ Broken glassware or crockery ❌ Electronic or e-waste❌ Light globes   

The Food Organic and Garden Organic FOGO bin (green lid) is provided for disposal of food and garden waste. The bin is collected fortnightly opposite to the Recycling bin collection.    Acceptable item: ✅ All food scraps, raw and cooked✅ Meat, bones and seafood✅ Hair or fur✅ Tea bags and coffee grounds✅ Leaves, flowers and other garden cuttings✅ Grass✅ Shredded paper   Unacceptable items: ❌ Soft plastics and plastic bags ❌ Plastic food packaging ❌ Polystyrene or foam ❌ Clothing, shoes and textiles ❌ Plastic pots, containers or bottles ❌ Nappies❌ Dirt or rocks❌ Tree branches larger than 20cm in diameter ❌ Painted or treated timber