In accordance with Council's waste strategies, the following items are accepted in your recycling bin:
Paper and Cardboard
Clean and dry paper only. Flatten large boxes to save space in your bin.
Books (only if pages are torn out)
Boxes (not waxed e.g fruit boxes)
Cardboard milk & juice cartons e.g. long-life milk, soy, oat, almond milk, fruit juice, ice cream & tetrapaks
Egg cartons
Envelopes with windows
Junk Mail
Magazines
Newspapers
Paper e.g. writing paper, office paper
Paper plates (remove all food first)
Pizza boxes (must be empty)
Tetrapak cartons e.g. long-life milk, soy, almond, oat, fruit juice, liquid stock
Toilet rolls
Plastic bottles and containers
Plastic containers stamped 1, 2 & 5* are accepted. Remove ALL lids.
Biscuit trays i.e. the clear plastic tray that holds biscuits
Clear plastic trays for berries, cherry tomatoes, baby cucumbers etc.
Detergent bottles
Ice cream tubs
Lids - large (must be bigger than a credit card)
Margarine tubs
Meat trays (clear plastic only - no black)
Milk bottles
Shampoo bottles
Soft drink bottles
Takeaway food containers
Yoghurt tubs
*Check the bottom of the item for a triangle containing 1,2 or 5
Metals
Aerosol cans (empty) e.g. deodorant, air freshner, cooking oil
Aluminium drink cans
Aluminium foil (clean & scrunched into size of a golf ball)
Beer bottle caps
Cat & dog food cans (empty)
Lids (metal only) e.g. beer bottle camps, wine & spirit screw top caps
Steel tins e.g. beans, tomatoes, soup etc.
Tins e.g. Milo, coffee
Tuna cans
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