RECYCLING bin (yellow lid)

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 freshener, 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

If you can’t find your item above, search the A-Z guide for a specific item.

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Glass bottles and jars - put these in your GLASS-only bin (purple lid)

 Baby wipes
 Bags of household rubbish
 Baking paper
  Batteries - AA, AAA, C, D, 6 & 9 volt, button, car or battery*
 Blankets & sheets
 Black meat trays
 Bread tags (plastic or cardboard)
 Bubble wrap
 CD/DVD cases
 Cling wrap
 Clothing
 Coathangers (plastic & wire)
 Crockery e.g. cups, bowls, plates etc.
 Cutlery (plastic or metal)
 Drinking glasses (whole or broken)
 E-waste* (any electronic or electrical  item with a cord or battery)
 Fabrics & material
 Fast food chips & fries boxes, burger wrappers
 Foam meat trays
 Glass ornaments e.g. clocks, photo frames, cups
Hand wipes
 Hazardous or medical waste such as sharps, or sharps containers
 Light globes & tubes*
 Medicine bottles
  Mirrors
 Nappies
 Paper towel
 Perfume bottles
 Pillows
 Plastic bags
 Plant pots (drop them off for free in the hard plastics bin at Anglesea Transfer Station)
 Polystyrene*
 Pyrex dishes & bakeware
 Scented candle jars
 Shredded paper
 Soft drink cups/straws i.e. from fast food outlets
 Soft plastic packaging e.g. food & lolly wrappers, chip packets, frozen food bags
 Take away coffee cups and lids
 Timber e.g. painted or treated
 Tissues
 Vases
 Window glass

*Items listed above with an asterisk (*) can be dropped off for free at your local transfer station.

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If the standard-size recycling bin (240-litres) does not meet your household’s needs, you can request an extra or larger bin.

Apply for an extra RECYCLING bin (annual fees apply)

Exchange your bin for a larger RECYCLING bin (once-off fee)

If you live alone or have limited space to store a large recycling bin, you can request a smaller bin (140-litres). There is no cost to downsize. Contact Council to request a smaller bin.

Changing to a smaller bin does not reduce the annual garbage charges included on your rates notice.

Plastic containers often have a number inside a triangle.

This number indicates the type of plastic - it does not mean the item can be recycled.

Council’s recycling processor only accepts plastics labelled 1, 2 and 5. Plastics labelled 3, 4, 6 & 7 must go in the landfill bin (red lid).

Yes - put them in your yellow-lid recycling bin.

New processors in Australia can separate the cardboard, plastic and foil layers so they can be recycled separately.

Put cardboard cartons from these products in your recycling bin:

 Alternative milks e.g. soy, almond, oat etc
 Coconut water
 Fruit juice
 Ice cream cartons
 Lactose-free milk
 Liquid stock - vegetable, beef, chicken
 Long-life milk
 Tetrapak cartons for milk & juice
 Up-n-go milk (no straws)

These cups and containers are NOT accepted in the recycling bin:

 Disposable coffee cups
 Disposal coffee cup lids
 Instant noodle cups
 Milkshake cups
 Plastic cups (clear)
 Polystyrene cups
 Soft drink cups from takeaway food outlets

It depends on the size of the lid, and the type of material it’s made from.

 Beer bottle caps 
Magnets at the recycling facility can sort these from the other recyclables.

 Wine and spirit screw tops
Specialist equipment at the recycling facility can sort aluminium lids.

 Large plastic lids (larger than a credit card) 
Examples: Vegemite, peanut butter, mayonnaise lids

 Small plastic lids (smaller than a credit card)
Examples: milk and soft drink bottles. These are too small for recycling machinery to sort property. Put them in your landfill bin (red lid).