GLASS-only bin (purple lid)

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Glass bottles and jars (without lids) go in the kerbside glass-only bin.

Your glass-only bin is collected every four weeks in urban and rural collection areas.

Recycling glass separately in your purple-lidded bin means we can turn more glass into new things, like glass jars and even roads!

What's accepted in my GLASS-only bin?

In accordance with Council's waste strategies, the following items are accepted in your glass-only bin:

Remove ALL lids from:

Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Beauty products e.g. foundation, face and eye creams
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Beer, wine & spirits
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Broken glass bottles & jars
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Champagne
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Chutney & relish jars
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg coloured bottles & jars e.g. amber, green, clear
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg condiments such as dijon, wholegrain mustard etc..
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Cough syrup
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Crushed ginger & minced garlic
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Curry paste
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Instant coffee
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Jam & honey
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Mayonnaise
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Medicine
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Olive oil
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Pasta bake
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Sauces e.g. tomato, barbecue, hoisin, satay etc.
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Spirits e.g. whiskey, gin, tequila
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Vinegar
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Vegemite
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Vitamins
Tick-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Wine bottles

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

Still can't find your item?

Contact us now for advice

What's NOT accepted in my GLASS-only bin?

Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Aluminium cans
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Bags of household rubbish
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Batteries*
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Cardboard boxes
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Ceramics
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Corks
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Crockery
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Drinking glasses (broken or whole)
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Light globes*
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Mirrors (broken or whole)
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Plastic bags
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Plastic drink bottles
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Plastic containers
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Pizza boxes
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Pottery e.g. plates, mugs, bowls etc..
Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Pyrex dishes

Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Vases (e.g. flower)

Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Window panes (broken or whole)

Cross-symbol-thumbnail.jpeg Window panes in frames

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

If you can't find your item above, search the A-Z guide.

Still can't find your item?

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Can I get a bigger or extra GLASS-only bin?

If the standard-size glass-only bin (140-litres) does not meet your household’s needs, you can request an extra or larger bin.

Apply for an extra GLASS-only bin (annual fee)

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

Glass-only bin tips

  • Empty all bottles and scrape jars to remove food residue
  • Put bottles and jars in the bin loose – no plastic bags or cardboard boxes
  • Broken bottles and jars are accepted.
  • Broken drinking glasses are NOT accepted.
  • Up to 0.5m3 (about a car boot load) of glass bottles and jars are accepted free of charge at transfer stations
  • The metal collars around glass bottles can stay on the bottle.
  • Labels can stay on bottles and jars
  • Remove lids from ALL bottles and jars and put them in bins as follows:

- Beer bottle caps
Put them in the recycling bin. They are small, but magnets will pick them up off the sorting line.

- Wine & spirit bottle screw tops
Put them in the recycling bin. Specialist sorting equipment at the recycling facility creates a magnetic field for aluminium so the screw tops are picked up off the sorting line.

- Small plastic lids
Put them in your landfill bin. Lids smaller than a credit card, like from milk, juice and soft drink bottles are too small for the machines at the recycling facility to identify and sort.