Bin Info

  YELLOW-LID BIN - FORTNIGHTLY COLLECTION  ✅ YES. These items go into your RECYCLING YELLOW-LID Bin: ✅ Steel and aluminium cans and clean foil ✅ Glass jars & bottles (lids off). No sheet glass.✅ Clean, dry paper and cardboard packaging✅ Plastic bottles and takeaway containers✅ Clean cardboard & egg cartons✅ Milk and juice cardboard containers✅ Newspapers, magazines, junk mail and window envelopes   ❌ NO. These items are not acceptable ❌ Takeaway coffee cups❌ Ceramics / pyrex (red bin)❌ Polystyrene❌ Scrap metal / wire❌ Plastic bags and plastic film / wrapping (red bin)❌ Dead animals❌ Clothing❌ Broken drinking glasses (wine / water)❌ Syringes (see A-Z [/#/material-details/68]on this app for drop off points) TIPS. How to reduce waste: * Avoid buying over packaged products * Buy refillable or returnable products * Buy products made from recyclable material * Try to reuse items (e.g. plastic bags and jars) Recycling Tips   * Keep it loose – Don’t bag or box your recyclables * Keep out soft plastics - No plastic bags or wrapping * Keep out small items – nothing smaller than a credit card * Keep it safe – keep out strapping, hose, netting, wires, cords and cables * Keep it clean – Rinse or wipe out containers OUR AIM IS TO ACHIEVE A 70% RECYCLING RATE  

  GREEN-LID BIN - WEEKLY COLLECTION  ✅ YES. These items go into your GREEN ORGANICS Bin: ✅ Garden waste and lawn clippings✅ Food scraps✅ Meat/fish scraps and bones✅ Eggs and dairy products   ❌ NO. We cannot compost: ❌ Cardboard and newspapers❌ Paper towel and tissues❌ Nappies❌ Pet waste or kitty litter❌ Glass❌ Timber❌ Plastic bags and other soft plastic packaging❌ Tins and cans❌ Gravel or rocks❌ Building material  

  RED-LID BIN - FORTNIGHTLY COLLECTION There's actually not a lot that should be going in your landfill bin - most things can be recycled or composted!  ✅ YES. These items go into your LANDFILL RED-LID Bin: ✅ Plastic bags and wrappers✅ Disposable nappies✅ Ceramics / Pyrex✅ Broken sheet glass and drinking glasses   ❌ NO. These items are not acceptable: ❌ Recyclables (yellow bin)❌ Hazardous waste (see A-Z [/#/a-z] on this app for more information)❌ Food Scraps & Organics (green-lid bin)  TIPS. How to reduce waste: * Avoid buying over packaged products * Buy refillable or returnable products * Buy products made from recyclable material * Try to reuse items (e.g. plastic bags and jars)   Managing smells in your bins  * Store bins in the shade and out of direct sunlight if possible. * Close the lid - it’s simple, but it helps.  * Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda in the bottom of your bins (it’s a natural odour neutraliser). * Use insect spray around bin lid if flies become a problem. * Rinse bins after collection with water and a dash of tea tree oil or lemon juice.

Your kitchen caddy helps you sort food scraps in the kitchen. All households with a FOGO collection service received a kitchen caddy when the service began. If you need a replacement, you can purchase one from Council offices or resource recovery centres. Caddy Liners Households with a FOGO service can access one free roll of compostable caddy liners each year with a digital voucher. Click here to find out more You can also buy caddy liners from Council offices or resource recovery centres. Council supplies lime green, 8-litre compostable bags (Cardia Bioproducts PSB-C-0121-A). Each roll contains 150 bags, enough to last most households about a year. For current fees and charges visit www.svc.nsw.gov.au/Council/Fees-Charges [http://www.svc.nsw.gov.au/Council/Fees-Charges] Only compostable bags certified to Australian Standard AS4736 are accepted in FOGO bins. When buying bags from supermarkets or online, look for the seedling logo – anything else will contaminate the load. Handy tips ✔️ You can also go without a liner – just don’t use plastic bags. ✔️ Wash your caddy regularly by hand or in the dishwasher to keep it fresh. ✔️ Eat more, waste less – plan meals and shop with a list so you only buy what you need.