Landfill – Red-lid bin

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 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.