General Waste Bin
The black bin is designated for waste that cannot be recycled or composted.
| Acceptable Items | Not Acceptable Items |
|---|---|
| Aeroboards/Styrofoam | Items suitable for the compost or recycling bins |
| Butter containers | Asbestos |
| Coffee cups (paper & polystyrene) | Batteries |
| Dirty plastic and tin foil | Ceramics or Pyrex glass |
| Food-contaminated materials | Energy-saving bulbs |
| General refuse | Fluorescent bulbs |
| Nappies | Glass or sharps |
| Sanitary waste | Hazardous waste |
| Wallpaper | Metal bars |
| Wax-paper wrappings | Oil cans |
| Wooden materials | Paint cans |
| Rubble | |
| Syringes |
Recycling Bin
The green bin is for materials that can be recycled and repurposed.
| Acceptable Items | Not Acceptable Items |
|---|---|
| Clean, dry, and loose recyclables (not in bags) | Items suitable for the compost or waste bin |
| Aluminium cans | Asbestos |
| Foil | Batteries |
| Tetra paks (rinsed out) | Ceramics or Pyrex glass |
| Paper (catalogues, envelopes, junk mail, etc.) | Clothes |
| Plastics (clean yoghurt tubs, detergent bottles, etc.) | Dirty pizza boxes |
| Soft plastics (bread and pasta bags, bubble wrap, etc.) | Energy-saving bulbs |
| Cardboard | Fluorescent bulbs |
| Steel packaging | General refuse |
| Glass or sharps | |
| Hazardous waste | |
| Herbicides | |
| Lead acid batteries | |
| Mercury dry cells | |
| Metal bars | |
| Nappies | |
| Oil cans | |
| Paint cans | |
| Rubble | |
| Styrofoam | |
| Syringes | |
| Televisions | |
| Wet waste |
Compost Bin
The brown bin is intended for organic waste that can be composted.
| Acceptable Items | Not Acceptable Items |
|---|---|
| Food waste (all cooked & raw foods, bones, etc.) | Items suitable for the recycle or waste bin |
| Garden waste (cut flowers & plants, grass, etc.) | Asbestos |
| Wet cardboard & paper, paper towels/napkins | Ashes |
| Batteries | |
| Ceramics or Pyrex glass | |
| Clay | |
| Clothes | |
| Dry cardboard | |
| Energy-saving bulbs | |
| Fluorescent bulbs | |
| Furniture | |
| General waste | |
| Hazardous waste | |
| Juice cartons | |
| Large branches | |
| Nappies | |
| Oil cans | |
| Paint cans | |
| Pesticide or pesticide containers | |
| Plastic | |
| Rocks or gravel | |
| Rubble | |
| Sanitary items | |
| Shoes | |
| Styrofoam | |
| Weed killer or weeds sprayed with weed killer |