Your recycling bin has a yellow lid and is emptied every second week (on the opposite week to your garden organics bin).
If you’re unsure which week your recycling bin is emptied, use our search tool to check. Or you can get a free Waste and Recycling Collection Calendar from us by:
Below is a quick guide on what can go in our recycling bins and what cannot. To learn more about plastics and how to recycle them, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Hints and tips for your recycling bin
Keep it clean - rinse containers and remove all food and liquids. Containers with food or liquid in them are considered contaminated and cannot be recycled.
Keep it loose - drop your recyclables in your recycling bin loose. Please don't bag or box your recyclables first, as this prevents items from being separated and recycled.
Look for the recycling label - the Australasian Recycling Label is a proven system developed by Planet Ark, an industry that tells you which bin each piece of packaging goes in.
If in doubt - if you have items you are not sure about, please leave them out of the yellow lidded bin. Putting items in your recycling bin because you hope they can be recycled will only ruin your good recycling efforts.
What goes in your recycling bin