The Recycling Bin

The 240 litre recycling (yellow lid) bin is for all of your household recyclable material and is collected fortnightly. Material placed in this bin will be sorted and then used to produce new products, saving energy and natural resources.

To determine which week your recycling bin is collected, please refer to the collection calendar and map in the Kerbside Collection Calendar located under Related Resources to the right. Simply locate your street on the map to determine which collection week you are in.

Household items acceptable for recycling include:

	PLASTIC CONTAINERS All household plastics that hold their shape including: Drink bottles and containers Detergent, cleaning product and spray bottles Shampoo/conditioner and cosmetic bottles Ice-cream, yoghurt and butter tubs Meat trays and take away containers
	GLASS CONTAINERS Empty glass beverage bottles Jars and condiment bottles
	ALUMINIUM AND STEEL All aluminium and steel containers such as: Steel cans Drink and food cans Empty aerosol cans
	PAPER Newspapers and magazines Telephone directories Cardboard including cereal and food boxes Office paper Envelopes and mail Empty pizza boxes and rinsed take-away coffee cups
	CARTONS All milk, fruit box and juice cartons etc.

DON'T PLACE RECYCLABLES IN PLASTIC BAGS

Some Handy Recycling Tips…

Loose plastic and metal lids can be placed in the recycling bin
Labels are okay left on
Give containers a quick rinse, this helps prevent odours (use old dish-washing water, to save water)
Place all items loosely into your recycling bin

For more information about the recycling stream, download a copy of the 2017-2018 Waste Collection Calendar(7014 kb)

For missed, damaged, stolen or additional bin requests, please call the Waste Enquiry Line on 1800 283 529 on or visit www.eastwaste.com.au

2017-2018 Waste Collection Calendar(7014 kb)