Waste and Recycling

Dark green lid - general waste bin

The waste from your general waste bin is turned into soil enhancer at the Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) in Neerbup.

• Food waste
• Dirty paper and cardboard
• Shredded paper
• Grass clippings and leaves
• Pet droppings
• Unrepairable clothing
• Nappies and sanitary items

DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING 

• Glass or ceramics - put in recycling
• Building materials (sand, rocks, bricks) - drop off at disposal point
• Hazardous waste - drop off at recycling point
• Batteries - drop off at battery recycling point
• Liquids (including oil or paint)

Yellow lid - recycling bin

Contents from your recycling bin are sorted at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) before being reprocessed into new products.

• Glass bottles/jar (broken and whole)
• Clean paper, magazines and cardboard
• Clean cardboard boxes (flattened)
• Steel/aluminium cans (clean and empty)
• Milk and juice cartons
• Plastic bottles/containers (clean, empty and with no lids)

DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING 

• Plastic bags - return to supermarket
• Green waste or food waste - put in general waste bin
• Hazardous waste - drop off at recycling point
• Textiles/clothing - donate to charity if in good condition
• Nappies - put in general waste bin