Yellow Lid Bin (Recycling)

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Your yellow lidded bin is for the collection of material that can be recovered and remade into useful products. Generally the majority of household waste is recyclable, however many people do not realise quite how much can be recycled! 

While many items are recyclable, it doesn't mean they all should go in the recycling bin. The recycling bin is mainly for paper and containers made of cardboard, metal and rigid plastic.

 

What goes in the recycling bin? What doesn't go in?
  • Paper and cardboard

  • Phone books

  • Newspapers and magazines

  • Plastic bottles (lid on)

  • Rigid plastic containers, biscuits trays
  • Coffee cup lid
  • Aluminium and steel cans
  • Aluminium foil scrunched into a ball
  • Aerosol cans (empty)
  • Aluminium foil and trays

 

 

 

 
  • Black & Purple garbage bags
  • Plastic bags and wraps
  • Glass
  • Any glass items
  • Hard plastic (i.e. broken toys)
  • Windows or windscreens

  • Gas cylinders

  • Crockery and glassware
  • Mirrors
  • Coffee cups
  • Electronics, batteries and car parts
  • Polystyrene and foam packaging
  • Waxed cardboard
  • Computers
  • Rope and string
  • Clothing and rags
  • Food and green waste
  • Shredded paper
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Top tips to make the most of your recycling bin 

  • Aluminium foil is recyclable when scrunched in a ball larger than a golf ball, which allows the foil to be sorted correctly.
  • E-waste (everything with a cord, a plug or batteries) may contain some toxic and some precious materials. They can be recycled if you drop them off at one of our transfer stations.
  • Keep the different types of recyclables (ie. plastic, paper, glass) items separated to ensure correct recycling. If you pack plastic bottles in a cardboard box, they may not be recycled correctly.
  • You do not have to thoroughly wash recyclable items. Simply scrape the containers out before placing them in your yellow bin. They will be cleaned during the recycling process.

  • Soft plastics are lightweight, flexible plastics that can be scrunched into a ball. Items such as plastic bags, black or purple garbage bags, bread bags, chip packets, biscuit wrappers, cling wrap, bubble wrap, produce bags and cereal box liners do not belong in your yellow-lid recycling bin.

    When soft plastics are placed in recycling bins, they can become tangled in sorting equipment, disrupt the recycling process and contaminate other recyclable materials.

    Instead, place soft plastics in your red-lid general waste bin, or recycle them free of charge at the Wangaratta Transfer Station (loads of less than 1 cubic metre accepted).

    By keeping soft plastics out of your yellow-lid bin, you help ensure recyclable materials can be sorted and processed correctly. 

 

 

Here are a few examples of contamination we see regularly in yellow recycle bins:

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