Waste Calendar 2010 -11
Council provides the yearly bin calendar for North and South suburbs across the Local Government Area (LGA).
Waste Calendar North 2010-11
Waste Calendar South 2010-11
Your Garbage Service
Items That Belong in Your Red Lid Garbage Bin
- waste material that cannot be recycled or composted
- plastic bags
- crockery
- pizza boxes, serviettes, paper plates
- light globes and window glass
- non-recyclable plastics and styrofoam containers.
Items That Do Not Belong in Your Red Lid Barbage Bin
- building or demolition materials including bricks, floor or roof tiles, carpet or concrete
- hazardous waste including pool cleaners, chlorine, chemicals or pesticides
- solvents, brake fluid, oils and other liquid wastes
- automotive parts and other scrap metal
- soil and rocks
- hot ash
- syringes.
Change Your Bin Size
Did you know you can save money and help the environment by scaling down the size of your household waste bin?
Choose between three sizes
- 80 litre
- 120 litre
- 240 litre.
By choosing the smallest (80 litre) bin size, you can save money on your waste levy each year and make a difference to our precious environment. Opting for an 80 litre bin instead of the largest size (240 litres) will mean a waste levy saving of $300 per year.
Using your green waste and recycling bins correctly also frees up space in your red lid garbage bin. Figures show food and other compostable material makes up around 50% of waste collected. Taking some simple steps, like setting up a compost or worm farm, can put this material to good use and keep it out of the waste system.
If you want to change the size of your garbage bin, complete a Application for Change of Garbage Bin Size notification form and return the form with payment of $60. Please contact Council's Customer Service Centre on (02) 4227 7111 and complete the form found below.
Your Green Waste Service
The Following Items Belong in Your Green Lid Waste Bin
- lawn clippings
- flowers
- garden prunings
- leaves and twigs
- branches less than 50cm in length and 7.5cm in diameter
- timber off cuts (must be untreated, unpainted with no nails) less than 50cm in length and 7.5cm in diameter.
Do not tie, jam or place items in plastic bags. Please ensure your green waste bin is not too heavy for collection vehicles to lift. If bins are too heavy they will not be emptied. It's best to ensure the contents are dry before placing them loosely into the bin.
Items That Do Not Belong in Your Green Lid Waste Bin
- plastic bags
- plastics including garden hoses
- rubbish
- foam and styrofoam
- building materials
- soil and rocks
- paper and cardboard
- vegetable, fruit or other food scraps (this bin is NOT a composting system)
- chemically treated timber
- painted or stained timber
- glass ceramic or plastic plant pots.
Your Recycling Service
The Following Items Belong in Your Yellow Lid Recycling Bin
- newspapers
- paper and cardboard products eg. egg cartons, envelopes (tear out plastic windows)
- magazines and advertising leaflets
- glass bottles and jars (all colours)
- plastic bottles with symbols R, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or rocket bottoms on base
- aluminium cans
- milk and juice cartons (remove lids)
- steel cans including aerosol cans, remove nozzle, clean and empty paint and petfood cans.
Items That Do Not Belong in Your Yellow Lid Recycling Bin
- plastic bags
- ceramics, crockery, china or Pyrex cookware
- broken glass
- mirrors or windows
- light globes or tubes
- paper contaminated by food eg. pizza boxes, serviettes, paper plates - put these in your compost or red lid bin
- waxed paper and waxed cardboard cartons
- styrofoam containers
- plastic coated paper eg. cereal bags
- gummed labels
- thermal fax paper or carbon paper
- syringes or needles
- building materials
- scrap metal - this can be recycled free of charge at Waste Depots
- oil or fuel - some types can be recycled free of charge
- food scraps
- clothing - use charity clothing bins.
Handy Hints for Recycling
- rinse out all cans, bottles and plastic containers
- remove all lids
- crush all bulky items to make more space
- Place items loosely into the bin
- make sure the lid is closed and no items stick out.
If Your Recycable Bin is Full
- bring the extra recyclables to our waste disposal depots free of charge
- arrange a second recycling bin by calling us
- keep items until the next pick up service
- ask your neighbour if they have room in their recycling bin.