Many items that we find in our bathroom are packaged in or made from plastic. However due to their small size and other limitations they cannot be recycled via your yellow bin and need to be disposed of in the red bin.These include:• dental floss, lipsticks,

eyeshadow packs, medicine blister packs

• any product that comes in a plastic tube such as toothpaste and sunscreen

• disposable items such as razors, cotton buds and toothbrushes.

There are companies that may recycle some of the above mentioned items. Seek them out on the internet starting with planetark.org

Plastic in the bathroom

What happens to your Kerbside Recycling & Waste

Tricky items. Can these be recycled?

• Recyclable material is sorted and separated then distributed to various recycling facilities across the country and overseas.

• Recycling avoids precious resources going to landfill and reduces pressure on diminishing natural materials.

Meat TraysMeat trays commonly found in supermarkets are either polystyrene or hard plastic.

Polystyrene (foam) food containers cannot be recycled and must go in the red bin. (They usually can be torn, or can crack when folded).

Hard plastic Not all hard plastic meat trays are the same!Manufacturers use different processes in the production of meat trays resulting in some trays not being recyclable.The Australasian Recycling Label is gradually introducing their labeling system on a range of grocery items including meat trays.

LANDFILL The Red Bin• The waste material collected from every

red bin in the Shoalhaven is sent to the West Nowra Recycling and Waste Depot and deposited directly into landfill.

• Over 28,000 tonnes of household waste ends up here annually.

• There is no sorting or recovery of materials presented in the red bin loads. When recyclables end up in landfill, those precious resources are lost.

RECYCLING The Yellow Bin

If the tray has this symbol it can go in your

yellow recycling bin.

If the tray has this symbol it must go in your red landfill bin.

For more information about this labeling system go to recyclingnearyou.com.au/arl

What Goes In

the

YellowBin

The Ins, The Outs &

Other Recycling Options

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2020-21

Revised Edition

Most ‘waste’ is not waste.It’s a resource.Most of our common household waste items contain materials that can be recycled. That’s why recycling correctly, to retrieve these valuable resources, is so important.Your household waste is disposed of in one of the following 4 places.

Be part of a sustainable futureKeep up to date with the latest tips to help you live more sustainably. Sign up to our monthly newsletter by emailing wasteadmin@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Bridge Rd, Nowra | P: 4429 3111

Yellow Kerbside Recycling BinMost of what goes here are containers and packaging that previously held food, beverages, shampoos, laundry detergents etc.

Council’s Recycling and Waste DepotsMany problem household waste items that can’t be recycled through your yellow bin can be taken to Council’s Depots for free recycling.

REDcycle | redcycle.net.auDispose of your soft plastics for recycling in REDcycle bins at major supermarkets.

The Red Landfill binIf it can’t be recycled or reused it’s disposed of here.

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LANDFILL

What to do with lids?Metal Lids

Remove lid. Place container and lid both in the yellow bin separately

Plastic Lids• Remove lid and place container in

the yellow bin and lid in the red binOR• Keep lid on: Crush plastic container,

replace lid then put in the yellow bin.

Garden waste NEVER goes into the yellow bin.Your options for disposal are:Home Composting Improve your garden’s health.User-Pay Services• Deposit garden waste at Council Recycling &

Waste Depots.• Garden waste pick-up service from your home

address.• Order a larger red bin to increase capacity to take

garden waste.For more information regarding fees and services visit Council’s website or call Waste Services on 4429 3111.

Garden (green) waste disposal

Avoid Waste in The First Place

No small lids. Place in red bin.

Larger lids from jars accepted.

Metal Lids

Many items that we find in our bathroom are packaged in or made from plastic. However due to their small size and other limitations they cannot be recycled via your yellow bin and need to be disposed of in the red bin.These include:• dental floss, lipsticks,

eyeshadow packs, medicine blister packs

• any product that comes in a plastic tube such as toothpaste and sunscreen

• disposable items such as razors, cotton buds and toothbrushes.

There are companies that may recycle some of the above mentioned items. Seek them out on the internet starting with planetark.org

Plastic in the bathroom

What happens to your Kerbside Recycling & Waste

Tricky items. Can these be recycled?

• Recyclable material is sorted and separated then distributed to various recycling facilities across the country and overseas.

• Recycling avoids precious resources going to landfill and reduces pressure on diminishing natural materials.

Meat TraysMeat trays commonly found in supermarkets are either polystyrene or hard plastic.

Polystyrene (foam) food containers cannot be recycled and must go in the red bin. (They usually can be torn, or can crack when folded).

Hard plastic Not all hard plastic meat trays are the same!Manufacturers use different processes in the production of meat trays resulting in some trays not being recyclable.The Australasian Recycling Label is gradually introducing their labeling system on a range of grocery items including meat trays.

LANDFILL The Red Bin• The waste material collected from every

red bin in the Shoalhaven is sent to the West Nowra Recycling and Waste Depot and deposited directly into landfill.

• Over 28,000 tonnes of household waste ends up here annually.

• There is no sorting or recovery of materials presented in the red bin loads. When recyclables end up in landfill, those precious resources are lost.

RECYCLING The Yellow Bin

If the tray has this symbol it can go in your

yellow recycling bin.

If the tray has this symbol it must go in your red landfill bin.

For more information about this labeling system go to recyclingnearyou.com.au/arl

What Goes In

the

YellowBin

The Ins, The Outs &

Other Recycling Options

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2020-21

Revised Edition

Most ‘waste’ is not waste.It’s a resource.Most of our common household waste items contain materials that can be recycled. That’s why recycling correctly, to retrieve these valuable resources, is so important.Your household waste is disposed of in one of the following 4 places.

Be part of a sustainable futureKeep up to date with the latest tips to help you live more sustainably. Sign up to our monthly newsletter by emailing wasteadmin@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Bridge Rd, Nowra | P: 4429 3111

Yellow Kerbside Recycling BinMost of what goes here are containers and packaging that previously held food, beverages, shampoos, laundry detergents etc.

Council’s Recycling and Waste DepotsMany problem household waste items that can’t be recycled through your yellow bin can be taken to Council’s Depots for free recycling.

REDcycle | redcycle.net.auDispose of your soft plastics for recycling in REDcycle bins at major supermarkets.

The Red Landfill binIf it can’t be recycled or reused it’s disposed of here.

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2

3

4

LANDFILL

What to do with lids?Metal Lids

Remove lid. Place container and lid both in the yellow bin separately

Plastic Lids• Remove lid and place container in

the yellow bin and lid in the red binOR• Keep lid on: Crush plastic container,

replace lid then put in the yellow bin.

Garden waste NEVER goes into the yellow bin.Your options for disposal are:Home Composting Improve your garden’s health.User-Pay Services• Deposit garden waste at Council Recycling &

Waste Depots.• Garden waste pick-up service from your home

address.• Order a larger red bin to increase capacity to take

garden waste.For more information regarding fees and services visit Council’s website or call Waste Services on 4429 3111.

Garden (green) waste disposal

Avoid Waste in The First Place

No small lids. Place in red bin.

Larger lids from jars accepted.

Metal Lids

Many items that we find in our bathroom are packaged in or made from plastic. However due to their small size and other limitations they cannot be recycled via your yellow bin and need to be disposed of in the red bin.These include:• dental floss, lipsticks,

eyeshadow packs, medicine blister packs

• any product that comes in a plastic tube such as toothpaste and sunscreen

• disposable items such as razors, cotton buds and toothbrushes.

There are companies that may recycle some of the above mentioned items. Seek them out on the internet starting with planetark.org

Plastic in the bathroom

What happens to your Kerbside Recycling & Waste

Tricky items. Can these be recycled?

• Recyclable material is sorted and separated then distributed to various recycling facilities across the country and overseas.

• Recycling avoids precious resources going to landfill and reduces pressure on diminishing natural materials.

Meat TraysMeat trays commonly found in supermarkets are either polystyrene or hard plastic.

Polystyrene (foam) food containers cannot be recycled and must go in the red bin. (They usually can be torn, or can crack when folded).

Hard plastic Not all hard plastic meat trays are the same!Manufacturers use different processes in the production of meat trays resulting in some trays not being recyclable.The Australasian Recycling Label is gradually introducing their labeling system on a range of grocery items including meat trays. LANDFILL The Red Bin

• The waste material collected from every red bin in the Shoalhaven is sent to the West Nowra Recycling and Waste Depot and deposited directly into landfill.

• Over 28,000 tonnes of household waste ends up here annually.

• There is no sorting or recovery of materials presented in the red bin loads. When recyclables end up in landfill, those precious resources are lost.

RECYCLING The Yellow Bin

If the tray has this symbol it can go in your

yellow recycling bin.

If the tray has this symbol it must go in your red landfill bin.

For more information about this labeling system go to recyclingnearyou.com.au/arl

What Goes In

the

YellowBin

The Ins, The Outs &

Other Recycling Options

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2020-21

Revised Edition

Most ‘waste’ is not waste.It’s a resource.Most of our common household waste items contain materials that can be recycled. That’s why recycling correctly, to retrieve these valuable resources, is so important.Your household waste is disposed of in one of the following 4 places.

Be part of a sustainable futureKeep up to date with the latest tips to help you live more sustainably. Sign up to our monthly newsletter by emailing wasteadmin@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Bridge Rd, Nowra | P: 4429 3111

Yellow Kerbside Recycling BinMost of what goes here are containers and packaging that previously held food, beverages, shampoos, laundry detergents etc.

Council’s Recycling and Waste DepotsMany problem household waste items that can’t be recycled through your yellow bin can be taken to Council’s Depots for free recycling.

REDcycle | redcycle.net.auDispose of your soft plastics for recycling in REDcycle bins at major supermarkets.

The Red Landfill binIf it can’t be recycled or reused it’s disposed of here.

1

2

3

4

LANDFILL

What to do with lids?Metal Lids

Remove lid. Place container and lid both in the yellow bin separately

Plastic Lids• Remove lid and place container in

the yellow bin and lid in the red binOR• Keep lid on: Crush plastic container,

replace lid then put in the yellow bin.

Garden waste NEVER goes into the yellow bin.Your options for disposal are:Home Composting Improve your garden’s health.User-Pay Services• Deposit garden waste at Council Recycling &

Waste Depots.• Garden waste pick-up service from your home

address.• Order a larger red bin to increase capacity to take

garden waste.For more information regarding fees and services visit Council’s website or call Waste Services on 4429 3111.

Garden (green) waste disposal

Avoid Waste in The First Place

No small lids. Place in red bin.

Larger lids from jars accepted.

Metal Lids

Never place your recyclable materials into a plastic bag before putting into the yellow bin. Bags are not opened at the recycling facility and so this valuable material will go directly to landfill.

Common soft plastics include bread bags, shopping bags, frozen food bags, cereal box liners, silver lined chip and biscuit packets.Soft Plastics CANNOT go into the yellow bin but can be recycled at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. Look for the ‘Redcycle’ bins. Visit redcycle.net.au for a list of items classified as soft plastic.

Soft Plastic

Soft plastic can easily be scrunched into a ball.

What goes IN the Yellow Bin What stays OUT of the Yellow Bin

FREE Recycling Options

FREE RECYCLINGat Council's Recycling and Waste DepotsGlass Bottles & Jars

Anything that was once used as containers for food, beverages or medication.• Remove metal lids from jars. Place lid and jar in the

yellow bin.• Remove metal lids from bottles. Place these small metal

lids in the red bin and the bottle in the yellow bin.• Remove plastic lids and place plastic lids in red bin.• Don’t worry about removing stickers or labels.

Paper & Flattened Cardboard• Remove any plastic wrapping. This is soft plastic so can

be taken to the supermarket for recycling.• Remove any polystyrene packaging. This can be taken

to Council Recycling & Waste Depots for recycling. Please do not put polystyrene into the yellow bin.

Milk & Juice Containers

HARD Plastic ContainersEg: Bottles containing milk, water, sauce, detergents, skin care, beverages, shampoo.Plastic containers used for biscuit trays, take-aways and fruit.

Metal Containerseg: aerosol cans, aluminium and steel cans.• Remove plastic lids and place lids in red bin.

Aluminium Foil• Collect to a minimum size of a tennis ball for recycling.• Avoid contamination with food.

Other GlassPlate glass, window glass, mirrors, drinking glasses, crockery, perfume and cosmetics bottles.

Food Contaminated Paper & Cardboardeg: pizza and donut boxes.

Plastic Hoses, Binding & Strapping

Take-away Coffee Cups

Garden (Green) Waste See back page for disposal alternatives

General GarbageIncluding nappies and sanitary items.

Your Yellow Bin Guide. The Ins, Outs & Other Recycling Options

LANDFILL BIN

All of the following items can go into the Red Bin

Community Recycling Centres are FREE drop off centres for household problem waste and are located at all Council Recycling & Waste Depots. These types of waste should not be placed in either bin.

Buy-Back Centres (Tip Shops)These are located at select Council Recycling & Waste Depots and are available for you to dispose, for FREE, items you no longer have a use for.We accept items in good working condition that are considered worthy of resale. Items include furniture, books, toys, bathroom fittings, hardware, sports equipment, crockery and building material. Please note: Items considered worthy of resale are at the discretion of Depot staff.

These items CANNOT go in the Yellow Bin but they can be recycled at Council Recycling & Waste Depots for FREE.

Foam (expanded polystyrene)• White sheets or boxes only (typically

what you’d find in electronic goods packaging).

• NO small particles.• Clean (free of food or dirt).

E-Waste (electronic waste)Almost anything that runs on a battery or through an electrical lead.• eg: Computers, mobile phones, TVs,

kettles, toasters, hairdryers, power tools, power boards.

• Must be FULLY INTACT.

NO black food trays (eg: meat trays).

The following household items cannot go into your yellow bin however there are FREE recycling options you can use instead of

disposing of these items in your red landfill bin.

Textiles• Reuse for household rags.• Offer unwanted textiles to

local businesses (rags for mechanics, towels for vets).

• Donate wearable good quality clothing.

Shredded PaperAdd to your compost.

Food WasteAdd to your compost.

WhitegoodsRefrigerant removal fee applies for some whitegoods.

Scrap MetalANY metal, including but not limited to, wire coathangers, chicken wire, pots and pans.

MotorOils

OtherOils

Oil BasedPaints

Water BasedPaints

CarBatteries

HouseholdBatteries

FluoroGlobes

GasBottles

SmokeDetectors

FREE at the Depot!

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Avoid waste in the first place

Empty ALL containers of their contents.

Rinse out food and beverage containers with used

dishwater to prevent odours.

Please...

Don’t waste fresh water. Your recyclables don’t need to

be spotlessly clean!

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Many items that we find in our bathroom are packaged in or made from plastic. However due to their small size and other limitations they cannot be recycled via your yellow bin and need to be disposed of in the red bin.These include:• dental floss, lipsticks,

eyeshadow packs, medicine blister packs

• any product that comes in a plastic tube such as toothpaste and sunscreen

• disposable items such as razors, cotton buds and toothbrushes.

There are companies that may recycle some of the above mentioned items. Seek them out on the internet starting with planetark.org

Plastic in the bathroom

What happens to your Kerbside Recycling & Waste

Tricky items. Can these be recycled?

• Recyclable material is sorted and separated then distributed to various recycling facilities across the country and overseas.

• Recycling avoids precious resources going to landfill and reduces pressure on diminishing natural materials.

Meat TraysMeat trays commonly found in supermarkets are either polystyrene or hard plastic.

Polystyrene (foam) food containers cannot be recycled and must go in the red bin. (They usually can be torn, or can crack when folded).

Hard plastic Not all hard plastic meat trays are the same!Manufacturers use different processes in the production of meat trays resulting in some trays not being recyclable.The Australasian Recycling Label is gradually introducing their labeling system on a range of grocery items including meat trays.

LANDFILL The Red Bin• The waste material collected from every

red bin in the Shoalhaven is sent to the West Nowra Recycling and Waste Depot and deposited directly into landfill.

• Over 28,000 tonnes of household waste ends up here annually.

• There is no sorting or recovery of materials presented in the red bin loads. When recyclables end up in landfill, those precious resources are lost.

RECYCLING The Yellow Bin

If the tray has this symbol it can go in your

yellow recycling bin.

If the tray has this symbol it must go in your red landfill bin.

For more information about this labeling system go to recyclingnearyou.com.au/arl

What Goes In

the

YellowBin

The Ins, The Outs &

Other Recycling Options

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white business

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2020-21

Revised Edition

Most ‘waste’ is not waste.It’s a resource.Most of our common household waste items contain materials that can be recycled. That’s why recycling correctly, to retrieve these valuable resources, is so important.Your household waste is disposed of in one of the following 4 places.

Be part of a sustainable futureKeep up to date with the latest tips to help you live more sustainably. Sign up to our monthly newsletter by emailing wasteadmin@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Bridge Rd, Nowra | P: 4429 3111

Yellow Kerbside Recycling BinMost of what goes here are containers and packaging that previously held food, beverages, shampoos, laundry detergents etc.

Council’s Recycling and Waste DepotsMany problem household waste items that can’t be recycled through your yellow bin can be taken to Council’s Depots for free recycling.

REDcycle | redcycle.net.auDispose of your soft plastics for recycling in REDcycle bins at major supermarkets.

The Red Landfill binIf it can’t be recycled or reused it’s disposed of here.

1

2

3

4

LANDFILL

What to do with lids?Metal Lids

Remove lid. Place container and lid both in the yellow bin separately

Plastic Lids• Remove lid and place container in

the yellow bin and lid in the red binOR• Keep lid on: Crush plastic container,

replace lid then put in the yellow bin.

Garden waste NEVER goes into the yellow bin.Your options for disposal are:Home Composting Improve your garden’s health.User-Pay Services• Deposit garden waste at Council Recycling &

Waste Depots.• Garden waste pick-up service from your home

address.• Order a larger red bin to increase capacity to take

garden waste.For more information regarding fees and services visit Council’s website or call Waste Services on 4429 3111.

Garden (green) waste disposal

Avoid Waste in The First Place

No small lids. Place in red bin.

Larger lids from jars accepted.

Metal Lids