Plastic containers that had a lid (lids are to be placed in the garbage bin)

                 Glass bottles and jars (lids are to be placed in the garbage bin)

 Steel and aluminium cans

      Paper and cardboard

The 'A-Z of Waste' fact sheet (see below to download) gives detailed examples of the types of waste that should be placed in each bin. Please note that the list does not include every item that is accepted, but instead aims to give examples of the types of waste accepted.

Recycling Contamination

It is important to make sure that only recyclable items are placed in the yellow-lidded recycling bin. Placing incorrect items in the recycling bin is called ‘contamination' (see fact sheet below to download) and this causes problems during the sorting of recyclables, as well as affecting the ability of the item to be processed into a new product. In some cases, just a few contaminated bins can ruin an entire truckload of recyclables.

Plastic Bags should NOT be placed in your recycling bin  

Plastic bags are the most common contaminant found in recycling. Remember not to 'bag' your recycling. Pastic bags cannot be placed in the recycling bin - they should be reused, returned to a supermarket for recycling at a plastic bag recycling station, or disposed of in your garbage bin.

Hints for recycling

To ensure that processes at the Recycling Facility are efficient, please follow the guidelines below for recycling:

Remove lids from containers and jars. These should be placed in your red bin. 

Paper and cardboard that has food and oil remains (such as pizza boxes) are not recyclable. 

Do NOT shred paper 

Long life containers have a foil and plastic liner making them not recyclable. Fresh milk and juice containers are contained in liquid paperboard. This is recyclable.
 

Place the lids from steel cans inside the can  

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