Using your bins correctly

Green-top rubbish bin

All general rubbish, food and organic household waste goes in this bin. The contents of your green-top rubbish bin are collected weekly.

Below are items which should not go into your green-top bin:

• NO glass bottles (these can be placed in your recycling bin);
• NO hot ashes;
• NO construction or building Materials;
• NO Household Hazardous Waste;
• NO motor oil;
• NO car batteries;
• NO heavy items.

If you have a compost bin, click here for a full list of items that can be put in this bin.

Yellow-top recycling bin

The contents of your yellow-top recycling bin are collected fortnightly, sorted and bailed at the material recovery facility (MRF) and sold to industry for re-processing.

Items should be loose (do not put in plastic bags), and if possible rinsed or scraped out clean.

Items you can put in your recycling bin:

• Plastic: Bottles and lids (separately), margarine and ice-cream containers (up to 5 litres in capacity), and flower pots (clean). Look for the recycling symbol.
• Steel: Food/drink cans and aerosol cans.
• Cardboard: Cereal boxes, pizza boxes (empty), boxes and egg cartons.
• Glass: Bottles and jars.
• Aluminium: Cans, clean foil and foil trays.
• Paper: Magazines, newspapers, office paper, envelopes and glossy paper

Items you should not put in your recycling bin:

• NO plastic bags;
• NO food or garden waste;
• NO electrical goods;
• NO clothing, textiles or bedding;
• NO nappies;
• NO ceramics or pyrex;
• NO overfilling;
• NO oil or paint.

For a more detailed list of what can go in each bin, see our A-Z of Waste.