Paper Products

Paper is recyclable and can be placed directly into your yellow lidded recycling bin.

Pizza Boxes

Pizza boxes are made of cardboard and can be recycled in the yellow lidded bin. In the past pizza boxes in the recycling was discouraged, however advancements in technology mean that this has changed and you can recycle pizza boxes even if they contain an oily residue. Simply ensure that you eat all the pizza and do not leave any scraps in the box.

Garden Waste

  Plant cuttings and other greenwaste items will be collected as part of a special Greenwaste collection service several times per year. The service is for all residents in the Shire area who currently receive a Domestic Waste and Recycling Service.

The remaining 2014 Greenwaste Collections will be provided on following dates:

• 13th of October
• 8th of December

Conditions of Use

• Cleanups are operated on a service by request basis. Residents who require material to be collected need to register with Council before 12pm on the Friday prior to the cleanup.
• Residents can register via Council’s website or alternatively phone Council on 02 6354 9999.
• After registering, please place the material at the kerbside where you normally leave your garbage bin before Sunday of the collection week.
• Material left for collection will be removed on either the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday following the collection date.

 

Acceptable Items

• Garden prunings, no longer than 2 metres, not thicker than 200mm and tied in bundles.
• Lawn clippings and leaves must be placed in a durable container, cardboard box or hessian / plastic bag.
• Weight limit of 16 kilograms for each bundle or box.
• Quantity of 1 cubic metre (about 4 wheelie bins) for each collection.

Please Note: The contractor and council reserve the right to refuse any item they deem unacceptable.

Plastic Bags

Currently Australian’s use more than 10 million single use plastic bags per day. Plastic bags are not recyclable through the yellow bin system. In fact placing soft plastics such as plastic bags and wrap into the recycling bin can also cause issues in the Materials Recovery Facility as they wrap around machinery and cause blockages. However they can be taken back to the supermarket and placed in the special plastic bag bin usually located at the front of the store. If you need to get rid of plastic bags at home you can also place them in your red lidded bin. If possible it is best to reduce plastic bag use by ensuring that you always take reusable bags with you to the supermarket.

Plastic Wrappers

Soft plastic wrappers should be placed directly into your red lidded waste bin. Soft plastics such as plastic bags and wrappers, can often have a plastic identification code on them that closely resembles the recycling symbol; however they cannot be recycled through the yellow lidded bin in this area regardless of the symbol. Placing soft plastics such as plastic bags and wrap into the recycling bin can also cause issues in the Materials Recovery Facility as they wrap around machinery and cause blockages.

Polystyrene

Expanded polystyrene products cannot be recycled through the kerbside system.

Confusion with polystyrene

Some polystyrene materials such as foam cups, trays or foam packaging are marked with the below symbol. This symbol is part of the Plastic Identification Code and simply identifies the type of plastic the product is - not if it can be recycled. People often confuse the 'plastic identification code' for the general recycling symbol (mobius loop), which involves three chasing arrows. Place polystyrene into the red lidded general waste bin. Alternatively large amounts can be taken to the Tuncurry Waste Management Centre where they will be recovered using a specialised EPS machine.

Pyrex

Pyrex containers and cookware are a specialised harden glass that contains different elements then the glass found in bottles and jars. Because of this Pyrex products cannot be recycled and should be placed in the red lidded general waste bin.