What you can put in your recycling

Find out what you can and can't put in your kerbside recycling bin.

What you can put in your yellow recycling bin

Aluminium and tin cans
Plastic bottles and containers numbered 1, 2 and 5
Flat cardboard and paper - envelopes, magazines, junk mail, egg cartons, and pizza boxes (you must remove pizza scraps and cheese residue)

aluminium and tin cans glass bottles paper and cardboard

Anything contaminated with food - wash it first, don't squash
Aluminium foil, sachets and food trays
Appliances - take them to Earthlink
Batteries - put single use batteries (button and alkaline batteries) in your rubbish and save others for a hazardous waste collection day
Baby car seats - take them to a SeatSmart recycling site
Bottle tops and anything smaller than 5 centimetres in diameter
Cartons - juice, milk and tetrapaks (they are lined with plastic)
Ceramic - cups and plates
Clothing - use local clothing bins
Computers including parts and accessories - take to Earthlink for re-use and repair or a drop-off point supporting TechCollect
Food scraps - try composting
Kitchen utensils made from plastic, metal and wood - take to Earthlink or op shops
Lids smaller than 5 centimetres in diameter
Light bulbs
Medical waste of any kind - return it to the hospital
Mirrors
Nappies of any kind
Pizza boxes that are dirty
Plastic numbered 3, 4, 6 and 7
Plastic toys - take to op shops or toy libraries if still usable
Polystyrene - cups, containers and packaging
Pumps and triggers from bottles eg. soap dispensers or liquid sprays
Soft plastics (bread bags, bubble wrap, chip packets, ice cream wrappers, plastic wrap/clingfilm) - take to a soft plastics collection point
Waxed paper
Wood including toys and utensils - take to toy libraries or op shops