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Recycling

Your recycling is collected each week on the same day as you garbage. Your collection day can be found on the weekly collection schedule. Please make sure your bins are on the kerb before 5.00am on your collection day. 

Remove all lids, rinse containers and crush all plastic bottles, cans and milk cartons.

Recyclable material

Items that can be recycled include:

  • All glass bottles and jars
  • Milk and juice cartons
  • All plastic bottles and containers with codes 1 - 7
  • All steel and aerosol cans
  • All aluminium cans and clean foil
  • Paper, newspapers, magazines, and cardboard
Bottles, cartons, cans



Non Recyclable materials

Non recyclables like nappies, ceramic cups and food scraps contaminate the recycling process. If you're unsure whether an item can be recycled, it's best to place it in the garbage bin.

Items that cannot be recycled include:

  • Plastic bags
  • Polystyrene
  • Food Scraps
  • Paint Tins
  • Plates and crockery
  • Nappies
  • Electrical goods
  • Batteries
Non-recyclables

Council also encourages residents to reuse items wherever possible.

On average, Council collects over 9000 tonnes of recycling each year.


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Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5555
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

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Within this site
Recycling Bin Request a new bin
Waste Minimisation Household tips

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
Household recycling tips Published by EcoRecycle Victoria
Visy Recycling Paper recycling programs
Western Regional Waste Management Group Coordinates and facilitates best practice in waste management, e.g. The Waste Wise Program

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