The information provided below is to assist you with sorting your recycling and general rubbish in the bins provide by Council.
If you have trouble understanding how to sort your waste you can contact us by calling on 03 9205 5555, emailing us at [email protected] or using our A to Z Waste and Recycling Guide.
Red-lid rubbish bin
Rubbish bins have a red or a dark green lid and are for household waste only. Make sure all your waste is securely stored in rubbish bags to prevent spillage spills during collection.
Note: You may have a dark green-lid rubbish bin at your home. We are currently in the process of changing everyone’s rubbish bins. Any broken or upgraded rubbish bins are being replaced with the standard red-lid bin which is why you may see a difference to yours.
Household waste is anything that cannot be:
- re-used or recycled
- placed in your compost bin
- placed in your yellow-lid recycling bin
- placed in your purple- lid glass bin.
Some things should never be placed in your rubbish bin including:
- Hot ashes
- Liquids
- Oil, paint and solvents
- Syringes and needles
- Timber or other building materials
- Unwrapped vacuum dust
- Batteries
- Electronic waste (anything with a cord or battery)
- Clothing and other textiles
Yellow-lid recycling bin
Your yellow-lid recycling bin is for recycling paper, plastic, aluminium and metal.
Purple-lid glass bin
You can put glass jars and bottles that are empty, clean and have the lids off in your purple glass bin.
The metal lids from glass bottles and jars can be put into your yellow recycling bin. Plastic lids must go in the rubbish bin.
For more details, please refer to the purple-lid glass bin page.
The information provided below is to assist you with sorting your recycling and general rubbish in the bins provide by Council.
If you have trouble understanding how to sort your waste you can contact us by calling on 03 9205 5555, emailing us at [email protected] or using our A to Z Waste and Recycling Guide.
Red-lid rubbish bin
Rubbish bins have a red or a dark green lid and are for household waste only. Make sure all your waste is securely stored in rubbish bags to prevent spillage spills during collection.
Note: You may have a dark green-lid rubbish bin at your home. We are currently in the process of changing everyone’s rubbish bins. Any broken or upgraded rubbish bins are being replaced with the standard red-lid bin which is why you may see a difference to yours.
Household waste is anything that cannot be:
- re-used or recycled
- placed in your compost bin
- placed in your yellow-lid recycling bin
- placed in your purple- lid glass bin.
Some things should never be placed in your rubbish bin including:
- Hot ashes
- Liquids
- Oil, paint and solvents
- Syringes and needles
- Timber or other building materials
- Unwrapped vacuum dust
- Batteries
- Electronic waste (anything with a cord or battery)
- Clothing and other textiles
Yellow-lid recycling bin
Your yellow-lid recycling bin is for recycling paper, plastic, aluminium and metal.
Purple-lid glass bin
You can put glass jars and bottles that are empty, clean and have the lids off in your purple glass bin.
The metal lids from glass bottles and jars can be put into your yellow recycling bin. Plastic lids must go in the rubbish bin.
For more details, please refer to the purple-lid glass bin page.
