What you can put in your yellow-lidded recycling bin has changed. This is because we’re only accepting materials that we know can be processed and recycled locally.
You can still place materials such as clean paper, cardboard, plastic water bottles and metal items in your yellow-lidded bin.;
But items such as drink cartons – including milk, juice, soy milk and stock cartons – as well as plastic lids and some plastic containers are no longer accepted.;
To help us make the Yarra Recycling Revolution happen we are working with a new recycling company and manufacturers who have high-quality standards, and only accepts items that can be recycled in Australia.;
If your bin is contaminated (has the wrong items inside), we will let you know by putting a sticker on your bin. Then you’ll need to remove the item before we can empty your bin.
We know this is a big change and it will take some time to get it right. We’ll be with you every step of the way!
This list helps you to understand what can and can’t go in your yellow recycling bin.
What can go in:
Paper, cardboard, junk mail and egg cartons
Aluminum foil and cans
Metal lids from bottles and jars
Plastic bottles labelled 1 and 2 (lids off)
Plastic food packaging labelled 5 only e.g. ice cream containers, yoghurt and butter tubs, meat trays.
What cannot go in:
Glass bottles and jars (these can still be recycled in your purple glass bin)
Aerosol cans
Milk and juice cartons including Tetra Paks
Plastic lids if any kind, including trigger, spray and pump lids
All plastic items labelled 1 and 2 that are not plastic bottles
All plastic items labelled 3,4,6 and 7.
Remember:
Check the numbered labels on all plastic items before they go in the yellow recycling bin - only plastic bottles labelled 1, 2 and items labelled plastic 5 can be recycled.
If the plastic item has no label or number, it goes in the rubbish bin.
Rinse all food residue from containers.
Plastic lids always go in the rubbish bin.
Scrunch your aluminum foil.
Lids must always be off. Plastic lids go in the rubbish bin and metal lids in the recycling bin.
Don’t put your recyclables in plastic bags.
Soft plastics: if clean, they can be if taken to a RedCycle station at participating supermarkets to be recycled. Find your closest drop-off point.
Glass: Please don’t put glass in your yellow-lidded bin. This is now being collected separately. Read how to recycle glass.
For a quick reference guide you can download our poster on how to use your yellow-lidded recycling bin and stick it on your fridge or bin.
Paper is easy to recycle, we grind it down and use it in many every day products such as paper towels, toilet paper and newspapers.
Food and drink cartons – including milk, juice, soy milk and stock cartons – as well as lids and some plastic containers will no longer be accepted in your recycling bin.
Paper and cardboard items that can be recycled
Books
Butcher’s paper
Cardboard
Cardboard boxes, but flattened
Egg cartons, but with no residue
Envelopes, with or without windows
Greeting cards, but no novelty cards due to their small electronic components
Junk mail
Magazines
Newspapers
Paper
Paper bags, but they must be emptied and have no plastic lining and no cement bags
Paper towel rolls (not paper towel)
Phonebooks
Pizza boxes, with no scraps
Shredded paper
Toilet rolls
Wrapping paper
Paper and cardboard items that cannot be recycled
Coffee cups, as their plastic coating can't be removed
Paper towel
Milk, juice, soy milk and stock cartons, as the plastic coating can't be removed
Waxed cardboard boxes, as they create issues for recycling
What you can put in your yellow-lidded recycling bin has changed. This is because we’re only accepting materials that we know can be processed and recycled locally.
You can still place materials such as clean paper, cardboard, plastic water bottles and metal items in your yellow-lidded bin.;
But items such as drink cartons – including milk, juice, soy milk and stock cartons – as well as plastic lids and some plastic containers are no longer accepted.;
To help us make the Yarra Recycling Revolution happen we are working with a new recycling company and manufacturers who have high-quality standards, and only accepts items that can be recycled in Australia.;
If your bin is contaminated (has the wrong items inside), we will let you know by putting a sticker on your bin. Then you’ll need to remove the item before we can empty your bin.
We know this is a big change and it will take some time to get it right. We’ll be with you every step of the way!
This list helps you to understand what can and can’t go in your yellow recycling bin.
What can go in:
Paper, cardboard, junk mail and egg cartons
Aluminum foil and cans
Metal lids from bottles and jars
Plastic bottles labelled 1 and 2 (lids off)
Plastic food packaging labelled 5 only e.g. ice cream containers, yoghurt and butter tubs, meat trays.
What cannot go in:
Glass bottles and jars (these can still be recycled in your purple glass bin)
Aerosol cans
Milk and juice cartons including Tetra Paks
Plastic lids if any kind, including trigger, spray and pump lids
All plastic items labelled 1 and 2 that are not plastic bottles
All plastic items labelled 3,4,6 and 7.
Remember:
Check the numbered labels on all plastic items before they go in the yellow recycling bin - only plastic bottles labelled 1, 2 and items labelled plastic 5 can be recycled.
If the plastic item has no label or number, it goes in the rubbish bin.
Rinse all food residue from containers.
Plastic lids always go in the rubbish bin.
Scrunch your aluminum foil.
Lids must always be off. Plastic lids go in the rubbish bin and metal lids in the recycling bin.
Don’t put your recyclables in plastic bags.
Soft plastics: if clean, they can be if taken to a RedCycle station at participating supermarkets to be recycled. Find your closest drop-off point.
Glass: Please don’t put glass in your yellow-lidded bin. This is now being collected separately. Read how to recycle glass.
For a quick reference guide you can download our poster on how to use your yellow-lidded recycling bin and stick it on your fridge or bin.
Paper is easy to recycle, we grind it down and use it in many every day products such as paper towels, toilet paper and newspapers.
Food and drink cartons – including milk, juice, soy milk and stock cartons – as well as lids and some plastic containers will no longer be accepted in your recycling bin.
Paper and cardboard items that can be recycled
Books
Butcher’s paper
Cardboard
Cardboard boxes, but flattened
Egg cartons, but with no residue
Envelopes, with or without windows
Greeting cards, but no novelty cards due to their small electronic components
Junk mail
Magazines
Newspapers
Paper
Paper bags, but they must be emptied and have no plastic lining and no cement bags
Paper towel rolls (not paper towel)
Phonebooks
Pizza boxes, with no scraps
Shredded paper
Toilet rolls
Wrapping paper
Paper and cardboard items that cannot be recycled
Coffee cups, as their plastic coating can't be removed
Paper towel
Milk, juice, soy milk and stock cartons, as the plastic coating can't be removed
Waxed cardboard boxes, as they create issues for recycling
It’s important to know that the numbers and symbols found on the bottom of plastic items are not recycling symbols. It’s actually a plastic identification code which tells us what type of plastic it is.
Each type of plastic is processed differently and has its own specific end market.
Plastic code 1 (PET) bottles are re-made into new bottles.
Plastic code 2 (HDPE) bottles are remade into plastic bollards, pallets, fence or barrier railing and decking boards.
Plastic code 2 (HDPE) laundry bottles are remade into new bottles
Plastic code 5 (PP) containers are remade in new food grade containers and casing around electric cabling.
It’s important to know that the numbers and symbols found on the bottom of plastic items are not recycling symbols. It’s actually a plastic identification code which tells us what type of plastic it is.
Each type of plastic is processed differently and has its own specific end market.
Plastic code 1 (PET) bottles are re-made into new bottles.
Plastic code 2 (HDPE) bottles are remade into plastic bollards, pallets, fence or barrier railing and decking boards.
Plastic code 2 (HDPE) laundry bottles are remade into new bottles
Plastic code 5 (PP) containers are remade in new food grade containers and casing around electric cabling.