❌ stays out of 🟡 Recycling bin

What Stays Out of Your Recycling Bin?  
Some items don’t belong in your yellow-lid recycling bin; they can cause contamination or damage recycling equipment.
 
Food-soiled items

• Paper towels, tissues, or dishcloths
• Pizza boxes with oil or food residue
• Compostable or fast-food packaging

👉 Put these in your FOGO bin

 

Soft and small plastics
• Scrunchable plastics like shopping bags, food packaging, bin liners, or bagged recyclables
• Small plastic bits like bread tags, straws, or cutlery
• Coffee cups, takeaway cups, or lids

 

Composite Packaging (Mixed Materials)
• Foil-lined cartons (juice, long-life milk, soup)
• Foil-lined bags (chips, coffee, pet food)
• Blister packs (medications, batteries, small electronics)
• Toothpaste tubes

👉 Put these in your landfill bin, or look them up on Recycle Mate to find if there is a disposal option near you.

 

Other non-recyclables

  • Landfill waste (nappies, hygiene products, general rubbish)
  • Building materials or rubble
  • Polystyrene foam
  • Ceramics, porcelain, or non-container glass
  • Metal coat hangers

 

Hazardous or Problem Waste
  • Gas bottles (LPG or butane)
  • Medical sharps or containers
  • Batteries or flares
  • E-waste (TVs, toasters, computers, etc.)
  • Large steel or metal items

👉 Take these items to the Waste Management Centre

 

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