Do you recycle right?
What’s in?
Only these 5 – rinsed, loose and with lids off.
- Cans – aluminium and steel
- Glass bottles and jars – lids removed
- Plastic bottles and containers – lids removed
- Cardboard – flattened
- Paper – not shredded
Why recycle?
When we recycle right, items can be turned into new products:
- Plastic bottles become bathers, beanies and benches.
- Cans become cars.
- Glass bottles and jars become road base.
- Paper and cardboard become toilet paper!
What’s out?
Everything else. That includes plastic bottle lids.
Common recycling bin contaminants
Keep these items out of your recycling bin |
What to do instead |
Aerosols | Drop off for free at the West Metro Recycling Centre as part of Household Hazardous Waste program. |
Disposable coffee cups or lids | Put in your general waste bin. Avoid the waste by taking your own reusable cup. |
Food scraps | Put in your FOGO bin if you have one, or compost the plant-based ones. Otherwise, all scraps can go in your red-lidded general waste bin. |
Plastic bags and soft plastics | Due to the suspension of REDcycle activities in November 2022, we advise residents to stop separating soft plastics and put them in your general waste bin instead. |
Plastic bottle lids | Plastic bottle lids are too small to be recycled through kerbside collection. Drop off at the West Metro Recycling Centre or take them to your local Containers for Change depot when you drop off your eligible drink containers. |
Polystyrene | Take bulk polystyrene to the West Metro Recycling Centre for free. |
Free resources to help you recycle right
Bin stickers
Available to Member or Participating Council residents. Simply drop us a line, call in to our admin office or call the Recycling Hotline on 9384 6711.
Posters
More info
- Want inspiration on how to reuse and recycle items that can’t go in your yellow-lidded bin? See our How to Reuse and Recycle Unwanted Household Items page
- Confused about what waste goes in which bin? Visit our What Waste Goes Where page or explore Recycle Right’s A-Z Guide.
- Recycling is just one way of being a GREAT Sort. There are four other things you can do to reduce and sort your waste.