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Council Residential Recycling Services
Please Recycle
All household plastics bottles and containers.
Aluminium and steel cans and aerosols.
Bottles and jars made only of glass.
Clean cardboard, newspaper, loose paper, junk mail, magazines and cartons.
Simple recycling rules
It is important that only the items listed into the recycling bin. Recycling is easy! Please follow these simple recycling rules.
Only put in items from the kitchen, bathroom or laundry; not the garage or garden shed.
- Put recyclables loosely in the bin, not in plastic bags.
- Rinse containers.
- Make sure aerosol cans are empty.
- Only glass bottles and jars.
- Don't use plastic bags
- Please don't wrap or bag recyclables. Just put them in the bin loose.
- Be safe
- All recyclables are sorted by hand, so think safe - please, never put syringes in with your recycling.
Not sure?
Council has prepared a number of fact sheets to help you understand what can and can't go in your household recycling bin, however if you are still unsure, please Contact Us
What can I recycle at home? (203kb)
A-Z Waste and recycling guide (173kb)
Know which bin to throw it in (1.6MB)
PLEASE DO NOT PUT IN YOUR RECYCLING BIN
Please DO NOT put these items in your household recycling bin. They cannot be recycled at the Carrara Materials Recovery Facility and may pose a danger to staff working there. They may also contaminate other recyclable material, which then cannot be recycled and ends up in landfill.
NO plastic bags 
NO disposable nappies
NO clothing, shoes or accessories
NO Pyrex or heat-resistant glass
NO crockery, china or ceramics
NO plastic without a recycling symbol 
NO polystyrene or Styrofoam
NO broken mirrors or glassware 
NO light bulbs or fluorescent tubes
NO electrical equipment
NO food scraps, garden waste or dead animals
NO syringes
NO tiles, bricks, stones or soil
NO general waste
Please remember
- do not bag recyclables – please place them loosely in your recycling bin
- rinse all containers – clean food residues from all plastic, metal and glass containers
- the recycling collection is every fortnight
Recycling calendar 2010-2011 (176kb)
Still unsure about what to do with your waste?
The Council’s handy A-Z Waste and recycling guide details what you can do with all types of waste, or you can contact us with any questions on waste and recycling.
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