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✅ YES. These items go into your RED Bin: Plastic bags and wrappersDisposable nappiesCeramics / PyrexBroken sheet glass and drinking glasses ❌ NO. These items are not acceptable: Garden or food scraps (green bin)Recyclables (yellow bin)Hazardous waste (see A-Z on this app for more information) TIPS. How to reduce waste: * Avoid buying over packaged products * Buy refillable or returnable products * Buy products made from recyclable material * Try to reuse items (e.g. plastic bags and jars) Collection RULES: * No heavy bins (max 80 kgs) * Lids must be closed with no material visible * Bins should be placed out the night before collection and removed from the kerb after they have been emptied.
✅ YES. These items go into your YELLOW RECYCLING Bin: Steel and aluminium cans and clean foilClean, dry paper and cardboard packagingGlass jars & bottles (lids off). No sheet glassNewspapers, magazines, junk mail and window envelopesPlastic bottles and containersMilk and juice cardboard containers ❌ NO. These items are not acceptable: Garden or food scraps (green bin)Plastic bags and plastic film / wrapping (red bin)Ceramics / pyrex (red bin)PolystyreneScrap metal / wireDead animalsClothingFish line / netsBroken drinking glasses (wine / water)Syringes (see A-Z on this app for drop off points) TIPS. How to reduce waste: * Avoid buying over packaged products * Buy refillable or returnable products * Buy products made from recyclable material * Try to reuse items (e.g. plastic bags and jars)
What goes into your GREEN organics bin? (urban / rural residential areas only) ✅ YES. These items go into your GREEN ORGANICS Bin: Food scraps: Fruit and veggie peelingsMeatPoultryFishBreadPasta All garden waste: WeedsPruningGrass clippingsSmall timber offcuts (no treated timber) ❌ NO. These items are not acceptable: Plastic bagsGeneral rubbishGlassDead animalsGarden hosePlastic potsShade cloth TIPS to prevent smells occurring in your green organics bin: * Keep the bin in the shade with the lid closed * Wrap your food scraps in newspaper or use a compostable bin liner (AS 4736) * Layer your food scraps with other dry green waste such as lawn clippings and leaves * Freeze smelly foods until collection day * Hose out your bin onto the garden or lawn after it has been emptied Don't forget home composting and worm farming if you don't get a green bin service.
Where can I buy the compostable bin liners Compostable bin liners make recycling food a piece of cake! Using a compostable bin liner in your kitchen caddy may be the solution to preventing unwanted odours and flies, particularly in the warmer months or at times when you have little other green waste to blend. Council approved compostable bin liners are available for purchase from : 1. Ecovend vending machines in Yamba Shopping Fair, at the bottom of the escalator in Grafton Shoppingworld and at the Queen Street entrance to Coles Mall in Grafton ($10 per roll of 75); 2. Hardware outlets throughout the Clarence Valley; 3. Online from ecovend http://ecovend.com.au/ Please note compostable bin liners must meet the Australian Standard AS 4736 and be labelled compostable. Keep up to date with other organic news by visiting our website www.clarence.nsw.gov.au or phone our Waste Hotline 1800 335599. Liners are not sold from Council offices What happens when I run out of bin liners? Additional compostable bin liners are available for purchase at some hardware outlets throughout the Clarence Valley. Council hopes to establish a network of easily accessible sites to purchase ongoing supplies. Keep up to date with news about additional outlets by visiting www.clarence.nsw.gov.au Do the bin liners have an expiry date? These bin liners have a shelf life of 12 months if stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. If not stored correctly the bags may deteriorate. Do I have to use the bin liners? Not at all! If ‘nude’ or newspaper is working for you, continue to use your system and perhaps offer this sample pack to a neighbour. You can purchase replacement kitchen bins from Council offices in Maclean and Grafton.
