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What goes in the red bin?

Goes in the red bin

✔️ Household rubbish including lids, liquid paper board, non-recyclable glass, takeaway cups
✔️ Food scraps and wrappings
✔️ Dirty paper, tissues, paper towels, greasy pizza boxes
✔️ Nappies and sanitary products
✔️ Cold ashes
✔️ Packaging and styrofoam
✔️ Broken toys, clothing, carpet, fabrics
✔️ Dirty or contaminated plastic, polystyrene, tin/steel
✔️ Broken glass

Doesn't go in the red bin

These types of items cannot go in your red rubbish bin and need to be disposed of by an approved company.

❌ Building materials and DIY rubble
❌ Construction and demolition waste
❌ Hot ashes
❌ Infectious material
❌ No liquid or viscous fluid (i.e. paint, ink)
❌ Hazardous waste (i.e. lithium batteries, chemicals, explosives)

Have waste that isn't suitable for your red bin? 🤷

Contact an authorised transport company to dispose of your hazardous waste to landfill. Refer to the list of Authorised users on the Permits page.

Learn what can and can't go in your yellow recycling bin.

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