Hurstville City Council

Waste and Recycling Guide

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Service Information

Contact Details:Hotline: 1800 079 390 Missed services, bin maintenance, stolen bins, clean up bookings

Website: www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au

Council: 9330 6222 New/additional services, general complaints

Place this booklet on your fridge as a handy guide to all of Council’s waste and recycling services.

Hurstville City Council uses the three coloured bin system for household wasteThis includes:

• Weekly waste service (small red-lid bin)• Fortnightly recycling service (big yellow-lid bin)• Fortnightly garden organics service (big green-lid bin)

Service Information

Collection on Public Holidays All waste services continue as usual over public holidays including Easter, Christmas and New Year. Collections may start earlier as the waste management centre has shorter opening hours. Please ensure your bins are out the evening prior to collection.

In 2009, 42% of household waste collected via the three-bin system was recovered for recycling and not sent to landfi ll.

If you move, don’t take the bins with you. They belong to Hurstville City Council and must remain at the property.

To ensure your bins are emptied:• Ensure your bins do not weigh more than 70kg• Space your bins at least 30cm apart with the logo

facing the front• Bin lids must be closed completely – overfi lling bins

may result in spillages• Please do not place bins under trees, low powerlines

or other overhead obstructions, or behind parked cars• Additional material beside or on top of your bin will not

be collected• Place your bins out no earlier than the evening before

collection and return to their storage area on the same day as their collection

Service Information continued…

Child safety – children love garbage trucks. Please supervise them when trucks are about and teach them to stand back and watch from a safe distance.

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More waste to landfill creates tonnes of greenhouse gas. Please reduce your waste as much as possible.

If you still need more space, contact Council on 9330 6222 to discuss options for paying for an additional bin.

Too much rubbish? Have you tried:

Flatten boxes and bottles. Buy products with less packaging. Composting or worm farming to reduce your food waste?

Recycling service and benefi ts of recycling

Your recycling is separated and sorted at a materials recovery facility and then sent to be reprocessed into new things. Each single dwelling is allocated a 240L yellow-lid recycling bin which is collected once a fortnight on the same day as your waste.

Yes What can go in your recycling bin:

place your new sticker on the lid of your bin.

Plastic – all bottles, containers, trays and tubs

Glass – bottles and jars only

Cans – aluminium, steel and empty aerosols

Paper and cardboard – newspaper, magazines, phone books

Cartons – empty milk and juice cartons

Empty and clean pizza boxes (no food or oils)

Recycling service and benefi ts of recycling

No What can’t go in your recycling bin:

Plastic bags, fi lm or packingPolystyrene foam Food scraps and general

household waste

Building materials

Ceramics, crockery, glassware, light bulbs and mirrors

Paints, oils, chemicals and liquids

Needles and syringes

Gas bottles and cylinders

Toys, clothes and shoes

Car and household batteries

Nappies Bottle lids smaller than 50c piece

Recycling service and benefi ts of recycling continued…

Top tips for recycling better:Don’t put plastic bags in your recycling bin• Remove all lids • Empty liquids and food from bottles and • containers fi rstFlatten boxes • Rinse bottles and containers at the end of • your washing up for the dayIf in doubt “leave it out” or call us to ask•

“I have a reusable bag in my kitchen to store my recycling. It’s then easy to carry the full bag to the recycling bin and empty the contents.”

Did you know plastic bags can jam the machinery in the recycling process? Although councils can’t recycle them, many supermarkets can. Find one near you at www.recyclingnearyou.com.au

The average Hurstville City household creates 25kg of total waste per week. Much of this is recycled. Thousands in our community do the right thing with their recycling. If you have questions, we’re always here to help you recycle better and recycle right.

What’s in your waste bin?

38% Other

7% RecyclableContainers

1% Garden Organics (green waste)

4% Recyclable paperand cardboard

By participating in Council recycling collections and making sure we are recycling all our paper, cardboard and containers, we are contributing positively to saving much more than resources.

In 2009, Hurstville residents recycled 8305 tonnes of paper, cardboard and containers and 7014 tonnes of garden organics. We have diverted 42% of waste from landfi ll and provided benefi ts to the environment that include:

Electricity savings that would power 790 households • for a yearWater savings that would fi ll 2563 average sized • backyard swimming poolsGreenhouse gas savings equivalent to removing • 1544 cars off the road permanently

Important

Your recycling bin will not be collected if it contains incorrect materials. Multiple offences may result in cancellation of your recycling service. Council monitors the recycling service, so make sure you recycle right or call us with any questions.

Cars permanently removed from road

Household’s annual electricity requirement

Environmental Benefits of RecyclingHurstville Residents 2009

Backyard swimming pools of water

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12% of your waste could have been recycled50% Food

Yes What can go in your garden organics bin:

Garden organics service

Garden organics are reprocessed into mulch and compost for reuse on gardens and agricultural land. Each single dwelling is allocated a 240L green-lid garden organics bin which is collected fortnightly on the same day as your waste.

Grass and lawn clippings Tree, bush and shrub prunings Cut fl owers

Top tips for your garden organics service:

Cut long branches into 1m lengths• Don’t overfi ll your bin – bins exceeding 80kg • cannot be collectedDon’t put garden organics into plastic bags• Only materials contained within the bin will be • collected

No What can’t go in your garden organics bin:

Garden organics service

Bamboo and palm fronds Plastic bags or bin liners Food scraps and household waste

Rocks, soil or sand Bricks or building material Sawdust Logs or stumps Garden tools and pots Painted or treated timber

Weeds Small sticks, twigs and branches (not longer than 1m and not thicker than 75mm)

Leaves

Waste service

Each single dwelling is allocated a 120L red-lid waste bin which is collected weekly.

Tips for reducing and reusing your waste:Purchase items with less and recyclable packaging • Repair broken things instead of replacing them• Sell old wares or donate them to charity• Reuse old containers to store things in• Try a worm farm to compost your food scraps•

place your new sticker on the lid of your bin.

Yes What can go in your general waste binBroken crockery, glassware and mirrors (wrapped for safety)

No What can’t go in your general waste bin

Waste Service

Polystyrene foam

Food scraps, meat trays and household rubbish

Nappies

Car and household batteries and light bulbs

Paints, oils, chemicals and liquids

Gas bottles and cylinders

Syringes and medical waste Household recycling

Building materials

Garden organicsHousehold recycling

On-call clean up service and illegal dumping

Hurstville Council has introduced a new on-call clean up service which is available to every household twice a year, anytime throughout the year, at your request.

A clean up date will be provided to you within a practical timeframe of the call being registered and information will be sent to you including a sticker that should be displayed on your clean up materials proving it has been booked in as well as an information brochure detailing acceptable materials for collection.

Residents will no longer be authorised to place materials at the kerbside unless a clean up booking has been made. Bookings will be taken on behalf of Council by its collection contractor, WSN Environmental Solutions. To make a booking just call the Waste Hotline on 1800 079 390.

Only items comfortably handled by two people will be removed. Clean up materials placed out for collection that do not comply will not be removed. The closest Waste Management Centre is located on Lindsay Street Rockdale and can be contacted on 1300 651 116.

Any materials displayed on the kerb that have not

been booked in or are unaccepted materials will

be classed as illegal dumping and residents will

be required to remove them accordingly.

On-call clean up service and illegal dumping

Other resource recovery services

Unwanted MedicinesOut-of-date medicines can be returned to any pharmacy for safe disposal through the National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines project. For more information call 1300 650 835 or visit www.returnmed.com.au

Household Chemical Clean OutThe St George Region has an annual free chemical collection for all hazardous materials such as paint, batteries, light globes, pesticides, cleaners, gas cylinders and smoke alarms found around your home.

For more information call the Clean Out hotline on 131 555 or visit www.cleanout.com.au

Other resource recovery services

Medical WasteMany people rely on needles and syringes to maintain their own health or that of a family member. “Community sharps” refers to the equipment used resulting from these activities. Do not put sharps and syringes into any of your household bins as they pose serious health and safety risks to people and our environment. You can dispose of sharps and syringes at the St George Hospital Needle Exchange or check your local pharmacy. Call the Needle Hotline on 1800 633 353 for more information.

Mobile Phone and Cartridge RecyclingUsed printer ink and toner cartridges and mobile phones can be recycled from many drop off points across the area. Visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au for more information and a list of locations.

Anything else?Refer to the A-Z Guide in this booklet or visit any of the following:• Planet Ark’s ‘Recycling Near You’ website for local drop off points for recyclable items – www.recyclingnearyou.com.au• WSN Environmental Solutions for waste and recycling management centres – www.wsn.com.au

A-Z handy recycling and disposal guide

A ......................................................................................Aerosol cans (empty) RAluminium cans RAluminium foil (clean) RAluminium foil (with left over food and oil) W

Asbestos P, WMC (must book in)

B ......................................................................................Batteries (household) CC

Batteries (car) CC , WMC Batteries (mobile phone) RNY

Bicycles CH , C

Biscuit trays RBooks (remove plastic cover) CH , RBottle tops W

Branches (less than 1m and 75mm) GO

Branches (more than 1m and 75mm) C , WMC Bricks and pavers P , WMC Broken glass (window, drinking, bakeware) W

Bubble wrap W

Building materials P , WMC

C ......................................................................................Car parts WMC Car bodies P , WMC Carpet & underlay C , WMC Cassette and video tapes W

CDs/fl oppy disks/DVDs CH , W

Cellophane W

Ceramics CH , W

Chairs C , CH

Chemicals CC

Christmas trees (real) WMC Cigarette lighter W

Clothing and fabric CH , C

Coat hangers CH , W

Coffee grinds CB , WF , W

Coffee tins/cans RComputer and IT equipment CH , C , LC

Concrete P , WMC Corks Body Shop, Girl Guides Assoc, W

Cooking oil CB , W (contained)Cups and saucers CH , W

Cutlery CH , W

D ......................................................................................Disposable nappies W

Doors C , WMC Drums (empty) WMC E ......................................................................................Egg cartons RElectrical appliances CH , C , LC

Envelopes (incl window faced) RExercise equipment CH , C

Eye glasses CH , W

F ......................................................................................Fencing C , P , WMC Fluorescent tubes CC

Flowers GO , CB

Fire extinguishers CC

Flares CC

Food scraps (other) W

Fruit & vegetable scraps CB , WF , W

Fuels CC

Fungicides CC

Furniture CH , C , WMC G ......................................................................................Garden organics GO

Garden hose and tools W

Gas bottles CC

Glass bottles and jars RGreetings cards RGuttering C , P , WMC

H ......................................................................................Herbicides CC

Hobby chemicals CC

Hot water systems C , WMC Household cleaners (with liquid) CC

Household cleaning containers (empty) R

I .......................................................................................Ice cream containers & lid RInk cartridges RNY

Insulation batting P , WMC J.......................................................................................Juice cartons RJunk mail R

K ......................................................................................Kitty litter W

Kitchen cupboards/sinks C , P , WMC L ......................................................................................Lattice C , WMC Laundry tubs C

Laundry baskets C

Lawn mowers C

Light bulbs CC

Linoleum C , WMC Logs (treated) WMC Lunch boxes W

M .....................................................................................Magazines RManure/animal droppings W

Margarine tubs RMasonite WMC

Mattresses/bases C , WMC Meat scraps/foam trays W

Medicine bottles (empty) RMedicines (left over) PHMilk cartons and bottles R

Mirrors W , WMC N ......................................................................................Needles and syringes Needle Hotline 1800 633 353, not in any binNewspapers R

O ......................................................................................Offi ce paper ROil (motor) CC

Oven and bakeware CH , W

P ......................................................................................Paint tins (empty) C

Paint tins (not empty) CC

Pallets C , P , WMC Paper towel CB , W

Pens & pencils W

Perspex C , W

Pesticides CC

Petrol CC

Picture frames W

Pizza boxes (empty & clean) RPizza boxes (not clean) CB , W

Plasterboard P , WMC Plastic food containers (disposable) RPlastic drink containers RPlastic household cleaning containers (empty) RPlastic personal product containers (empty) RPlastic plant pots W

Plastic storage containers eg Tupperware, Décor W

Plastic bags RNY , W

Plastic wrapping W

Plastic strapping W

Plate glass W , WMC Poisons CC

Polystyrene foam W

Porcelain/pottery W

Pool chemicals CC

Pots & pans CH , W

Q ......................................................................................Quilts and blankets CH , C

R ......................................................................................Razors W

Records (vinyl) CH , W

Rocks P , WMC Roof tiles P , WMC Rubber insert tubes C , W

S ......................................................................................Sand/soil P , WMC Sauce bottles (empty) RSawdust (bagged) WMC (must book in)Seedling containers W

Shampoo/conditioner bottles (empty) RShoes CH , W

Smoke alarm detectors CC

Solvents CC

Sporting goods CH , C

Steel cans/tin cans RStyrofoam W

T ......................................................................................Take away food containers (empty) RTea bags CB , WF , W

Telephone booksTelevision CH , C , LC

Timber (untreated) C , WMC Timber (treated) P , WMC Tissues W

Tissue boxes RToilets WMC

Toner cartridges RNY

Tools CH , C

Toys CH , C

Tree trunks/stumps WMC (must book in)

Tyres & wheels WMC

V ......................................................................................Vacuum cleaner dust (bagged) CB , W

W .....................................................................................Washing machines CH , C

Wardrobes C , WMC

Waxed cardboard W

Wheel barrows C

Whitegoods CH , C

Window frames C

Window panes WMC

Wire (bagged) W

Wood ash (bagged) CB , W

Wrapping paper R

X ......................................................................................X-rays RNY

Y ......................................................................................Yoghurt containers (empty) R

A-Z handy recycling and disposal guide

A ......................................................................................Aerosol cans (empty) RAluminium cans RAluminium foil (clean) RAluminium foil (with left over food and oil) W

Asbestos P, WMC (must book in)

B ......................................................................................Batteries (household) CC

Batteries (car) CC , WMC Batteries (mobile phone) RNY

Bicycles CH , C

Biscuit trays RBooks (remove plastic cover) CH , RBottle tops W

Branches (less than 1m and 75mm) GO

Branches (more than 1m and 75mm) C , WMC Bricks and pavers P , WMC Broken glass (window, drinking, bakeware) W

Bubble wrap W

Building materials P , WMC

C ......................................................................................Car parts WMC Car bodies P , WMC Carpet & underlay C , WMC Cassette and video tapes W

CDs/fl oppy disks/DVDs CH , W

Cellophane W

Ceramics CH , W

Chairs C , CH

Chemicals CC

Christmas trees (real) WMC Cigarette lighter W

Clothing and fabric CH , C

Coat hangers CH , W

Coffee grinds CB , WF , W

Coffee tins/cans RComputer and IT equipment CH , C , LC

Concrete P , WMC Corks Body Shop, Girl Guides Assoc, W

Cooking oil CB , W (contained)Cups and saucers CH , W

Cutlery CH , W

D ......................................................................................Disposable nappies W

Doors C , WMC Drums (empty) WMC E ......................................................................................Egg cartons RElectrical appliances CH , C , LC

Envelopes (incl window faced) RExercise equipment CH , C

Eye glasses CH , W

F ......................................................................................Fencing C , P , WMC Fluorescent tubes CC

Flowers GO , CB

Fire extinguishers CC

Flares CC

Food scraps (other) W

Fruit & vegetable scraps CB , WF , W

Fuels CC

Fungicides CC

Furniture CH , C , WMC G ......................................................................................Garden organics GO

Garden hose and tools W

Gas bottles CC

Glass bottles and jars RGreetings cards RGuttering C , P , WMC

H ......................................................................................Herbicides CC

Hobby chemicals CC

Hot water systems C , WMC Household cleaners (with liquid) CC

Household cleaning containers (empty) R

I .......................................................................................Ice cream containers & lid RInk cartridges RNY

Insulation batting P , WMC J.......................................................................................Juice cartons RJunk mail R

K ......................................................................................Kitty litter W

Kitchen cupboards/sinks C , P , WMC L ......................................................................................Lattice C , WMC Laundry tubs C

Laundry baskets C

Lawn mowers C

Light bulbs CC

Linoleum C , WMC Logs (treated) WMC Lunch boxes W

M .....................................................................................Magazines RManure/animal droppings W

Margarine tubs RMasonite WMC

Mattresses/bases C , WMC Meat scraps/foam trays W

Medicine bottles (empty) RMedicines (left over) PH

Milk cartons and bottles R

Mirrors W , WMC N ......................................................................................Needles and syringes Needle Hotline 1800 633 353, not in any binNewspapers R

O ......................................................................................Offi ce paper ROil (motor) CC

Oven and bakeware CH , W

P ......................................................................................Paint tins (empty) C

Paint tins (not empty) CC

Pallets C , P , WMC Paper towel CB , W

Pens & pencils W

Perspex C , W

Pesticides CC

Petrol CC

Picture frames W

Pizza boxes (empty & clean) RPizza boxes (not clean) CB , W

Plasterboard P , WMC Plastic food containers (disposable) RPlastic drink containers RPlastic household cleaning containers (empty) RPlastic personal product containers (empty) RPlastic plant pots W

Plastic storage containers eg Tupperware, Décor W

Plastic bags RNY , W

Plastic wrapping W

Plastic strapping W

Plate glass W , WMC Poisons CC

Polystyrene foam W

Porcelain/pottery W

Pool chemicals CC

Pots & pans CH , W

Q ......................................................................................Quilts and blankets CH , C

R ......................................................................................Razors W

Records (vinyl) CH , W

Rocks P , WMC Roof tiles P , WMC Rubber insert tubes C , W

S ......................................................................................Sand/soil P , WMC Sauce bottles (empty) RSawdust (bagged) WMC (must book in)Seedling containers W

Shampoo/conditioner bottles (empty) RShoes CH , W

Smoke alarm detectors CC

Solvents CC

Sporting goods CH , C

Steel cans/tin cans RStyrofoam W

T ......................................................................................Take away food containers (empty) RTea bags CB , WF , W

Telephone booksTelevision CH , C , LC

Timber (untreated) C , WMC Timber (treated) P , WMC Tissues W

Tissue boxes RToilets WMC

Toner cartridges RNY

Tools CH , C

Toys CH , C

Tree trunks/stumps WMC (must book in)

Tyres & wheels WMC

V ......................................................................................Vacuum cleaner dust (bagged) CB , W

W .....................................................................................Washing machines CH , C

Wardrobes C , WMC

Waxed cardboard W

Wheel barrows C

Whitegoods CH , C

Window frames C

Window panes WMC

Wire (bagged) W

Wood ash (bagged) CB , W

Wrapping paper R

X ......................................................................................X-rays RNY

Y ......................................................................................Yoghurt containers (empty) R

Codes:

R recycling bin

W waste bin

GO garden organics bin

C on call clean up

CC chemical clean out www.cleanout.com.au or 131 555

WMC Waste Management Centre www.wsn.com.au or 1300 651 116

CB compost bin

WF worm farm

CH local charity donation

P private contractor or Yellow Pages

RNY check www.recyclingnearyou.com.au

PH return to pharmacy

LC LC – contact Council www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au or 9330 6222