SHELLHARBOURRECYCLING & WASTESERVICES GUIDE

For all waste informationcall 1300 121 344 or visitshellharbourwaste.com.au

YOUR HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION SERVICEYour household waste service consists of a three bin kerbside system; green, red and yellow bins as well as a fogo kitchen caddy to help you collect your food scraps.

GREEN BIN(FOGO)

FOGO KITCHENCADDY

RED BIN(LANDFILL)

YELLOW BIN(RECYCLING)

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TIP! Items in this

brochure showing this

symbol can be

taken for free to the

Dunmore Transfer

Station

WHAT CAN’T GO IN?

All of your food waste can go in your green bin along with your garden organics, lawn clippings and leaves. Your organics will then be reprocessed into compost and mulch at Shellharbour’s own fogo processing faciltiy.

Food organicsGarden organics

WHAT GOES IN THE

GREEN BIN?

Fruit & vegetablescraps

Pasta, bread, rice& cereal

Tea & coffee

Paper towel, tissuesnewspaper & pantry

sized cardboard

• Plastic bags• Pet waste • Rocks & soil

• Garden hoses & pots • Building materials

• Treated timber & lattice

Meat & bones

Eggs & dairy

Seafood & shells

Garden organics; lawn clippings,

branches

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Only bags with the AS4736 code can

be composted. When choosing caddy

liners, look for the seedling logo.

DID YOUKNOW?

Plastic packaging

Disposable nappies

Polystyrene foam

Crockery, pyrex & glassware

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DID YOUKNOW?

70% of waste collected from red

bins could have been composted or recycled.

WHAT CAN’T GO IN?• Building materials & asbestos• Fire extinguishers & gas bottles • Hazardous materials, chemicals & sharps

• Fluorescent globes & tubes • Chemicals• Paints & oils • Household & car batteries

Old clothes, toys& linen

WHAT GOES IN THE

RED BIN?

(LANDFILL)

Your red bin is for waste only, things that cannot be reused or diverted into your green or yellow bins. All of the waste in your red bin is sent to landfill and nothing is recovered.

Paper & cardboard

Steel & aerosol cans

Aluminium cans, trays & clean foil

Rigid plastic containers

Milk, juice &long life cartons

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DID YOUKNOW?

Plastic bags are the number one

contaminant in recycling bins!

WHAT CAN’T GO IN?• Plastic bags & wrap• Food scraps• Polystyrene foam• Garden waste, hoses • Clothing, linen, shoes

• Paints & oils• Crockery, pyrex, glassware• Disposable nappies, syringes, medical waste

Glass bottles & jars

WHAT GOES IN THE

YELLOW BIN?

(RECYCLING)

Your yellow bin is for recycling only. Recyclables collected in the yellow bin are made back into paper, new containers and various other new products. Excess recyclables can be taken to the Dunmore Recycling & Waste Disposal Depot for FREE.

You can arrange to have 2m3 (2m wide x 1m high x 1m deep) or 200kg of unwanted household items collected from your property (fees apply).

BULK KERBSIDE

COLLECTION

If your bin is damaged, has a broken wheel or cracked lid, you can book it in to be repaired for FREE.

To book call Remondis Harbour Cities on 1300 121 344 or visit shellharbourwaste.com.au

To book call Remondis Harbour Cities on 1300 121 344 or visit shellharbourwaste.com.au

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1m

IS YOUR BINBROKEN?

For a full list of accepted items visit shellharbourwaste.com.au

TRANSFER’STATION

Shellharbour City Council provides residents with an all-weather Transfer Station to safely dispose of numerous household items for FREE.

At the Resource Recovery Centre you can offer your unwanted saleable second-hand items. You will also find a vast assortment of second-hand items for purchase, with new and different goods arriving regularly.

The Tinkerage, located at the Centre, also holds regular reuse and upcycling workshops.

For details visit shellharbourwaste.com.au

RESOURCE’RECOVERY CENTRE

Gas bottles

Other oils

Paint

Motor oils

Householdbatteries

Smokedetectors

Fireextinguishers

Car batteries

Fluoro globesand tubes

For all waste information call 1300 121 344 or visit

shellharbourwaste.com.au

Operating HoursMonday - Friday 7.30am - 4pmWeekends and Public Holidays 8.00am - 4pmClosed Christmas Day and Good Friday

ContactWaste Disposal Depot: 4221 6200Resource Recovery Centre: 4237 5193

DUNMORE RECYCLING & WASTE DISPOSAL DEPOT

44 Buckleys Road, DUNMORE