Recycling in the Blue and Yellow Bins
Recyclables collected will alternate each week between the BLUE lidded bin and the YELLOW lidded bin.
Collection takes place on the same day as your garbage removal. For units, both bins are serviced each week. For dates, check the Calendar to show Recycling Bin Collection Weeks.
Remember:
- Please DO NOT place plastic bags in the recycling bins.
- Recyclable items placed outside the bin will not be collected.
- For additional recycling services for houses, download an additional Waste Collection Service Form. This service is available to houses only.
Recycling in the YELLOW BIN
| Plastic Containers | What does the recycling triangle mean? The triangle refers to international labeling, so if your item was manufactured in another country, it may be recyclable there, but this doesn't mean it will be in Sydney. In NSW the rules are different depending on where you live because your local council coordinates your recycling, depending on the particular terms with their recycling supplier. For the most up to date information on what Lane Cove Council accepts in the yellow recycling bin, please see below: Plastic drink and milk bottles and lids, berry and tomato type punnets, margarine containers, coffee cup lids, hard plastic biscuit and cake trays, empty plastic containers (liquid soap, shampoo and conditioner containers), empty plastic medicine bottles, and empty washing detergent bottles. Council does not accept plastic bags or other soft plastics that are scrunchable. These include chip wrappers, plastic bread bags and plastic biscuit packets. |
| Glass | All see-through glass bottles and jars made from green, brown and clear
glass are recyclable. Glasses not accepted for recycling include ceramics and porcelain,
broken glass of any kind, white (Malibu) glass, Pyrex cookware, mirrors or
windows, light globes, sheet glass or poison bottles. |
| Aluminium & Steel Cans | Aluminium and steel cans (including aerosols) are accepted. Small quantities of used aluminium foil, single-use pie tins, foil trays. |
| Milk/Juice Cartons | Cartons with silver lining (Tetra Pak) are accepted if they are marked with the recycling symbol. All milk and juice containers should be recycled through the yellow lid bin. |
| Unacceptable Material | Your recycling bin may be stickered and left if it contains any of the
following:
Disposable nappies, syringes, food scraps, garden waste, or plastic shopping
bags. |
Recycling in the BLUE BIN
| Paper and Cardboard | All paper and cardboard, newspaper and magazines will be collected.
Please do not jam paper into the bin. Please flatten all cardboard boxes.
Your paper and cardboard will not be accepted for collection if it
contains food stained paper (such as pizza boxes), facial tissues, waxed paper,
paper towels, or carbon paper. |
| Unacceptable Material | Your recycling bin may be stickered and left if it contains any of the
following:
Disposable nappies, syringes, food scraps, garden waste, or plastic shopping
bags. |
