Recycling

By following some simple rules you can quickly and easily sort your waste for recycling and help both the community and the environment.

What can be recycled?

Plastics

Ice cream containers
Margarine tubs
Milk bottles (rinsed, empty and lids removed)
Plastic containers from kitchen (rinsed, empty and lids removed) i.e. sauce bottles
Plastic containers from laundry (rinsed, empty and lids removed) i.e. detergent bottles
Plastic containers from bathroom (rinsed, empty and lids removed) i.e. shampoo bottles
Take-away food containers (rinsed, not polystyrene)
Soft drink bottles (lids removed)
Water bottles (lids removed)
Yoghurt containers.

Aluminium

All aluminium cans including:

Beer cans
Soft drink cans
Coffee and milo tins.

Paper

Computer paper (not shredded)
Envelopes
Fruit juice cartons (not silver lined)
Glossy magazines / brochures
Junk mail
Milk cartons (not silver lined)
Newspapers
Paper (not shredded)
Paper bags
Wrapping paper.

Steel

All steel cans and tins including:

Food tins (rinsed)
Pet food tins (rinsed)
Beer bottle tops
Jar lids.

Cardboard

Beer cartons (flattened)
Cardboard boxes (flattened)
Cereal boxes (remove bag)
Egg cartons
Greeting cards
Paper towel rolls (roll only)
Toilet paper (roll only)
Washing powder boxes (empty).

Glass

All glass bottles and jars including:

Beer bottles
Coffee jars
Sauce bottles (rinsed)
Spirit bottles
Wine bottles.

Recycling guide

Incorrectly-sorted waste costs four times as much to recycle

Top recycling tips

Please place recyclables loose in your recycling bin to avoid sending them to landfill
Do not use plastic bin liners in the yellow top bin
Remove lids from all jars, bottles sand containers
Rinse all jars, bottles and containers to reduce contamination levels
Flatten cardboard and squash cans and plastic.

Did you know?

You can no longer recycle empty aerosol cans, polystyrene and soft plastics you can scrunch in the yellow top bin. Soft plastics can be taken to Redcycle bins at major supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths and aerosol cans and polystyrene can be disposed of at Recycling Centre Balcatta.

What cannot be recycled in the yellow top bin?

Plastic bags and light plastic film
Nappies
Clothes or other textiles
Garden waste and food waste
Gas bottles and aerosol cans
Electronic waste or batteries
Asbestos
Ropes, cables and garden hose pipe.

The City's Waste and Recycling Guide

Our handy Waste and Recycling Guide contains all of the information you need. It sticks to your fridge so you can easily refer to it when sorting your waste.

Not sure where to dispose of an item? Check out the A-Z disposal guide to find out.