3-bin Service

introducing Your organicS bin

How to uSe Your organicS binDecide how you will collect and transport food scraps between the kitchen and the organics bin.

All cooked and raw food scraps can be composted.

Wrap them in newspaper, store them in a dedicated food waste container, use compostable bags or simply place them straight into the green Organics bin.

organicS binCollected Weekly

The City of Bunbury is committed to keeping waste out of landfill and reducing greenhouse gases by composting organic waste.

Your food waste and garden vegetation will be converted into compost, saving money and the environment.

This is recycling at its best.

tipSDEmpty the kitchen bin regularly to

prevent it from smelling

DKeep the organics bin in the shade

DTry layering your food scraps with lawn clippings or leaves

DWrap kitchen scraps in newspaper

DPut your kitchen scraps in compostable bags (available from Council)

DFreeze particularly odorous food scraps, like seafood, and put them straight into the organics bin the evening before collection

DHose out your bin on the grass or garden after it is emptied

compoStable bagS

Council has supplied your first roll of compostable bags with your bin.

Additional rolls of compostable bags are available free

of charge from the City of Bunbury by phoning 08 9792 7333

wHat can go in

Meat and bones Fish and shellfish Grains and pasta

Dairy products Eggs and shells Plate scrapings

Fruit and veg scraps Coffee and tea Paper products

Garden vegetation Food-soiled paper Timber offcuts

Pet poo Compostable bags

wHat can’t go in

Plastic bags Ceramics or glass Clothing or textiles

Treated timber Recyclables General rubbish

did You know?Organic waste in landfill creates

methane (a harmful greenhouse gas)

which is 25 times more damaging than

CO2. When composted, organic waste

does not produce methane.

recYcling binCollected Fortnightly

Recycling in the City of Bunbury has expanded and you can now put in your recycling bin plastics numbered from 1-6 and silver lined UHT cartons.

wHat can go in

Glass bottles (lids removed)

Paper and cardboard

Cardboard drink cartons

Plastic bottles and

containers 1-6 Steel and aluminium cans

Clean aluminum foil and pie trays

Please rinse all containersPlace everything loose in the bin

tipSDFlatten boxes and put them along the inside of

the bin

DRemove lids and squash plastic bottles

DLarger recycling bins are available. Contact Waste Operations.

DRecyclables in plastic bags aren’t recycled.

DPlace items loose in the bin — it saves space too.

wHat can’t go in

Plastic bags Ceramic and pottery Window glass

Batteries Plastic wrap Nappies

Polystyrene Tupperware Building waste

medical waste Food waste Garden vegetation

did You know?In 2011/12 Bunbury residents diverted on average 23% of their waste from landfill using yellow lid recycling bins. With the green organics bins and your

help, this number can be doubled.

Larger bins available

rubbiSH binCollected Fortnightly on alternate week to recycling.

The red-lid rubbish bin is for remaining household waste that can’t be composted or recycled.

wHat can go in

Plastic bags Nappies Plastic wrap

Hygiene products Meat trays Snack food bags

Ceramic and pottery Broken glass Toothbrush/paste

Textiles and rubber CDs and tapes Broken toys

HazardouS waSteHazardous waste are products that can cause harm to the environment and personal health.

Household hazardous waste and electronic waste from households can be dropped off free of charge at City of Bunbury Waste Operations and Stanley Road Waste Facility.

wHat can’t go in

Batteries* Building waste Gas bottles*

Sharps* Cooking/motor oil* Fluorescent bulbs*

Electronics* Vehicle parts Organics and recyclables

Chemicals, poisons and paint* more than 70Kg

Materials marked with an asterix (*) can be taken to a drop-off centre for appropriate recycling and special disposal.

did You know?

In 2011-2012 Council sent 13,700 tonnes of waste from rubbish bins to landfill.

About 50% of that was organic waste.

Aerosol cans - empty

Aerosol cans - not empty

Aluminium cansAluminium foil - scraped clean

Ashes - not hot

Animal droppings

Bag tiesBandaidsBarkBatteries - all types

BBQ chicken bagsBleachBones - cooked & uncooked

BooksBottle topsBottlesBoxes - cardboard - flattened

Branches - small

Brochures

Cake trays polystyreneCameras - digital & non-digital

CansCardboardCardboard - waxed

CD playersCDs & DVDsCeramicsCereal box inserts - plastic

Cereal boxesChargers - battery & mobile phone

ChemicalsChicken bones & scrapsCigarette buttsCleaning products (not empty)

Cleaning ragsCling wrapCoffee cans & jarsCoffee grinds

Compact fluorescent light globesComputers, parts &accessoriesCooking oil containers - empty

CorksCotton budsCrockery - broken & intactCutlery - plastic if recycle symbol

Deodorant roll-onsDetergent bottles - plasticDisposable nappiesDog poo - no plastic bagsDrinking strawsDVD players

Egg cartonsEgg shellsElectrical appliancesEngine oil & coolantEnvelopes

Fax machineFertilizerFire extinguishersFish bones & scrapsFlammable liquids & solidsFlaresFloor cleanerFlowersFluorescent light tubesFoam boxesFoam meat traysFoil - cleanFood scrapsFood wrappersFruit & vegetable scrapsFuelFungicides & herbicides

Garden chemicalsGarden prunings & weedsGas bottles & cartridgesGlad wrapGlass bottles & jarsGlass saucepan lidsGlueGrass clippings

Hair & furHousehold chemicals

Ice cream containers & lidsInk cartridges

JarsJuice cartons - paperboard

Juice cartons - silver lined

Junk mail

Kitchen cleanersKitty litter

LeavesLight bulbs & tubesLolly wrappers

MagazinesManure/animal droppingsMargarine tubsMatchboxesMeat scraps & bonesMedicines - return to chemist

Milk bottles - plastic

Milk cartons - paperboard

Milk cartons - silver lined

MirrorsMobile phones & chargersMonitor - computerMotor oil

Organics bin - Lime green Recycling bin - Yellow lid

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Nappies - disposableNewspapers

Office paperOil - car & engineOil - cooking - no containerOrganic waste

Paint - all typesPaint stripperPaint tins - empty or dry paint

Paint tins - not empty

Palm frondsPaperPaper towelPens and pencilsPesticidesPet food tins Phone - mobile & chargers

Phone booksPicture frames & glassPizza boxes - clean

Pizza boxes - dirty

Plant cuttingsPlant pots - plastic & terracotta

Plastic bagsPlastic containers - 1-6

Plastic - code 7

Plastic strappingPlastic traysPlastic wrappers and packagingPoisonPolystyrene - foam

Pool chemicals & containersPots and pansPotting mix - used

Poultry bones & scrapsPrinters, toner & cartridgesPyrex glass & ovenware

Radiator antifreezeRemote controlReusable shopping bagsRose bushes

Sawdust - not from treated timber

Seedling containersSet top boxSmoke alarmsSpray paint cans - empty

Spray paint cans - not empty

Steel cansStyrofoam

Take away container- foil & plastic

Tea bagsTelephones - home & mobile

Telephone booksTelevisionsThinnersThorny plantsTin cansTissuesToasterToilet paper rollsToner cartridgesToothbrushesToys - batteries removed

Tree pruningsTurpentineTwine

UHT cartonsUnknown potentially hazardous materialsUnlabelled hazardous materials

Vacuum cleanerVacuum cleaner dust - wrapped

VCRsVegetable scrapsVideo tapesVinyl

Washing powder boxesWaxed cardboardWaxed paperWeed killerWeedsWindow glassWine bottlesWire coathangersWood - not treated

Wood ash

X-ray films

Yellow pagesYoghurt containers

Rubbish bin - Red lid Drop off centre - electronic waste and household hazardous waste

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on collection day

Two bins should be put out each week — organics and recycling one week; and organics and rubbish the next week.

Bins should be placed within 1 metre of the road kerb and 1 metre from other bins and objects with the handles facing towards the property.

Put bins out before 6am on collection day, or the night before.Bins must not block footpaths or driveways.Bins should be placed clear of parked cars, trees and poles.

Only waste placed inside the bins will be collected.

1 metre 1 metre

This project is supported by the Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account.

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contact uS

City of Bunbury Waste Operations21 McCombe Rd Davenport 6230.

Open 7am – 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

Phone 08 9792 7333

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