Upgrading our 3 Bin collection Service

Commencing 13 June 2016This project was supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative, funded from the waste levy. important information inside

collectionWEEKLYOrganics

• Disposable nappies• All wipes • Soiled clothing• String/twine• Cigarette butts• Kitty litter• Broken toys• Laminated paper• Treated timber

collectionFORTNIGHTLYRubbish

collectionFORTNIGHTLYRecycling

• Paper and cardboard• Milk and juice cartons• Magazines, newspaper and books• Glass bottles and jars• Waxed cardboard/paper• Aerosol cans (empty)• Aluminium cans and foil• Steel cans/ food tins (empty)• Hard plastic bottles – incl.

shampoo, milk and juice bottles (lids on)

• Plastic takeaway food containers• Plastic cutlery• Biscuit trays• Yoghurt containers• Pots, pans, cutlery and mirror glass• Styrofoam (tied inside a plastic

bag)• Plastic bags, cling wrap, plastic

packaging (tied inside a plastic bag)

• No need to wash, keep the lids on

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NEWWhat goes in your bins

Recycling Satchels

• All food scraps including meat, seafood, dairy and citrus

• Meat bones and seafood shells and bones (including prawns, oysters etc.)

• Dairy products including yoghurt, cheese

• Bread, pasta and rice• Dried food products, including

cereals, �ours and grains• Tea bags and co�ee grindings• Soiled paper and cardboard,

including pizza boxes• Soiled tissues and paper towels• Compostable co�ee cups and

cutlery• Grass clippings, leaves, �owers

and weeds• Prunings and palm fronds (max

60cm long x 10 cm diameter)

Your service upgrade is part of a statewide shift to recover valuable resources, recycle more and reduce waste from landfill.

There are greater cost savings and environmental benefits in introducing this system, which will recover 2,500 tonnes of our local community's food and garden waste a year.

Need more information?For further information about the new service go to richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au or ring Council on Ph 6660 0300

Resource Recovery Collection Satchels are for household batteries, reading glasses, corks, CDs and DVDs, X-rays, mobile phones and accessories, printer cartridges and small electronics such as cameras, iPods and calculators. You can collect a free satchel from Council’s Customer Service Centres in Casino and Evans Head.

Upgrading our 3 bin collection service*

Commencement of the weekly green bin and fortnightly recycling and rubbish service will begin on:

13 June Zone 1: Casino and surrounds20 June Zone 2:Evans Head, Broadwater, Coraki, Rileys Hill and surrounds

When will it happen?

What’s NEW?From June 2016, your green bin will become a food and garden organics bin. All food and garden waste will go into your green bin to be collected weekly and recycled into certified organic compost. 1. Line the kitchen caddy with

our compostable green bin liner OR you can wrap food scraps in newspaper OR place food directly into the caddy with no liner or newspaper.

2. Place all food scraps, bones, leftovers and other food organic material into your kitchen caddy.

3. Once full, place the food scraps into your GREEN BIN.

HOT TIP During hot weather, freeze meat and seafood scraps until just before collection day. You can do this using one of the green compostable bin liners, which are easy to spot in your freezer.

HANDY HINTS Empty your kitchen caddy regularly to prevent odours.Placing newspaper at the bottom of your caddy and green bin will help absorb small amounts of liquid.

Food and garden waste collection. All food scraps, kitchen waste and garden waste should be placed into your GREEN BIN. Weekly

Organics Recycling

Your red-lidded rubbish bin will be collected

FORTNIGHTLY, on alternate weeks to your

recycling bin.

FORTNIGHTLYRubbish

These items can now go in your green food and garden organics bin

All food scraps including...

*Domestic waste service customers only.

WEEKLYOrganics

FORTNIGHTLYRecycling

There will be no change to the recycling bin service.

Meat, seafood, shells and bones

Easy sorting: your new kitchen caddy

To �nd out where you can get replacement caddy liners, please contact Council on 6660 0300 or go to richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au

Bread, pasta and rice

Dairy products including cheese Fruit and veggie scraps

Pizza boxes

Your kitchen caddy will help you separate your food organics from your general waste easily. For easy sorting, place the kitchen caddy in a handy place in your kitchen where you usually work with food/and or leftovers – eg next to the kitchen sink.

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