E-Waste Plus Household Recycling Event

Soft plastics will only be accepted if clean and free from labels and tape and not contaminated with organic material such as food.

Acceptable items include soft and squishy plastics such as:

• Supermarket and plastic bags
• Green shopper bags
• Biscuit packets (outer wrapper, not the tray)
• Bread bags (without the tie)
• Cereal box liners
• Chocolate and snack bar wrappers
• Cling wrap with no food residue
• Confectionery bags
• Fresh produce bags
• Frozen food bags
• Pasta bags
• Rice bags
• Snap lock bags/zip lock bags
• Pet food bags (dry pet food only)
• Netting produce bags (with clips removed)
• Newspaper and magazine wrap
• Australia Post satchels
• Courier and courier satchels (if all plastic)
• Plastic film wrap from grocery items such as nappies and toilet paper
• Bubble wrap
• Potting mix and compost bags

The following soft plastic items will not be accepted:

• Foil lined and silver plastic packaging such as:
• Chip packets
• Coffee bags
• Packaging that has had wet food such as:
• Ice cream wrappers
• Squeeze pouches (yogurt, soup, pet food)

PVC such as:

• Pool covers
• Bed linen packaging

Hard plastics such as:

• Biscuit packet trays
• Fresh produce trays
• Plastic bottles and  drink containers
• Plastic containers and cartons
• Clear "plastic" carry bags for sheets and blankets.
• Large bags or sheets of plastic, greater than A3 size

Acceptable items must be 100% plastic and must not contain metal parts, batteries or electrical components. Hard plastics will only be accepted if clean and free from labels and tape and not contaminated with organic material such as food.

Acceptable hard plastic items include:

• CDs and DVDs
• Laundry baskets
• Reusable containers such as Tupperware, décor, Sistema etc
• Baby bottles, reusable drink bottles such as sports bottles etc.
• Reusable plastic plates, cups, picnicware (no cutlery or utensils)
• Kids plastic toys
• Plastic storage boxes
• Stationery such as rulers
• Plastic plant pots
• Plastic buckets and pails
• Plastic pipes and conduit
• Corflute signs
• Milk crates
• Bread crates

The following hard plastic items will not be accepted:

• Hard plastic items that do not fit these parameters or that cannot be comfortably handled by two people
• Hard plastic must be clean and free from contamination, such as food, soil, etc
• Furniture.

Polystyrene items will only be accepted if clean, free from labels and tape, and not contaminated with organic material such as food.

Acceptable polystyrene items include:

• Clean, white rigid polystyrene from packaging
• Polystyrene must be clean, be free of sticky tape, strapping, and shrink wrapping

The following polystyrene items will not be accepted:

• Coloured, waxy or flexible foam
• Packaging beans and beans from bean bags
• Meat trays, takeaway food containers or coffee cups

Textiles will only be accepted if unsoiled.

Acceptable textile items inlcude clothes and linen:

• Worn/ damaged/ unusable textiles and clothing
• Clothes
• Manchester
• Towels
• Curtains

The following textile items will not be accepted:

• ‘Stuffed’ items such as pillows, doonas, soft toys etc.
• Any soiled textiles e.g. textiles that are covered in oil, paint or other chemicals, dirty textiles
• Rugs

Acceptable cardboard items include:

• Clean cardboard, free of sticky tape and strapping

The following cardboard items will not be accepted:

• Cardboard that is lined with plastic or wax as this can’t be recycled
• Soiled cardboard