Please visit Council’s website for up-to-date

ZONE 1 2018/19 CALENDAR information on waste and recycling, including:

Household Chemical CleanOut, E-Waste

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR WASTE

Drop Off and Waste Wise Workshops:
sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/waste

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 eeks with yellow highlight: Place out yellow-lid recycling bin and red-lid garbage bin
W
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 eeks with green highlight: Place out green-lid garden waste bin and red-lid garbage bin
RECYCLING GARDEN WASTE GARBAGE
YELLOW LID BIN GREEN LID BIN RED LID BIN

YES! YES! YES!

ALUMINIUM PLASTIC BAGS,

TRAYS, CANS CHIP PACKETS
& STEEL CANS DRY & GREEN & WRAP
LEAVES Soft plastics can
be recycled - see
how below*

GLASS
BOTTLES & JARS

WEEDS NAPPIES

MILK & JUICE

CARTONS
COFFEE
CUPS &
LAWN POLYSTYRENE
CLIPPINGS FOAM
PLASTIC
BOTTLES, JARS &
CONTAINERS

SOILED PAPER
CLEAN PAPER STICKS &
& CARDBOARD
& CARDBOARD BRANCHES

BROKEN
GLASS &
NEWSPAPERS FLOWER
CERAMICS
& MAGAZINES CUTTINGS

FOOD WASTE
Consider
PALM composting your
FRONDS fruit and vegetable
LIDS & CAPS Less than 1 metre
NOW ACCEPTED# scraps or use a
in length. worm farm.
See how below!

NO NO NO
 Gas Cylinders  Rocks, Bricks & Soil  Recyclable Plastics
 Nappies  Foam  Milk & Juice Cartons
 Soiled Paper/Cardboard  Gardening Equipment  Rocks, Bricks & Soil
 Coffee Cups & Polystyrene Foam  Tree Stumps/Logs  Newspapers, Paper & Cardboard
 Ceramics  Food  Glass Bottles & Jars
 Garbage  Sawdust  Garden Waste
 Shredded Paper  Garbage  Oils
 Needles  Bamboo  Needles
 Soft Plastics and Plastic Bags*  Soft Plastics and Plastic Bags*  Cans
 Broken Glass  Gas Cylinders
 Food Waste  Batteries

*Soft Plastics can be recycled at many supermarkets through the REDcycle Program.
Go to: redcycle.net.au/where-to-redcycle for your nearest drop off location.
#
Push air out of plastic bottle and place plastic lid back on. Place steel tops and lids in an empty can and squeeze closed.
WASTE
& RECYCLING
INFORMATION
COLLECTION TIMES
Normal collection times commence at 5am with Council commercial
services beginning at 4am. All waste services except Clean Up
collection continue as usual over public holidays.
Bin collection may start earlier on public holidays due to reduced
FOOD IS
landfill operating hours. NOT GARBAGE
DAMAGED OR MISSING BINS
MAKE COMPOST
If your bin is damaged or is missing you can request a repair or a N OT WAST E
replacement bin, please visit Council's website.

MISSED SERVICES
If your garbage, recycling or garden waste bin has not been collected
and is not tagged with a notice, please report it on Council's
TOP TIPS TO REDUCE,
website. REUSE AND RECYCLE
1. REDUCE consumption where
CHECKLIST FOR BIN COLLECTION possible, especially of single use
To help us collect your bins please note: items.

☑ Bins should be placed out before 5am on your collection day. 2. REUSE existing items rather than
purchasing something new. Consider
☑ Bins should not be placed under low trees or powerlines. donating unwanted items to charity.
3. RECYCLE right by making sure
☑ Check what day of the week your bin is collected, by visiting bottles, jars and containers are empty
Council's website. and give them a quick clean. Buy
☑ Bins over 80kg in weight cannot be collected. recycled products where possible.

☑ Trucks are unable to collect items that are placed next to or

on top of bins.
PREBOOKED
CLEAN UP SERVICE
BOOKING INFORMATION
Eligible households are entitled to two Prebooked Clean Ups per
financial year (July to June). As this is a popular service, during peak
periods the waiting time can be more than 8 weeks.
For more information about this service, including what can and cannot
be collected or to book a collection, please visit Council’s website.

Note: Changes, including cancellations to a Prebooked Clean Up

service, must be made more than seven days prior to the booked
collection date. Changes can only be made by calling Council on
02 9710 0333 during business hours.

TIMING AND CORRECT PLACEMENT OF MATERIAL

• Material can only be placed on the 3 TOP TIPS
kerbside the day before the collection
date. Material placed out before this PUT ITEMS FOR TO MAKE THE
COLLECTION OUT THE
may be treated as illegal dumping. >> <<
DAY BEFORE ONLY MOST OF YOUR
• Place items between the kerb and the
footpath.
CLEAN UP:
• Garden waste (bundled and tied), 1. PREPARE by checking what
metals, whitegoods and mattresses will and won't be collected,
should be presented separately. ✔ please visit Council's website.

• Materials should be presented in a 2. DONATE items that are

neat and tidy way that is easily handled too good to throw out by
by two people e.g. less than 1.5m in contacting a local charity.
length. 3. RECYCLE items that Council
>> OUT TODAY >> GONE cannot pick up. To find out what
• Do not park your vehicle in front of the
clean up material. FROM TOMORROW to do with these items please
visit recyclingnearyou.com.au
CLEAN UP FOR LARGE COMPLEXES
If you live in an apartment, townhouse or villa complex with seven or
more dwellings, Clean Up bookings can only be made through the strata
manager or owners’ corporation. The booking form for large complexes
is on Council’s website. The Clean Up service can be used twice within a
financial year.
MOVING HOUSE?
SCHEDULED CLEAN UP DATES FOR INACCESSIBLE AND REMOTE GET SORTED
PROPERTIES >> AT LEAST <<
The Prebooked Clean Up service does not apply to inaccessible and remote
properties. Please visit Council's website for dates. Residents living in these 8 WEEKS
areas will receive a notification shortly before the planned clean up dates. AHEAD

OTHER WASTE SERVICES
FEES MAY APPLY
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL CLEANOUT
Council hosts two Household Chemical
CleanOuts per year. For dates please visit
Council’s website or for Chemical CleanOut
events outside Sutherland Shire visit
cleanout.com.au or phone 131 555.
E-WASTE
E-waste is 95% recyclable. Dispose of
electronics safely during our E-Waste
twice-yearly drop-off days. Please visit
Council's website for dates and items
accepted.
WASTE WISE WORKSHOPS
Council offers residents a number of
Waste Wise Workshops to help with
environmentally friendly practices in the
home. Please visit Council’s website.
4-20 Eton Street, Sutherland NSW 2232
T 02 9710 0333 F 02 9710 0265
sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au
RECYCLING NEAR YOU
Visit recyclingnearyou.com.au or call
1300 733 712 for more recycling options
and drop-off locations.
THE GARAGE SALE TRAIL
Council is once again partnering with
Garage Sale Trail to promote this exciting
weekend of garage sales on Saturday 20
and Sunday 21 October 2018. See
garagesaletrail.com.au for more
information and to register.
SHARPS DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
Please use this service to prevent injuries to
collection crews. All sharps must be sealed
in a screw top strong plastic container or
sharps container available from Diabetes
Australia. For locations please visit Council’s
website or safesharps.org.au
Printed on 100% recycled paper
WASTE SERVICE PROVIDERS
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park
(The Tip)
SUEZ operates this site and provides
recycling, resource recovery and solid
waste processing and disposal services to
councils, commercial and industrial, small
businesses and households. Fees may
apply. Phone 13 13 35.
VISY Recycling
Material from the yellow lid recycling
bin goes to this facility in Taren Point.
It is sorted by hand and mechanically
into separate material streams. The
sorted baled materials are then sent to
manufacturers for recycling. You can drop
off cardboard for free at Alexander Avenue
(100m from Bay Road) from 6am to 4pm.