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City of Greater Shepparton
URL: http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/council/waste/kerbside/recycling/
Kerbside Recycling Collection
Your kerbside recycling bin is the bin with a yellow lid and blue body and is collected on alternate fortnights to green organics, the same day your garbage is collected.
What material can I place in my recycle bin?
- Glass bottles and jars
- Milk and juice cartons (Liquid paperboard)
- Steel and aluminium cans
- Newspaper, magazines, mixed paper and cardboard
- Plastic containers
Recyclable plastic containers are identifed with a symbol normally located at the bottom of the container.
You may now include plastics containers numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, in your recycling bins.
- Plastic bottles or container (with the codes "1" and "R" on the bottom)
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Polyethylene Terephthalate |
i.e. Soft drink bottles |
- Plastic containers (with the codes "2" and "3" on the bottom)
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High Density Polyethylene |
i.e. Milk bottles, cordial and juice bottles |
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Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride UPVC |
i.e. Clear cordial and juice bottles |
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Low Density Polyethylene |
i.e. Ice cream lids, garbage bags |
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Polypropylene |
i.e. Ice Cream containers, yogurt pots |
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Polystyrene |
i.e. Yogurt pots plastic cutlery, hot drink cups, take away containers |
- Plastic material with the code "7" are now able to be included in your kerbside recycling bin.
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Miscellaneous (most often polycarbonate (PC)) |
i.e. Water cooler bottles, sunglasses, DVDs, iPod and computer cases, signs and displays, certain food containers, nylon |
For a list of materials and their correct disposal methods click here
What material can't I place in my recycle bin?
- Plastic bags
- Hot ashes or liquids
- Compostable material (lawn clippings, vegetable scraps, weeds, leaves etc.)
- Polystyrene
- Car batteries
- Engine oil
- Scrap steel and aluminium
- Clothing and old toys
- Electronic equipment (TVs, electrical components etc.)
- Broken drinking glasses or broken window glass
Councils resource recovery centres are able to offer a wider range of recycling services and are able to recieve most of the above items for recycling.
What happens to the recyclables after it has been collected?
After your recycling has been collected, it is transported to the VISY materials recovery facility (MRF) in Springdale, where it is processed and recyclable materials are seperated from any contaminants.
The plastic bags supplied from the supermarket cannot be placed in the recycle bin
Do not fill plastic bags with recyclables and put it in the recycle bin as plastic bags are NOT recyclable
If your bin is exceeding 80 kilograms in weight it will NOT be collected. Please remove material prior to the next collection.
For further details regarding recyclables and their end uses, you may visit the sites listed in the related links below.
Related Links
Fun facts and information about recyclables that people are often unsure about.