Waste has been a big problem over the past year ever since the lockdown where the EcoCentral closed its recycling operations for four weeks, leading the to council tell the residents they could put any rubbish that could not fit in a red wheelie bin into the yellow one. Even though this rule was temporary its till a continued practice by the residents and the number of recycling trucks that have had to be dumped due to the high percentage (Over 10%) of waste in one day was equal to the number of trucks that were dumped in the previous year. To prevent this from happening the council has gotten extremely strict as to what people are putting in their recycling bins by reviewing what people have in their bins and giving out warning stickers on the recycling bins that contain red bin waste. Residents receive a total of 3 warnings before their yellow bins are confiscated completely, since the warning system was applied 664 yellow bins have been removed, To get the bins back, people have to pay $97.65 and sign a statement promising to abide by the rules. Their bins would be monitored to make sure they kept that promise.
The only items that can go in the yellow bin are:
Clean plastic bottles and containers (3 liters and under) numbered 1 are things like soft drink bottles
Clean plastics bottles and containers (3 liters and under) numbered 2 are things like milk bottles
Clean plastic bottles and containers (3 liters and under) numbered 5 are things like family-sized yogurt and ice cream containers
Metals: aluminum cans, metal tins, or aerosol cans
Clean glass: clear and colored glass bottles or jars
What can go in the green organics bin :
We accept all food waste and garden waste in your green organics bin:
food scraps, fruit and vegetables including pips and stones
leftover meat, bones and fish
bread, pastries and flour
garden waste, most cut flowers, pruned branches, leaves and grass clippings
coffee grindings and tea bags
cheese and butter
human and animal hair
paper and cardboard used for food, i.e pizza boxes, fish and chip paper, kitchen paper towels, shredded paper and serviettes
newspaper
shells and shellfish
Clean cardboard and paper; newspapers, flattened cardboard boxes
These items must go in the red bin:
Takeaway coffee and drink cups
Takeaway containers, such as burger boxes, fast food and takeaway boxes
Containers over 3 litres, such as large water and oil bottles and bulk cleaning containers
All lids including ice cream containers, butter and family sized yoghurt lids
Fabric bags, textile and clothing
Soft plastics such as shopping bags, plastic film, bread, pasta, and rice bags, frozen food bags and courier bags
Liquid cartons, such as juice cartons, almond and soy milk
Compostable and bio-degradable bags and packaging
Ash, timber and sawdust (let ash cool for at least five days before disposing of it in the red bin)
