Waste Article

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)

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