Planet Ark Recycling Near You - Kerbside Recycling Services in the East Gippsland Shire Council area

Kerbside

Kerbside Recycling Services in the East Gippsland Shire Council area

Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.

Kerbside Service

Co-mingled recycling|240L|Yellow

Fortnightly

All Residential Properties

Accepted Materials

Glass Bottles and Jars

Aluminium Cans

Aluminium Foil

Newspapers

Magazines

Office Paper

Envelopes Without a Window

Envelopes With a Window

Phone Books

Pizza Boxes (clean)

Egg Cartons

Cardboard

Steel Food Cans

Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)

Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)

Plastic Containers

Other Items
  • Books, no plastic slip covers
  • Cake Trays coded 1 - 5
  • Junk Mail
  • Take Away Containers
  • Wrapping Paper
  • Glass bottle with plastic cap lid remove lid
  • Glass bottle with metal cap lid metals caps can be collected in an empty steel can. When full, squeeze the lid shut.
  • Plastic Bottle with plastic cap lid lid On lightly
  • Glass Jar with plastic lid, remove lid.
  • Glass Jar with metal lid remove lid.
  • Plastic jar with plastic lid Leave On
  • Plastic jar with metal lid, remove lid.
    • Recycling Tips

    Handy Hints for the Householder Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Things You Can Do When Shopping Avoid over packaged products Buy only the things you really need Choose products that are durable Take your own reusable carry bags Return used supermarket bags Hire rather than buy Support stores that offer a range of environmentally conscious products Things You Can Do At Home Make items last longer, repair items instead of discarding them Reuse as many items as possible Use food and garden waste for compost and mulch Recycle as many items as possible Things You Can Do At School Use both sides of paper when writing and photocopying Use scrap paper for notes Buy Recycled paper products Recycle as many products as possible Use food and garden waste for compost and mulch, set up a wormery Form a school action group to find the best ways to reduce waste Things You Can Do At Work Use both sides of stationery Use electronic information transfer and storage Don’t use disposal cups Recycle as many items as possible Adopt a purchasing policy which favours waste conscious products Let your supplier know you are looking for waste conscious alternatives Other ideas that can be undertaken at home include: Home Composting Worm Farms

    Replacement Recycling Container

    If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Waste Department on 03 5153 9500.

    Kerbside Service

    General Waste|120L|Red

    Weekly

    All Residential Properties

    Accepted Materials

    Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)

    Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)

    Recycling Tips

    Handy Hints for the Householder Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Things You Can Do When Shopping Avoid over packaged products Buy only the things you really need Choose products that are durable Take your own reusable carry bags Return used supermarket bags Hire rather than buy Support stores that offer a range of environmentally conscious products Things You Can Do At Home Make items last longer, repair items instead of discarding them Reuse as many items as possible Use food and garden waste for compost and mulch Recycle as many items as possible Things You Can Do At School Use both sides of paper when writing and photocopying Use scrap paper for notes Buy Recycled paper products Recycle as many products as possible Use food and garden waste for compost and mulch, set up a wormery Form a school action group to find the best ways to reduce waste Things You Can Do At Work Use both sides of stationery Use electronic information transfer and storage Don’t use disposal cups Recycle as many items as possible Adopt a purchasing policy which favours waste conscious products Let your supplier know you are looking for waste conscious alternatives Other ideas that can be undertaken at home include: Home Composting Worm Farms

    Replacement Recycling Container

    If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Waste Department on 03 5153 9500.

    Kerbside Service

    Garden Organics|240L|Dark Green

    Fortnightly

    All Residential Properties

    Accepted Materials

    Grass Clippings

    Small Branches

    Twigs

    Garden Prunings

    Weeds

    Flowers

    Other Items
  • see https://www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/environment-and-waste/bin-collection
    • Recycling Tips

    Handy Hints for the Householder Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Things You Can Do When Shopping Avoid over packaged products Buy only the things you really need Choose products that are durable Take your own reusable carry bags Return used supermarket bags Hire rather than buy Support stores that offer a range of environmentally conscious products Things You Can Do At Home Make items last longer, repair items instead of discarding them Reuse as many items as possible Use food and garden waste for compost and mulch Recycle as many items as possible Things You Can Do At School Use both sides of paper when writing and photocopying Use scrap paper for notes Buy Recycled paper products Recycle as many products as possible Use food and garden waste for compost and mulch, set up a wormery Form a school action group to find the best ways to reduce waste Things You Can Do At Work Use both sides of stationery Use electronic information transfer and storage Don’t use disposal cups Recycle as many items as possible Adopt a purchasing policy which favours waste conscious products Let your supplier know you are looking for waste conscious alternatives Other ideas that can be undertaken at home include: Home Composting Worm Farms

    Replacement Recycling Container

    If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Waste Department on 03 5153 9500.