Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of Newcastle 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
Steel Paint Cans (empty)
Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)
Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Plastics marked with







Other Items
Recycling Tips
*Don’t put recyclables in plastic bags.
*Remove plastic wrap from newspapers and magazines
*Only put recyclable products in the recycling bin. One foreign object can contaminate an entire load!
*Empty pizza boxes are accepted.
*Ensure containers are empty.
*Remove lids from containers and place them in the recycling bin separately.
*Please separate phone books into a few sections before placing them into the recycling bin.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact SOLO Resource Recovery on 4947 8511.
Kerbside Service
General Waste|140L|Red
Weekly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
Recycling Tips
*Don’t put recyclables in plastic bags.
*Remove plastic wrap from newspapers and magazines
*Only put recyclable products in the recycling bin. One foreign object can contaminate an entire load!
*Empty pizza boxes are accepted.
*Ensure containers are empty.
*Remove lids from containers and place them in the recycling bin separately.
*Please separate phone books into a few sections before placing them into the recycling bin.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact SOLO Resource Recovery on 4947 8511.
Kerbside Service
Garden Organics|240L|Lime Green
Weekly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
Grass Clippings
Small Branches
Twigs
Garden Prunings
Weeds
Leaves
Other Items
Recycling Tips
*Don’t put recyclables in plastic bags.
*Remove plastic wrap from newspapers and magazines
*Only put recyclable products in the recycling bin. One foreign object can contaminate an entire load!
*Empty pizza boxes are accepted.
*Ensure containers are empty.
*Remove lids from containers and place them in the recycling bin separately.
*Please separate phone books into a few sections before placing them into the recycling bin.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact SOLO Resource Recovery on 4947 8511.