Recycling Bins
Thank you for recycling right!
Recycling helps to reduce landfill and keeps valuable resources in use. The information on this page is designed to clarify which items can and can't be recycled.
Inner West Council provides a 240 litre yellow lid fortnightly collection service for recyclables. If a 240L bin is too large, you can order a smaller 120L wheelie bin. Residents can also order a second recycling bin if needed, free of charge.
What goes in my recycling bin?
Your yellow lid recycling bin is only for bottles, cans and containers from your kitchen, laundry and bathroom, and for paper and cardboard. Items must be loose so they can be sorted at our recycling facility.
- Glass bottles and jars
- Steel and aluminium cans
- Paper and cardboard (flattened)
- Pizza boxes (clean - a little grease is ok, food is not)
- Plastic bottles (lids on)
- Plastic takeaway containers (no food scraps)
- Plastic fruit and vegetable punnets and biscuit trays
- Empty aerosol cans
- Aluminium foil (collect, clean and scrunch to tennis-ball size)
- Non-foil lined cartons (often found in refrigerated section of supermarket)
What does not go in my recycling bin?
- Plastic bags and soft plastics
- Takeaway coffee cups
- Hard plastics e.g. plastic toys and buckets
- Clothing and textiles
- Tissues and paper towel
- Shredded paper
- Polystyrene foam
- Ceramics and bakeware
- Batteries*
- Drinking glasses
- Foil-lined cartons
- Composite packaging, mixed materials e.g. Pringles containers
- Coat hangers
Remember to put recycling in loose!
Items contained in a plastic or paper bag will not be recycled. Bagged items may not be safe for workers at our recycling facility to open and sort through.
Do not place soft plastics in your yellow lid bin
Putting soft plastics in the recycling bin is a common mistake. Soft plastics can get caught in machinery and create hazards. Soft plastic belongs in the red lid bin.
Do not put batteries in your recycling bin or garbage bin.
They can cause fires in trucks and at recycling facilities. Drop off batteries at your local supermarket or at Council's Community Recycling Centres.