What goes in which bin - Waste, Recycling, Food and Organics
Moree Plains Shire Council have adopted a Contamination Policy that outlines the process with repeat offenders that contaminate their co-mingled recycling and food and organic waste bins.
- The ways that bins may be found to have been contaminated are:
- random bin inspections conducted by Councils staff and/ or Contractor
- Visible at the Kerbside prior to emptying
- Visible by the camera located in the garbage trucks hopper
Should the bin be found to be contaminated after the bin has been emptied, details will be recorded of the contaminant/s and premise address on a daily record sheet and a contamination notification sticker will be applied to the appropriate bin along with a letter being sent to the property, informing the resident of what contamination was found and also outline what is acceptable and not acceptable to go into the bin in future. If contamination is found prior to the bin being emptied, the bin will not be collected until the issue has been rectified and the resident has contacted the Waste Hotline.
Should multiple occurrences of contamination occur at the same property, the bin will be removed by a Council Regulatory Enforcement Officer or waste collection contractor and a letter will be sent on behalf of Councils Waste Contractor advising of the service withdrawal for 3 months, contamination history at the property and the dates the previous incidents occurred. In order for the bins to be reinstated after the 3 months, a pledge must be signed agreeing not to contaminate the bin again and additional monitoring and bin inspections will be undertaken. Should the bin/s need to be removed a second time due to contamination there will be no reinstatement of the bin available unless there is a change of ownership/tenant and a Prevention Notice/Infringement Notice may be issued by Councils Regulatory Enforcement Officer.
Items that are accepted in the recycling and green waste bins can be found below or you can download the Moree Councils Waste Services App on your smart phone.
| General Waste | Recycling | Organics, Food and Green Waste | Take to Landfill |
| Bubble wrap | Aerosol cans (empty) | Bones: from leftover food | Batteries - dry cell |
| Cake trays (foam) | Aluminium cans | Branches and leaves | Batteries - vehicle |
| Carbon paper | Aluminium foil (Clean) | Coffee Grindings | Books |
| Cassette tapes | Books | Fruit scraps | Car Parts |
| CD’s | Bottles | Garden waste | Car Windows |
| Cellophane | Beer bottles | Food scraps | Clothing baskets |
| Ceramics | Bottle tops | Grass clippings | Computers |
| Cereal box inserts | Cardboard | Kitchen towelling | Cooking Oil |
| Chip packets | Cardboard egg cartons | Kitty litter | DVD players |
| Cling Wrap film | Cereal boxes | Leaves | E-Waste |
| Clothing baskets | Computer paper | Manure/animal droppings | Electrical appliances |
| Clothing/shoes | Drink cans | Meat scraps | Fluorescent tubes |
| Cups and saucers | Cutlery (plastic) | Tea bags | Gas Bottles |
| Disposable nappies | Foil (clean) | Plant cuttings | Green waste (excess) |
| Eye glasses | Envelopes | Vacuum cleaner dust | Kitchen appliances |
| Foam boxes | Food cans | Tissues | Light bulbs |
| Foam meat trays | Ice cream containers/lids | Vegetable scraps | Mirror glass |
| Foam underlay | Jars (glass) | Weeds | Mobile Phones |
| Glass (other) | Jar lids | Motor oil | |
| Laminated paper | Juice cartons | Paint tins | |
| Matchboxes | Junk mail (remove plastic wrap) | Print Ink Cartridges | |
| Mirror Glass | Laundry detergent boxes | Scrap metal | |
| Pens & pencils | Magazines | Treated pine | |
| Photos | Medicine bottles | Tyres | |
| Picture frames | Milk cartons | Videos | |
| Placemats | Milk containers (plastic) | Video cassette recorder | |
| Plastic bags | Newspapers | Window glass | |
| Plastic strapping | Office Paper | Wood/Timber (no nails, untreated) | |
| Plastic wrappers | Paper towel roll | ||
| Plate glass | Pet food tins (clean) | ||
| Polystyrene | Phone books | ||
| Pyrex (ovenware) | Pizza boxes (clean) | ||
| Shoes | Plastic containers (all kinds) | ||
| Sporting goods | Plastic meat/fruit trays | ||
| Styrofoam | Shampoo bottles | ||
| Take-away coffee cups | Soft drink bottles | ||
| Take-away foam containers | Soft drink cans | ||
| Toothpaste tubes | Spirit bottles | ||
| Toys | Steel cans | ||
| Videos | Tetrapaks (juice containers) | ||
| Vinyl (eg. school bags) | Tin cans | ||
| Waxed cardboard | Toilet paper rolls | ||
| Waxed paper | Toothpaste tubes (empty) | ||
| Wine casks (foil) | Wine bottles | ||
| Wrapping paper | |||
| Yoghurt containers | |||