What goes in which bin - Waste, Recycling, Food and Organics
Contamination of domestic wheelie bins causes big problems and costs the community both environmentally and economically. The wrong materials can ruin the compost product, result in recyclables going to landfill, damage Council facilities and endanger staff. This is why Council takes contamination incidents seriously.
Collection vehicles are fitted with a closed-circuit TV camera which films the bin as it empties. The driver makes a note when contamination occurs and puts a sticker on the bin. The information is recorded against the address back at the office, a letter is sent to the resident.
Moree Plains Shire Council works on a 'three-strikes' system - more than three incidents may result in a suspended service, and there is a fee to have your bin returned. Please ensure that you only place the correct materials in each bin, and call Council if you have any questions.
| General Waste | Recycling | Organics, Food and Green Waste | Take to Landfill |
| Batteries - dry cell | Aerosol cans (empty) | Bones: from leftover food | Batteries - dry cell |
| Bubble wrap | Aluminium cans | Branches and leaves | Batteries - vehicle |
| Cake trays (foam) | Aluminium foil | Coffee Grindings | Books |
| Car parts | Books | Fruit and vegetable scraps | Computers |
| Car windscreens | Bottles | Garden waste | Cooking Oil |
| Carbon paper | Beer bottles | Food scraps | Clothing baskets |
| Cassette tapes | Bottle tops | Grass clippings | DVD players |
| CD’s | Cardboard | Kitchen towelling (dirty) | E-Waste |
| Cellophane | Cardboard egg cartons | Kitty litter | Electrical appliances |
| Ceramics | Cereal boxes | Leaves | Fluorescent tubes |
| Cereal box inserts | Computer paper | Manure/animal droppings | Gas Bottles |
| Chip packets | Drink cans | Tea bags | Kitchen appliances |
| Cling Wrap film | Cutlery (plastic) | Plant cuttings | Green waste (excess) |
| Clothing baskets | Foil (clean) | Vacuum cleaner dust | Mirror glass |
| Clothing/shoes | Envelopes (with windows) | Tissues (contaminated) | Light bulbs |
| Cups and saucers | Food cans | Vegetable scraps | Motor oil |
| Disposable nappies | Glass (jars and bottles) | Weeds | Scrap metal |
| Electrical appliances | Ice cream containers / lids | Wood/Timber (no nails, untreated) | Tyres |
| Eye glasses | Jars (glass) | Videos | |
| Fluorescent tubes | Jar lids | Video cassette recorder | |
| Foam boxes | Juice cartons | White goods | |
| Foam meat trays | Junk mail (remove plastic wrap) | Window glass | |
| Foam underlay | Kitchen towelling (clean) | ||
| Glass (other) | Laundry detergent boxes | ||
| Laminated paper | Magazines | ||
| Light bulbs | Medicine bottles | ||
| Matchboxes | Milk cartons | ||
| Meat scraps | Milk containers (plastic) | ||
| Mirror Glass | Newspapers | ||
| Nappies (disposable) | Office Paper | ||
| Pens & pencils | Paint tins (dry, up to 4ltrs) | ||
| Photos | Paper towel roll | ||
| Picture frames | Pet food tins (clean) | ||
| Placemats | Phone books | ||
| Plastic bags | Pizza boxes (clean) | ||
| Plastic strapping | Plastic containers (all kinds) | ||
| Plastic wrappers | Plant pots | ||
| Plate glass | Plastic meat/fruit trays | ||
| Polystyrene | Seedling containers | ||
| Pyrex (ovenware) | Shampoo bottles | ||
| Shoes | Soft drink bottles | ||
| Sporting goods | Soft drink cans | ||
| Styrofoam | Spirit bottles | ||
| Take-away foam containers | Steel cans | ||
| Toothpaste tubes | Tetrapaks (juice containers) | ||
| Toys | Tin cans | ||
| Treated pine | Tissues (clean) | ||
| Videos | Toilet paper rolls | ||
| Vinyl (eg. school bags) | Waxed cardboard | ||
| Window glass | Waxed paper | ||
| Wine casks (foil) | Wine bottles | ||
| Wrapping paper | |||
| Yoghurt containers |