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.