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Please remember, no plastic bags in recycling bins

Report Illegal Dumping – on the spot fines up to $4,000If you see someone dumping material please take note of the registration, description of vehicle and person, date and time and report to Council. Call 1300 434 434 or email council@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Waste enquiries, damaged or missing bins If you have a missed service, spillages, bin only partially emptied or not put back in the right place – Report an issue at northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 434 434

Where to take computers, computer peripherals and TVs for free recycling

Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, Belrose Resource Recovery Centre and Harvey Norman warehouse at Balgowlah.

Officeworks accept computer equipment only. Call or check their website for criteria and opening hours.

What to do with household chemicals

For drop off locations and Chemical Clean Out events, visit cleanout.com.au or call the NSW EPA’s environment line on 131 555.

What to do with soft plastics

Did you know you can recycle soft plastic packaging such as bread bags, frozen food and veggie bags, old ‘green’ bags, cereal box liners and other soft plastics at your local Coles or Woolworths supermarket? To find your nearest drop off location and for a list of accepted items, visit redcycle.net.au.

What to do with food waste

For tips on how to avoid food waste, reduce greenhouse gas and save money, visit lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au. To learn how to recycle food waste, go to a composting and worm farming workshop at Kimbriki and receive a voucher towards a compost bin or worm farm. Visit ecohouseandgarden.com.au to book.

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Garbage (Weekly) Paper Recycling (Fortnightly)

Vegetation (Fortnightly) Container Recycling (Fortnightly)

Waste & Recycling Calendar 1 Jan - 30 Jun 2019

New Waste Service starts in July!On 1 July 2019, our new waste processing and collection contracts will begin.

A waste calendar will be delivered to residents for the second half of 2019. Visit northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au for more information and FAQs.

TVs & computers

Building / renovation material

Car parts, tyres & batteries

Gas bottles & extinguishers

Vegetation

Cardboard & paper

Windows / glass / mirrors

Maximum amount is 3 cubic metres, similar to a small box trailerLarge items must be disassembled so they can be loaded by two people

Place all metal items in a separate pile for recycling

Only place items out the night before your booked collection date

Your Waste & Recycling Guide• Place bins out the night before collection day and bring them in within 24 hours• Bins should be on the kerb, at least 20cm apart and lid openings facing the street• Items must be in the bins and the lids closed flat to avoid litter

Red or Dark Green LidWeekly

Yellow LidHouses FortnightlyUnits Weekly

Blue LidHouses FortnightlyUnits Weekly

Lime Green LidFortnightlyMax 4 bins

Hazardous waste

Recyclable items

Computer equipment

Asbestos

Car batteries

Gas cylinders

Garbage Container Recycling Paper Recycling

Glass bottles

Jars

Milk / juice cartons

Empty aerosols

Steel / aluminium cans

Plastic containers

Office paper

Newspaper / magazines

Phone books

Flattened clean cardboard

Envelopes

Window envelopes

Egg cartons

Plastic bags

Cling film

Windows / glass / mirrors

Ceramics / drinking glass

Polystyrene

White glass

Plastic bags

General waste

Food waste

Painted & treated timber

Soil

Large tree stumps

Plastic bags

Wax cardboard

Dirty parts of pizza box

Food soiled paper

Milk / juice cartons

Nappies

Garden / grass clippings

Leaves

Branches max width 75mm

Cut up palm fronds

Twigs

Flowers

Vegetation

3m

1m

1m

Please note:• Make sure nails are not protruding from items• Remove doors from fridges for safety reasons

Visit northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or call 9970 1233 to book a bulky goods clean up

Bulky Goods Clean Up visit northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au for your collection details

Food Waste

Food soiled paper

Dirty parts of pizza box

Plastic bags / wrappings

Polystyrene

Broken window / mirrors

Drinking glass

Ceramics

Nappies

Make separating your recycling easy with our free reusable bags, available from Customer Service Centres.