Bin Info

This bin is for rubbish that can't go in either your recycling or garden organics bins.  We collect this bin weekly.   ✅ These items CAN go in your general waste bin: NappiesPolystyrenePlastic bags & household garbagePlastic packaging, food wrappers, cling filmAnimal waste   ❌ These items can NOT go in your general waste bin: Building materialsChemicals, paint, oil, hazardous wasteGarden organics (this goes in your garden organics bin)Needles   Recyclables (these should go in your recycling bin) For more information about your general waste bin, visit our  website [https://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/Residents/Waste/Waste-collection/General-waste]

We collect this bin fortnightly. ✅ These items CAN go in your recycling bin: Aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil (scrunch into a ball) and clean pie traysCardboard boxes, cereal boxes and clean pizza boxesMilk and juice cartonsEmpty rigid plastic bottles and containers from your bathroom, laundry and kitchen (marked with a plastic identification code)Empty steel and aerosol cansGlass bottles and jarsPaper, magazines, newspapers, telephone books and envelopes ❌ These items can NOT go in your recycling bin: Foam or coloured plastic meat traysFood wasteSoft plastics such as plastic shopping bags, plastic packaging, food wrappers or cling filmMotor oil or motor oil containersNappiesNeedlesPlastic bottles or containers that do not have a plastic identification codePolystyrene (including packaging, meat trays and foam cups)CDs or DVDsVideo or cassette tapesGas bottles or batteries of any kind Remember to rinse or wipe out recyclables and place them loose into your bin. For more information about your recycling bin, visit our  website. [https://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/Residents/Waste/Waste-collection/Recycling#:~:text=Your%20recycling%20bin%20has%20a,Hunter%20Resource%20Recovery%20(HRR).] 

We collect this bin weekly. ✅ These items CAN go in your garden organics bin: Garden pruningsGrass clippingsFlowersLeaves and barkSmall branches (less than 15cm in diameterWeedsFood scraps, dairy, bones   ❌ These items can NOT go in your garden organics bin: Animal droppingsGarden tools or plant potsNappiesNeedlesPlastic bagsSoil, stones, bricks or concreteStumps, large branches or treated timber For more information about your garden organics bin, visit our  website [https://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/Residents/Waste/Waste-collection/Garden-organics].