What Goes in Which Bin?
The kerbside three-bin system for households in the City of Burnside includes the organics bin (green lid), recycling bin (yellow lid) and landfill bin (red lid). Households can also access 150 compostable bags per financial year and a kitchen caddy if your household does not already have one. This makes it easy to collect food scraps and place them in the green organics bin. For more information visit our Waste Collection webpage.
Organics bin (green lid)
For compostable materials including garden waste, grass clippings, prunings, leaves, compostable bags, fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, shredded paper, pet waste, paper towels, cardboard takeaway packaging, compostable coffee cups, pizza boxes and tissues.
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Recycling bin (yellow lid)
For recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, rigid plastic containers (and bottles), cans, tins, aluminium foil, glass bottles, and milk and juice containers.
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Waste-to-landfill bin (red lid)
For waste that is not recyclable or compostable through the kerbside system, like soft plastics, clothing, polystyrene foam nappies, broken crockery, ropes and hoses.
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What about lids?
Click the image below to view details. Other small pieces of plastic go in the waste-to-landfill bin (red bin) so when possible, try to avoid buying them.
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What about the stuff that can't go in any bin?
Some items can be recycled- just not through your yellow bin.
View local drop off locations for batteries, light globes, unwanted medicine, paint, chemicals, linens, styrofoam, electronic waste by clicking this link(PDF, 1MB). You can also visit our Other recycling and re-use options webpage.
Some items can be dropped off at our Recycling and Re-use hub located at the Burnside Civic Centre. To view what we accept and don't accept visit our Recycling and Re-use Hub webpage.
If you are still unsure which bin an item goes in, or you would like more detailed information:
The importance of kitchen scraps
You can make a contribution to Council cost savings and take the pressure off rates. The most effective action you can take is to make sure your kitchen scraps go in your organics bin (green lid).
Sending organics to be composted costs a fraction of the amount it costs to send waste to landfill. The material is then used to make useful organic compost. When all residents put their kitchen scraps in the correct bins it will save hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.
Burnside Council provides the tools to help you put your kitchen scraps in your green bin. Kitchen organics baskets and compostable bags (150 free bags per household per year) are available at the Civic Centre.
Which bin videos
You can view additional episodes of the Which Bin campaign on the Which Bin website.