Which bin does it go in? – Recycling

Recycling bins on main campus have yellow tops or signage and are shown in the photos to the right. 

The following items do belong in these Recycling bins:

• newspapers
• paper and cardboard products eg. egg cartons, envelopes (tear out plastic windows)
• magazines and advertising leaflets
• glass bottles and jars (all colours)
• plastic items (with plastic codes 1 to 6 or rocket bottoms)
• aluminum cans
• milk and juice cartons (remove lids)
• steel cans including aerosol cans (remove nozzle) as well as clean and empty paint and pet food cans

******NEW*****  Pizza boxes can now be recycled

Items that do not belong in these Recycling bins:

• straws
• plastic bags
• ceramics, crockery, china or Pyrex cookware
• broken glass
• mirrors or windows
• light globes or tubes
• paper items such as serviettes, tissues and paper plates
• waxed paper and waxed cardboard cartons
• all polystyrene items
• plastic coated paper eg. cereal bags
• gummed labels
• thermal fax paper or carbon paper
• syringe or needles
• building materials
• scrap metal
• oil or fuel
• food scraps
• clothing- use charity clothing bins

Handy hits for recycling

• Check plastic items for plastic codes 1 to 6
• Remove lids
• Empty liquids
• Rinse out food
• Crush all bulky items

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