Please note: This is based on the recycling facilities for Shellharbour Council...
Check with your council for more details.
What I learnt while attending the course
Here is a table I created.
COMPOST FOR LIFE Get Involved, Protect, Conserve www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au Remember: Yellow Compost bin items are sorted by hard-working real people of the community. | ||
YELLOW topped Bin | GREEN topped Bin | RED topped Bin |
· Aerosol cans – (emptied & lids removed) · Aluminium · Bottles · Butter containers · Cake/biscuit trays · Cardboard · Chinese containers · Clear plastic cups · Coffee cup lids · Envelopes (with/without windows) · Foil bag from biscuit box · Foil trays · Food cans · Glass bottles · Make-up jars –(emptied) · New fridge/tv polystyrene packaging · Paper · Pens-outer case · Pizza boxes –clean · Plastic tubs · Printer cartridges · Pudding tubs · Soda bottles · Textas · Toothpaste tubes – (emptied) · Tupperware · Water bottles · Yoghurt containers · NO BROKEN GLASS | · Anything from the garden · Small twigs · Cuttings · Grass clippings · NO FOOD SCRAPS · NO DOG POO | Any residual waste that cannot be placed in either the yellow or red bin. · Any plastic bags you can scrunch in your fist. · Diabetic needle tops · Juice cartons · Long Icy-Pole wrappers · Nappies-disposable · Newspaper wrappers · Pizza boxes –dirty · Polystyrene cups & trays. · Popper cartons · Timber off-cuts · UHT Milk Cartons · Coloured Junk Mail · NO COMPUTERS · NO TV’S |
Now here is another table I have created.
Looking even closer at your recycled items.
BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE YELLOW BIN | ||
THINK ABOUT HOW ELSE IT CAN BE USED | ||
YELLOW topped Bin | HOME COMPOST BIN | RECYCLE & REUSE |
· Aerosol cans – (emptied & lids removed) · Aluminium · Foil bag from biscuit box · Foil trays · New fridge/tv polystyrene packaging · Pens-outer case · Printer cartridges · Textas · Toothpaste tubes – (emptied) START A BATTERY RECYCLING TUB AT HOME Have a purple ice-cream container in your home recycle area & label for small batteries. See below for a drop off point. | · Cardboard · Envelopes (with/without windows) · Paper · Pizza boxes –clean · Garden waste · Small twigs · Grass clippings · Food scraps · Onion skins · Egg shells · Fruit seeds · Vacuum waste · Dryer lint · Newspapers – shredded · Icy Pole sticks ADD A BOKASHI BUCKET TO YOUR HOME COMPOST SYSTEM · Food scraps · Meat scraps · Chicken fat · Animal bones · Cooked leftovers · Breads · Pasta & Rice | · Bottles · Butter containers · Chinese containers · Clear plastic cups · Coffee cup lids · Food cans · Glass bottles · Make-up jars –(emptied) · Plastic tubs · Printer cartridges · Pudding tubs · Soda bottles · Tupperware · Water bottles · Yoghurt containers · Cake/biscuit trays · USE SMALL TUBS FOR RAISING SEEDLINGS · DONATE UNWANTED ITEMS TO A PRE-SCHOOL · REUSE CORDIAL CONTAINERS AS CANNISTERS (eg Rice, Sugar, Flour) |
· PRINTER CARTRIDGES: All types and brands can be recycled via the ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark’ recycling boxes in participating Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman,Tandy, Dick Smith Electronics and Powerhouse stores. · CORKS: Guides Australia collects wine and champagne corks nationally through a network of individuals and collection points at hotels, restaurants and supermarkets. · MOBILE PHONES: These can be recycled via most mobile phone outlets. · PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS: These can be recycled at most Coles, Woolworths, Franklins and Safeway supermarkets. · BATTERIES: Batteries of all sizes can be recycled via Battery World near Bunnings. | ||
After learning so much on composting..................
I am excited to compost more of the items I use at home.
I have a whole new list of items to add to my Bokashi bucket..........
and I am determined to start a proper recycling area at home in the near future.
So you will have to check back and see how its going.
We also learnt about starting a worm farm...10,000 worms were included as a raffle, but divided by the winner and shared with 3 other people....How lovely! I took home some worms too, but that will be another post in the next few days.If you have any other ideas..please don't hesitate to leave a comment. After all, we need to learn from one another....Recycle your knowledge and pass it on.
