Bin System

recyclingFORTNIGHTLY

landfillFORTNIGHTLY

organicsWEEKLY

www.tweed.nsw.gov/Waste

Commencing 1 July 2017Tweed Shire Council is changing to a new 3 Bin Collection Service for urban houses and duplexes.

A new weekly organics service will recycle your food scraps and garden waste into compost. A new On-Call Household Clean Up service will keep our streets clean and encourage better

reuse of unwanted household items.

*Rural households and multi-unit developments over 2 units will not change to the 3 Bin System.

HouseholdClean Up

ON-CALL

How will my collection cycle change?Your green lid organics bin will be your new weekly service.Your yellow lid recycling bin will remain on its fortnightly schedule.Your red landfill bin will now be fortnightly and is the alternate week to your yellow lid recycling bin.

• Visit: www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/WasteCollection to download your street’s yearly collection calendar.

• Alternatively, download Council’s free app and check out the Waste Collection and Depots Tab to view your next collection day for each bin.

Collection Calendar 2017/2018

recyclingFORTNIGHTLY

organicsWEEKLY

landfillFORTNIGHTLY

For more information on what

goes into each bin visit

www.tweed.nsw.gov/Waste

Waste Inquiries / Book On Call

Household Clean Up

p: (02) 6670 2700

w: www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Waste

For all other enquiries:

f: ( 02) 6670 2557

e: waste@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Urban residential houses

and duplexes

(3 BIN SYSTEM)

Each week you will put out

your green lid food and gar-

den organics waste bin plus

either your yellow lid recy-

cling bin or red lid landfill bin.

REFER TO CALENDAR FOR WHEN YOU

ARE TO PUT OUT YOUR BINS FOR

COLLECTION.

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PETWASTE

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ORGANIC COMPOST

ORGANICS BIN

KITCHEN WASTE

LOCAL PRODUCE

Your New 3 Bin System - from 1 July 2017

The 3 Bin System for urban households and duplexes will now allow ALL food (including meat and bones) and garden waste to be collected weekly from the organics green lid bin.

Currently we are only saving 42% of our waste from going to landfill. The State Government requires all Councils in NSW to divert 70% of our waste away from landfill by 2022.

Your food and garden organics waste, placed in the green lid bin, will be processed into a high quality compost to be used by farmers and local residents to improve soil quality.

Tweed is proud to join the 28 other NSW councils that have so far implemented the recommended 3 Bin System, all practising more responsible waste management and cost efficient solutions for their residents.

Your New 3 Bin System – Your Bins

Your Outside Bins

• Bins need to be placed out the night before or before 6am on your collection day.

• Ensure your lid closes completely; that your bin is not broken or cracked and is stored in the shade whenever possible.

• Only place correct items in each of the bins. Collection vehicles are fitted with cameras to monitor bin contents when emptied. Bins that have incorrect items will be tagged and will only be collected once the resident has put correct items in each bin.

• Your bin must not weigh more than 60kg.

Inside Your Home

There are many options to help separate your waste inside your home. Your landfill and recycling system can be placed together, while using a kitchen caddy/container for food scraps.

Kitchen caddy for food scraps (mounted behind cupboard door, kept under the sink or on benchtop).

Bin/basket for recyclables (kept under the sink, in a kitchen closet or part of a bin system).

Bin for items going to landfill (kept under the sink, in a kitchen closet or part of a bin system).

Under the sink system

How does the kitchen caddy work?1. Find the right spot for your caddy.

2. Line your caddy with Australian Certified compostable liners, newspapers or nothing at all. DO NOT use plastic bags.

3. Place your food scraps into the caddy.

4. When caddy is full, empty the contents into the green lid organics bin (at least every 1-3 days).

5. Rinse your caddy and replace liners (if used).

6. Caddy can be washed or placed in the dishwasher for a more thorough clean.

Kitchen caddy Pedal bin system

All food scraps including meat, bones and seafood, dairy and citrus

Bread, pasta and rice

Soiled paper and cardboard eg. pizza boxes

Soiled tissues and paper towels

Newspapers and shredded paper

Teabags and coffee grounds

Compostable plates, cutlery and coffee cups (no lids)

Leaves, flowers and unwanted weeds

Grass clippings

Small branches

Prunings and palm fronds (cut into smaller pieces to maximise space and ensure your bin closes)

Australian Certified compostable liners

Place in the green lid organics bin

× All plastic bags (including degradable and biodegradable)

× All soft plastics eg. cling wrap

× All nappies and hygiene products (including biodegradable and compostable)

× Pet waste and kitty litter

× Large quantities of soil

× Recyclables

× Building materials

× Hazardous materials (asbestos, chemicals, paint)

DO NOT place in the green lid organics bin

ALL food scraps (including meat and bones), garden waste, tissues, food-soiled paper products, newspapers and compostable products (excludes nappies).

This service will only apply to domestic urban houses and duplexes. Rural households and multi-unit development of more than two units will not have a change to their service.

WEEKLY

organics

Green lid 240L Bin

Newspapers (or liners) help separate, store and transport your food scraps.

NO PLASTIC BAGS OR NAPPIES

• Liners can be used but are not necessary. Liners and newspapers help separate, store and transport your food scraps

• Place a bit of newspaper/ paper in the bottom of your caddy and/or green lid organics bin to absorb small amounts of liquid

• Layer your food and garden waste in your green lid organics bin• During hot weather, wrap meat, bones and seafood scraps in newspaper and freeze until you put

your bins out for collection• As you do with your other inside bins, empty your caddy regularly, keep lid closed or locked

• Keep your caddy liners in a cool dry place as they will break down if left in the sun or near moisture

• Refer to our online resources for more ways to assist you with organics

Tips & hints for your organics

Plastic, degradable and biodegradable bags MUST NOT be placed into your organics bin as they do not break down in the composting process. Removing plastic bags can greatly increase operating costs and can pollute your community’s compost product.

Caddies and linersCouncil will provide every eligible household with a FREE kitchen caddy and an initial supply of compostable liners to help you separate food scraps. Additional caddies and liners can be purchased from a number of local stores and online sources including those below. Please make sure that your caddy liners are 100% compostable and comply with Australian Certified composting standards AS4736. Degradable and biodegradable bags are not compostable.

Liners Vending machines at the following locations: Tweed City Shopping Centre (near Woolworths & near Coles), Tweed Mall, Sunnyside Mall Murwillumbah, Kingscliff Village Shopping Village

Stores: Bunnings, some local hardware stores

Online: Source Separations, Compost-A-Pack, Ecovend, BioBag

CaddiesOnline: Source Separations, Compost-A-Pack, Ecovend

NO PLASTIC BAGS OR NAPPIES

Firm plastic bottles and containers (lids on) regardless of recycling symbol or number

Glass bottles and jars (separate lid from jar)

Steel, tin and aluminium cans

Aerosol cans (empty)

Paint tins (empty)

Aluminium foil (in a ball)

Aluminium trays

Paper and cardboard including newspapers, magazines, catalogues, paper bags, books, envelopes

Milk/Juice cartons

Tetra paks

Pizza boxes (no food)

Plastic take away containers (no food)

Place in the yellow lid recycling bin

× All nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)

× Kitty litter and pet waste

× All plastic bags (including degradable and biodegradable)

× All soft plastics

× Textiles, clothing, doonas, pillows

× All foam packaging

× Pyrex, ceramics (mugs, plates, glassware, drinking glasses, bowls)

× Coffee cups

× Sheet glass (window glass, shower screens) and mirrors

× Waxed cardboard

× Wire, string, rope, hoses

× Treated timber and building materials

× Food and garden waste

× Hazardous materials (asbestos, chemicals, paint)

DO NOT place in the yellow lid recycling bin

Glass bottles/jars, firm plastic bottles and containers, metal cans, clean paper products, newspapers and long-life cartons.

Have an overflowing recycling bin? Consider switching to a larger 360L sized recycling bin, at a slightly increased cost.

FORTNIGHTLY

recycling

Yellow Lid 240L or 360L Bin

NO PLASTIC BAGS OR NAPPIES

Did you know?• It is cheaper to process recyclables than sending them to landfill as it avoids the State

Government waste levy. These levies on waste will continue to incentivise less going to landfill.

• Avoid excess packaging by buying in bulk and using reusable containers.

• 25% of what ends up in the typical red bin is recyclable material that should be going into the recycling bin and diverted away from landfill.

• Collection vehicles are fitted with cameras. Bins that have incorrect items will be tagged and will only be collected once the resident has put the correct items in each bin.

• Plastic bags get caught in equipment and clog up sorting machinery sometimes causing serious damage and increasing recycling costs.

• Most coffee cups are now lined with plastic which cannot be recycled. Reusable takeaway coffee cups are a better investment.

NO PLASTIC BAGS OR NAPPIES

• Give containers a quick rinse or scrape to remove excess food from recyclables

• Labels don’t need to be removed

• Crush or flatten items prior to placing in bin to make more space

• Do not place your recyclables inside a plastic bag

• Recycle your plastic bags at Coles, Woolworths and some participating local IGA stores

• Reuse cloth bags, stainless steel/glass water bottles and travel mugs

• Rule of thumb: if a plastic is soft and can be scrunched into a ball in your hand it CANNOT be recycled at our facility (even if it has the recycle symbol on it)

• Check online to view our A to Z Recycling Guide for further detailed information

Tips & hints for your recycling

See‘Additional

Recycling Options’ in this book

for more options.

All nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)

Hygiene items and wipes

Pet waste and kitty litter

All plastic bags, soft plastics and packaging, wrappers and bubble wrap

Wire, string, rope, hoses

All foam packaging

Food pouches

Cigarette butts

Plastic straws and cutlery

Treated timber

Laminated paper and stickers

Textiles, clothing, doonas, pillows (unusable)

× Car / household batteries

× Scrap metal

× Car / auto parts

× Concrete

× Gas bottles

× Motor oil

× Building materials

× Food and garden waste

× Recyclables

× Hazardous materials (asbestos, chemicals, paint)

× Medical waste

Place in the red lid landfill bin

DO NOT place in the red lid landfill bin

Items that cannot be reused, recycled or composted. Nappies, pet waste, foam, soft plastics and plastic bags.

Let’s have less going to landfill. Switch to a smaller 80L bin for a reduced cost compared to the standard140L bin. Be the proud owner of a smaller 80L landfill bin today!

FORTNIGHTLY

landfill

• Ensure your lid closes completely; that your bin is not broken or cracked and is stored in the shade

• Dispose of any solid nappy waste prior to wrapping the nappy

• Tightly wrap your nappies, using at least one plastic bag or use a nappy genie

• Refer to our online ‘Disposing of Nappy and other Hygiene Products’ Fact Sheet

• Tightly wrap your pet waste, using at least one plastic bag or place in sturdy, sealable empty pet food bags

• Place a small amount of natural or commercial odour control in the bottom of your bin such as vinegar, or eucalyptus/mint oil, crystals, kill bin or bin bomb products

• Overfull bins and those with incorrect items will not be collected (they will be tagged and residents will be asked to put the correct items in each bin)

Tips & hints for your red landfill bin

PETWASTE

Red lid 80L, 140L or 240L Bin

See‘Additional

Recycling Options’ in this book

for more options.

Additional Recycling Options - FREE DROP OFF

Civic Centre Recycling StationsTweed Shire Council provides recycling stations in both the Murwillumbah and Tweed Council offices for residents to drop off small, hard to recycle household items, including:

• Household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, 6V)

• Household printer cartridges

• Mobile phones

Our providers are no longer able to recycle Xrays and CD/DVDs at this time as it is no longer viable to do so. Please place in the red landfill bin or consider additional options online at www.recyclingnearyou.com.au.

Stotts Creek Resource Recovery (Leddays Creek Road, Stotts Creek) Community Recycling Centre

You can drop off these items for free:

Mobile phones ChemicalsPesticides, herbicides and poisons, solvents, household cleanersPool chemicals, acids and alkalis and hobby chemicals E WasteHome office: printers, scanners, photocopiers, fax machines, telephonesComputer: monitors, hard drives, keyboards and computer mice, power supplies, floppy disc and CD drivesEntertainment: televisions, videos, DVD players, cameras and video camerasMetalsDerelict motor vehicles, unwanted farm machinery, hot water systems, white goods (eg. old washing machines, fridges and freezers)

Other items can also be dropped off for free:

Motor oils Other oils Smoke detectors

Household batteries

Fluoro globes and tubes Car batteriesGas bottles Paint

Leddays Creek Road, Stotts Creek, Phone: (02) 6670 7400Open: Monday – Friday 7am – 3.45pm, weekends and public holidays 9am – 3.45pm

(Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day) 

On-Call Household Clean Up - from 1 July 2017

New Pre Booking Service Households with a domestic wheelie bin collection service qualify for two (2) annual collections of larger items, which do not fit into the red lid landfill bin. The new On-Call Household Clean up (pre-booking) service is the first step in providing more control over items going to landfill and towards increased recycling.

This on-call service replaces the scheduled biannual household clean up collection. This service is not provided for vacant allotment clearing, commercial (eg. caravan parks and mobile homes), trade waste, or general farm clean-ups.

Terms & Conditions

Prior to booking your On-Call Household Clean Up Collection please:• Make use of ‘Additional Recycling Options’ outlined

in this guide

• Donate items to friends, family or a local charity store

• Refer to our list of shops/services for the possible pick up of large sellable items/furniture in good condition (www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/HouseholdCleanup)

• Hold a garage sale during the year or wait for our Tweed wide event held around September each year (www.secondhandsaturday.com.au)

• Sell items online and make some extra money eg. Gumtree, eBay or through local Facebook buy, swap and sell pages. It is surprising how fast an item can be sold and how much pocket money you can make!

• Place garden organics in the green lid bin (provided to urban households)

(02) 6670 2400www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/

HouseholdCleanup

2 COLLECTIONS PER YEAR

Each household who receives a wheelie bin collection service will have access to: 2 On-Call Household Clean Up collections per financial year. All you need to do is call or go online to book.

2 CUBIC METRES

You can have up to 2 cubic metres of materials (equivalent to one box trailer load collected twice a year). These should be materials that are worn, damaged and/or unsellable. Excess rubbish will not be collected and removal will be the responsibility of the householder.

1 DAY BEFORE

You can only place items at the front of your house 1 day before your booked collection date, no earlier and no later.

HouseholdClean Up

ON-CALL

Plan AheadThere could be periods of high demand, such as the end of the financial year. If a collection period for an area is booked out, another period for that location will be available a few weeks later.

Ensure:• Items for pick up should not be materials that could have been resold, recycled,

reused, or donated

• Loose materials are placed in bags, boxes or bundled (tied)

• Items do not obstruct the footpath or road and can be accessed easily

• All items must be able to be lifted by two people

• Safe to handle with no spikes, tacks or nails

• Fridges need doors removed before being placed kerbside

• Less than 1.8m in length

• Only put your collection items out one day before your scheduled collection

Household furniture

Appliances (doors removed)

Garden tools and equipment

Rugs and carpet scraps

Baby items and kids toys

Hot water heaters

Old bicycles

Mattresses

Oversized packaging

General junk / bulky household items that cannot be reused

× Glass

× Asbestos

× Gas bottles

× Paint and liquids

× Oil and oil heaters

× Car parts and tyres

× Household renovations

× Farm clean-Up

× Food and garden waste

× All fencing material

× Builder’s rubble, earth and stone

× General waste

Items that ARE accepted (items that are worn, damaged and/or unsellable):

Items NOT accepted:

Your food scraps and garden waste will be collected and processed at Stotts Creek Resource Recovery once the facility has been constructed (expected to be 2018). In the interim, it will be processed at a local neighbouring compost facility. The nutrient rich finished product will be used in the local environment initially for our farmers to replenish their soil and to assist our locally grown crops and by our residents for their gardens.

Your recyclables are collected and taken to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Chinderah where they are sorted by both hand and machine. At the MRF, materials are sorted according to what they are made of. Once they are squashed and baled (placed into cubes) they are then sent for further processing to be converted into new items.

Your landfill waste is collected and is buried in the ground. As it breaks down it creates methane gas - a harmful gas to our environment - 25 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. By donating and reselling household items, and by recycling and reusing our food and garden waste we are able to recover resources that would have been taking up landfill space, reduce our impact on the environment. Similar to our neighbouring councils, we have limited space and landfill opportunities in our region.

What happens to your waste?

P: (02) 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872 E: waste@tweed.nsw.gov.au www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/waste

This project was supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative, funded from the waste levy.