A-Z Recycling guide for residents

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A-Z Recycling guide for residents

Using the right disposal method for your unwanted items will assist in improving recycling and reuse rates.

Colour guide

General Waste - Place in your red lidded bin. These items cannot be recycled and go straight to landfill.

Recycling - Yellow lidded bin. Recycling goes up to Canberra recycling for processing.

Tip recycling - Take to the tip for free recycling. Staff will direct you to where to drop off your items. Please note some items are accepted at the discretion of waste staff.

CRC - Community Recycling Centre. These items can be taken to our Community Recycling Centre at Merimbula free of charge. Keep an eye out for our mobile recycling centre.

HCC - Visit our Household Chemical CleanOut information or call Council on 02 6499 2222 for help with this item.

Call Council - Please contact Bega Valley shire Council on (02) 6499 2222 for advice on appropriate disposal methods.

Garden Organics - Green lidded bin. Items in this bin go to our organics processing site to be made into amazing soil conditioner.

Landfill - Can be taken to the tip for safe disposal. These items go straight to landfill.

Organics Project - Green waste is turned into soil conditioner and is available for sale at Merimbula Tip.

E-waste - Can be taken to any tip, however items taken to Merimbula, Bermagui, Wallagoot and Eden Tips go to Canberra for recycling. It is not free to dispose of e-waste, there is a small charge for e-waste items. Tip vouchers can also be used.

Soft Plastics - Soft plastics such as chip packets, muesli bar wrappers and glad wrap can be taken to Coles or Woolworths supermarkets for recycling

Container Deposit Scheme - Return and Earn - Eligible items such as aluminium drink cans, some plastic drink bottles containers and some glass drink bottles can to the Return and Earn Collection Points located at Bega, Bermagui and Tura Beach. Containers should be empty, uncrushed, unbroken and with the original label attached.

Library - Can be put in your recycling bin or taken to any tip for free OR you can drop off your bottle tops at any Bega Valley Shire Library and we will send them on to Envision Hands to turn bottle tops into prosthetic hands. The bottle tops collected will be extracted into 3D printer filament and then turned into robotic hands!