Let’s Go FOGO What can be put in your bins

P (08) 9339 9339 E [email protected] 135 Highway, East Fremantle www.eastfremantle.wa.gov.au PO 1097 Fremantle WA 6959 Let’s Go FOGO Here is a list of some of the items that go in your bins

FOGO Bin General Waste Bin Bin LIME GREEN RED LID YELLOW LID

YES NO YES NO YES NO 99 All food waste: peelings, 88 Plastics or plastic 99 Nappies and hygiene 88 Food or garden waste 99 cans (clean and 88 Materials in bags - leave all fruit and vegetables, 88 Plastic and polystyrene products 88 Recyclables empty) – beer cans, soft items loose leftovers, raw and cooked 99 Plastic bags, plastic 88 Electronic waste* drink cans, Milo/ tins 88 Plastic bags or soft plastic meat, bread, dairy, 88 Degradable or film and non-recyclable 88 Light globes* 99 and cans (clean film seafood, shells and bones, bags packaging – bread bags, 88 Batteries* and empty) – food tins, 88 Nappies teabags, coffee grounds 88 Nappies frozen produce bags, 88 Aerosol cans and gas pet food tins, beer 88 Clothing or textiles 99 Lawn clippings, garden 88 General household rubbish glad wrap, soft plastic * tops, 88 Food or garden waste prunings, leaves and 88 , metal or ceramics wrapping, chip packets 88 Household hazardous 99 Cardboard (flattened) – 88 Polystyrene weeds 88 Treated timber 99 Takeaway coffee cups waste including paint tins, Cardboard , egg 88 Aerosol cans* 99 Food soiled and 88 Wooden furniture 99 tops and lids paint and chemicals* , greeting cards 88 Gas bottles* cardboard: Pizza boxes, 88 Large logs or branches 99 Coffee pods 88 Construction and 99 Paper (not shredded) – 88 Electronic waste* cardboard packaging, more than 150mm in 99 Long-life cartons (silver demolition waste such as Clean newspaper, paper 88 Batteries* newspaper diameter lined) bricks, pavers, plaster and bags, computer paper, 88 Ropes, cables and hose 99 Compostable caddy liners 88 Plant pots, hoses and 99 Polystyrene – foam tiles* , cartons (not 99 Tissues and paper towels gardening tools meat trays, packing 88 Clothing or textiles in silver lined), magazines, 99 Shredded paper beads, packing material, good condition* junk mail, wrapping paper 99 Pet poo and kitty packaging 99 Plastic and 99 Plastic meat trays bottles (clean and empty, 99 General rubbish items that lids removed) – water and cannot be composted or soft drink bottles, plastic recycled tubs and containers from 99 Clothing or textiles which the kitchen and laundry This bin will be composted so it’s important to keep plastic and glass are not able to be donated 99 Glass bottles and out of the FOGO bin. (clean and empty, lids removed) All food waste should be placed in your FOGO bin in a compostable liner, wrapped in newspaper or loose in the bin. Please make sure food is removed from plastic packaging before being placed in the * These items should not go in any of your kerbside bins. * These items should not go in any of your kerbside bins. bin. To find your closest drop off point, visit recycleright.wa.gov.au To find your closest drop off point, visit recycleright.wa.gov.au

What to do with Soft Plastics To see a full list of what to put in (e.g. plastic bags, chip packets, lolly wrappers, bread bags etc.) your bins, go to the Recycle Right These items cannot be placed in household recycling bins, but can be recycled through RedCycle - take your soft website plastics to Woolworths and Coles and leave them in the bins provided at the front of the store. www.recycleright.wa.gov.au Otherwise all soft plastics are to be placed in your General Waste Bin.