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Last reviewed: Thu, 01 Apr 2010

Rubbish

The red skips at the community collection points are for domestic quantities of rubbish. The same rubbish that can be placed in the red kerbside wheelie bins can be placed in the red rubbish skips at the community collection points.

What can go in the rubbish skip:

Any items that cannot go in the recycling skip, for example:

  • Animal waste
  • Ash (cold)
  • Bubble wrap
  • Clothing
  • Crockery
  • Cutlery
  • Flax, bamboo, cabbage tree leaves
  • Garden hose
  • Personal hygiene products
  • Plastic film and wrappers
  • Plastic ties and plastic tubing
  • Polystyrene
  • Sawdust
  • Timber and timber offcuts
  • Toys

What can’t go in the rubbish skip:

  • Medical sharps or sharp objects capable of puncturing the skip
  • Liquids
  • Explosives, hot ashes or flammable material
  • Hazardous or radioactive waste
  • Lead-acid batteries like car, boat or truck batteries
  • Gas bottles.

Read more about hazardous waste and how to dispose of hazardous waste safely.

 

Authorising Unit: City Water and Waste

Last reviewed: Thursday, April 01, 2010

Next review: Friday, October 01, 2010

Keywords: rubbish