What can go in your rubbish bag:
Any items that cannot go in your recycling bag, 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 your rubbish bag:
- Sharp objects
- 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.
