Recycling bin collection

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Knox City Council has fortnightly recycling bin collections for reusable and recyclable materials.

Knox Council recycling bins have a blue lid.

When to put your recycling bin out

Your bins are emptied on the same day each week, once a fortnight, including all public holidays. They should be placed at the collection point by 6am of your collection day.

To check when your recycling collection day is, see:

Or call our Customer Service team on 9298 8000.

What goes in your recycling bin

Put all recyclable items into your bin loose. They won't be sorted if packed in plastic bags.

Use your blue lid bin for:

wrapping paper, greeting cards, envelopes (with or without a window)
magazines and newspapers
egg cartons and pizza boxes (make sure they are empty)
paper and cardboard (no need to take off tape or staples first)
phone books
compact disc cases (no discs)
aluminium and steel aerosol cans (only if completely empty)
hard plastic packaging and food containers (e.g. any plastic that is rigid and holds its shape)
aluminium baking trays
aluminium foil – scrunched into a loose ball
steel or aluminium cans and tins (if pet food or seafood tins, rinse if worried about the smell)
glass bottles and jars without lids (empty, don't need to rinse)
milk and juice cartons or bottles (empty, with lids removed)
plastic bottles (empty, with lids removed).

What doesn't go in your recycling bin

Do not use your blue lid bin for:

soft plastics
plastic bags (any recyclables kept together plastic bags will end up in landfill)
general rubbish and waste
green waste
timber, bricks, rubble, steel, or building materials
syringes
fluids or liquids, including motor oil, pesticides, paints or solvents
hot ashes (must be completely cold to put in the bin)
batteries
chemicals or hazardous waste (these produce toxic odours or may cause a fire)
e-waste (any electronic item that needs a cord or runs off batteries).