As a result of changes in the world market for recycled materials, there have been some changes to what can be placed in the yellow topped recycling bin. These changes have been implemented across Western Australia.
It is important to understand these changes as:
The main changes are:
To see what happens to plastic bottle top lids, see this video.
To see what happens to glass, see Recycle Right's kerb to processor glass video.
There are various drop off / collection points in the City of Kalamunda for household (dry cell and lithium) batteries, light globes, mobile phones and ink cartridges.Find out more including locations here
Refer to Recycle Right's 'Which Bin' page for more information or you can download the Recycle Right App for an easy way to check the A-Z guide or to 'find my nearest' drop-off point.
Polystyrene, meat trays, cups and beads
Soft plastics, plastic bags or soft ‘scrunchable’ plastics
Green waste or food waste
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