Recyclable materials can be reprocessed or re-used.
Waste is legally defined as property you own without recoverable or beneficial value, to be placed in the municipal bin you hire to handle your waste-property-related responsibilities correctly.
Here’s a list of commonly recyclable items categorised for easy reference:
Paper Products
Newspapers
Magazines
Cardboard boxes (e.g., cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
Office paper (e.g., printer paper, photocopies)
Books (remove hardcovers)
Envelopes (no plastic windows)
Paper bags
Paper egg cartons
Plastics
PET bottles (e.g., water, cool drink bottles)
HDPE containers (e.g., milk and juice bottles, detergent containers)
Plastic lids and caps (sorted separately)
Plastic bags and wraps (clean and dry, often #2 or #4)
Yogurt tubs and margarine tubs (rinsed, typically #5)
Detergent and cleaning bottles (rinsed)
Shrink wrap and pallet wrap
Metals
Aluminum cans (e.g., soft drink and beer cans)
Tin cans (e.g., canned food containers)
Aerosol cans (empty, not punctured)
Scrap metal (e.g., wires, pipes, old tools)
Bottle tops
Glass
Beverage bottles (clear, green, and brown glass)
Food jars (e.g., jam, pickle jars, cleaned)
Wine bottles (remove corks or caps)
E-Waste
Old computers, laptops, and peripherals
Batteries (rechargeable / non-rechargeable)
Printers and ink cartridges
Cables and wires
Organic "Waste"
Food scraps (for composting)
Garden waste (grass clippings, branches, leaves)
Community Donations: Unwanted but not broken bric a brac.