Adelaide Hills Council is committed to sustainability, building a circular economy, and reducing waste to landfill. We encourage all residents to minimise general waste by utilising recycling options available through our kerbside collection service and resource recovery centre, as well as focussing on alternatives to general waste disposal.

Why waste it? When you can sort it.
Decrease the amount of waste going to landfill by practising these five alternatives to the garbage.

AVOID generating waste or REDUCE the amount of waste you create.

• Use reusable containers and coffee cups instead of accepting single use items
• Take your own reusable bags to the shops instead of accepting plastic bags
  
• Choose to purchase items with less packaging
• Invest in good quality items with longer lifespans
  
• Refuse junk mail
  

RE-USE items.

• Use stainless steel, plastic or glass water bottles
  
• Use non-disposable coffee cups
  
• Remember to take your reusable shopping bags
  
• Choose lunch boxes and food containers instead of plastic wrap
  
• Use crockery and cutlery that can be washed and used again
  
• Donate clothing, towels and bedding to your local op shop or animal shelter
• Consider cloth nappies
• Donate or upcycle furniture
  

RECYCLE using your yellow-lidded kerbside bin or alternative recycling locations.

• Clean paper and cardboard
  
• Rigid plastics like bottles, take away containers and butter containers
  
• Glass bottles and jars, lids removed
  
• Tin, aluminium and steel cans
  
• Empty aerosol cans
  
• Soft, scrunchable plastics
  
• Household chemicals, paints and oils
  
• Clean, dry and white polystyrene
  
• Mobile phones and their chargers
  

COMPOST in a home composting system, or use your green-lidded kerbside bin.

• Food scraps, removed from any packaging
  
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
  
• Egg and seafood shells
• Tissues and paper towel
• Lawn clippings, weeds and cut flowers
• Shredded paper
• Sawdust
• Hair and nail clippings
  
• Dirty cardboard like pizza boxes
  

Not sure where a particular item should go? Visit Which Bin SA for a quick search, and help us reduce waste to landfill.