Recycle bins have a capacity of 140 or 240 litres and are emptied fortnightly. The recycle bins have a colour coded calendar sticker on them - If your bin has a yellow lid, it goes on on your regular rubbish day on the weeks highlighted yellow. If it has a blue lid it goes out on your regular rubbish day on the weeks highlighted blue. Click here to download the 2010 Collection calendar to find the weeks that apply to your colour. We only collect recycling that is contained within the bin. Any extras may be taken to either Maleme Street or Te Munga transfer stations and recycled at no charge. Remove corks or caps from bottles and lids from jars. PLEASE NO LIGHTBULBS, WINDOW GLASS, CRYSTAL, CERAMICS OR POTTERY.   Newspapers, magazines,junk mail and ALL other paper and cardboard.   Remove the cap and squash the bottle flat. ALWAYS CHECK THE BASE of the container for these symbols; These are the only recyclable containers we will collect at present.

1. Greet your new best friend, the green plastic recycling bin supplied by Environmental Green Bins.
2. Put all your paper and rinsed glass, plastic, tins and cans IN THE BIN and place it at the kerb in front of your house, on your normal rubbish collection day. Double-check the yes and no's list on your fridge.
3. Provided everything is contained within the bin, properly rinsed and recyclable following the above instructions we will empty the bin and leave it for you to fill again the following fortnight. You only need to put the bin out when it is full.

newspapers egg cartons cereal cartons magazines, books, comics office paper, computer paper and envelopes cardboard and cartons (flatten first)	brochures and junk mail telephone directories aluminium cans tin cans glass bottles and jars (unbroken) plastic containers plastic milk bottles		food scraps light bulbs ceramics waxed paper carbon paper syringes or needles oil or scrap metal polystyrene nappies	shrink wrap (plastic food wrap) cardboard milk and juice cartons wallpaper or paper oozing with glue, wax, paint or food and absolutely no dead mice, smelly running shoes or naughty children