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Surveys show that nearly half of Australians are still confused over what can and cannot be recycled. There’s too many exceptions,
too many different material types and people tend to ‘wish-cycle’ instead of putting the right items in the right bin.
Cleanaway, the company that collects Whyalla's kerbside rubbish (red-lid bins), recycle bins (yellow) and organic (green) would like to make it simple.
Paper, cardboard, glass, rigid plastic and metal tins are the five items to recycle every single time.
Keep soft plastic, food, liquids, textiles and garden waste out of the commingled bin.
A viable, sustainable recyling industry relies on good quality material for recovery and reuse. If we were to recycle just these five materials correctly every time, we’d be able to recover 100% of the recycling bin and maximise reuse into new materials.
So Simply5 it:
• Paper, cardboard, glass, rigid plastic, metal tins
• Liquids and food in the recycling bin destroys cardboard
fibres and sends the material to waste
• Soft plastic – plastic bags, cling film, packaging wrap –
is never accepted in the commingled recycling bin
• If you can scrunch the plastic, it’s probably not
recyclable in the commingled bin
• If in doubt, leave it out
For more information download Cleanaway's Simply5 recycling ebook to find out more at https://www.cleanaway.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Simply5-Recycling.pdf
