Paint - solvent based If you have large amounts of paint, consider donating it to a community organisation that can use it. Drop off up to 20 litres for free at a waste facility Hint - solvent based paint can be identified by the red flammable logo on the tin and must be disposed of separately from water based paint.
Paint - water based If you have large amounts of paint, consider donating it to a community organisation that can use it. Drop off up to 20 litres for free at a waste facility
Paper (shredded) Place in red bin. It should not be placed in the yellow recycling bin as this is sorted by hand and shredded paper will not be processed.
Pet waste / animal droppings / faeces Place in red bin. Hint: Pet waste (dog poo) can be buried in your garden. If you decide to put it in the red bin, bag or double-bag it securely to prevent smells and flies.
Pizza boxes Empty pizza boxes, containing no food scraps, can be recycled in your yellow bin. Pizza boxes containing food scraps cannot be recycled and should be placed into your green bin.
Plants, cuttings and prunings Place in green bin. Examples include: lawn clippings, prunings, small sticks, twigs, flowers and leaves. No large stumps or branches. Remember: Please don't place green waste in your Red Bin as it will be landfilled and generate methane, 24 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Plastics: numbers 1-7 Place in yellow bin. Plastic bottles and containers – numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Hint: Rinse containers with water to reduce odours before placing in the bin.