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Kerbside Recycling Services in the Ipswich City Council area

Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.

Recycling Container:

Fully commingled 240L recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Fortnightly

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Plastics marked with
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Other information

The following items are NOT collected in your Kerbside Recycling Service(s):

  • Plastic Bags
  • Bubble Wrap
  • Polystyrene Foam
  • Ceramics, Pyrex glass, Ovenware
  • Cups, plates, wine and drinking glasses
  • Mirrors
  • Light bulbs
  • Garden organic waste
  • Pot plant buckets/containers
  • Nappies
  • Food scraps
  • Batteries
  • Syringes/Needles
  • Window Glass

Recycling Tips

Please place recyclables loosely in the recycling bin, NOT in plastic bags. Remove lids from bottles and plastic containers Rinse out food containers (at the end of the washing up to help save water)!

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Ipswich Waste Services on 07 3810 8100.