Kerbside

Kerbside Recycling Services in the Muswellbrook Shire Council area

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

Kerbside Service - Co-mingled recycling
Additional Info

Bin stickers are available to residents of Muswellbrook.


Accepted Materials

Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)

Aluminium Cans

Aluminium Foil

Cardboard

Egg Cartons

Envelopes With a Window

Envelopes Without a Window

Glass Bottles and Jars

Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)

Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)

Magazines

Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)

Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)

Newspapers

Office Paper

Phone Books

Pizza Boxes (clean)

Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)

Steel Food Cans

Steel Paint Cans (empty)

Other Items

Advertising material

Aluminium Foil/Trays

Books

Greeting cards

Cereal Boxes (not liner)

Cat Food Tins

Cooking Oil Tins

Detergent Bottles

Gift wrap - (not foil)

Ice cream containers

Insect spray bottles & cans (spray & lid removed)

Margarine Containers

Paper (no receipts)

Phone books

Pizza boxes (clean)

Pool Chemical Containers

Paint Spray Cans (empty)

Shampoo & Conditioner Bottles

Shredded Paper (put in cardboard box or envelope)

Takeaway containers (rigid plastic)

Telephone Books

Vitamin Bottles

Washing Powder Boxes & Bottles

Wrapping Paper (not foil type)

Yoghurt Containers (not pouches)


Recycling Tips

Remove all caps & lids from jars and bottles.

Wash and squash containers and cans.

Items should always be clean, dry, and loose.

NO Plastic Bags

NO Soft Plastics

NO Food Waste

NO Liquids

NO Clothes

NO Electrical Items

NO Green Waste

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Online form from Council's Administration Centre on 02 6549 3700.

Kerbside Service - General Waste
Additional Info

Bin stickers are available to residents of Muswellbrook.


Accepted Materials

Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)

Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)

Soft Plastics


Recycling Tips

Remove all caps & lids from jars and bottles.

Wash and squash containers and cans.

Items should always be clean, dry, and loose.

NO Plastic Bags

NO Soft Plastics

NO Food Waste

NO Liquids

NO Clothes

NO Electrical Items

NO Green Waste

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Online form from Council's Administration Centre on 02 6549 3700.

Kerbside Service - Food Organics & Garden Organics (FOGO)
Additional Info

Bin stickers are available to residents of Muswellbrook.


Accepted Materials

All Food Scraps (including meat)

Flowers

Fruit Scraps

Garden Prunings

Grass Clippings

Green Leafy Vegetables

Leaves

Small Branches

Small Timber Offcuts

Twigs

Untreated Timber

Vegetable Scraps

Weeds


Recycling Tips

Remove all caps & lids from jars and bottles.

Wash and squash containers and cans.

Items should always be clean, dry, and loose.

NO Plastic Bags

NO Soft Plastics

NO Food Waste

NO Liquids

NO Clothes

NO Electrical Items

NO Green Waste

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Online form from Council's Administration Centre on 02 6549 3700.



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