Kerbside

Kerbside Recycling Services in the Kangaroo Island Council area

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

Kerbside Service - General Waste

Accepted Materials
Other Items

soft plastic – plastic bags, film or wrap which easily scrunches up in your hand chip, muesli bar and most chocolate or lolly wrappers nappies and incontinence products old clothes, shoes, linen and rags broken crockery , drinking glasses, treated glass lids and cookware polystyrene foam meat trays or packaging tablet blister packs tissues and paper towels hose and irrigation pipe plastic bagged pet waste


Recycling Tips

Please segregate your waste prior to entering facilities. Keep segregated waste free from contaminants - this will attrack lower fees.

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 08 8553 4500.

Kerbside Service - Co-mingled recycling

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)


Recycling Tips

Please segregate your waste prior to entering facilities. Keep segregated waste free from contaminants - this will attrack lower fees.

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 08 8553 4500.

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

All Food Organics and Green Organics (FOGO) materials is now processed on Island at the KIRRC in the new in-vessel composting system.


Accepted Materials

All Food Scraps (including meat)

Flowers

Fruit Scraps

Garden Prunings

Grass Clippings

Green Leafy Vegetables

Small Branches

Small Timber Offcuts

Twigs

Untreated Timber

Vegetable Scraps

Weeds

Other Items

meat and bones poultry and seafood baked goods – bread, cakes and pastries tea bags and coffee grounds eggshells, pasta, rice dairy products uneaten takeaway food or salad soiled pizza boxes or paper shredded paper in small quantities pet waste in compostable bags, loose or wrapped in paper


Recycling Tips

Please segregate your waste prior to entering facilities. Keep segregated waste free from contaminants - this will attrack lower fees.

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 08 8553 4500.



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