Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of West Torrens area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Kerbside Service - Food Organics & Garden Organics (FOGO)
Additional Info
NO: Items in plastic bags, NO: Soil, rocks, stones, bricks, plant pots, garden tools or other inorganic items. TIPS: Wrap food scraps in newspaper to help absorb moisture, reduce odours and prevent food sticking to your bin. https://www.westtorrens.sa.gov.au/Waste-and-recycling/Your-three-bins/Organics-bin-green-lid
Accepted Materials
All Food Scraps (including meat)
Flowers
Fruit Scraps
Garden Prunings
Grass Clippings
Green Leafy Vegetables
Leaves
Paper and Cardboard
Paper Compostable Packaging
Plastic Compostable Packaging
Small Branches
Small Timber Offcuts
Twigs
Vegetable Scraps
Weeds
Other Items
hair - human and pet
kitty litter - compostable only
pet poo
small branches up to 15cm wide x 60cm long
compostable bags
tissues and paper towel.
Recycling Tips
If you move house, contact the council in your new area, they will be more than happy to send you information regarding your waste & recycling service. It isn't waste until it's wasted. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact the Service Centre on 08 8416 6333.
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)
Other Items
Plastic biscuit and cake trays
Plant pots and seedling trays: clean.
Remove all lids from jars, bottles and plastic containers before putting containers in the recycling bin.
Large lids eg. ice cream, butter or margarine can be placed loose in the recycling bin.
Place small, rigid plastic items inside a milk bottle (eg. plastic lids and bread tags). Once full, put a lid on the bottle and place in the recycling bin.
Steel lids can be placed inside a steel can and the top squeezed shut to prevent it from falling out.
Alfoil, clean, should be shaped into a fist-sized ball.
Place all recyclables loose in the bin, not in a plastic bag!
Recycling Tips
If you move house, contact the council in your new area, they will be more than happy to send you information regarding your waste & recycling service. It isn't waste until it's wasted. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact the Service Centre on 08 8416 6333.
Kerbside Service - General Waste
Additional Info
NO: E-waste, Liquids, Hazardous and medical waste (gas bottles. chemicals, paints, insecticides, solvents, varnishes and sharps/needles), Batteries, Fluorescent light globes, Building materials (bricks, pavers, concrete, tiles), Hot ash, Soil and rocks, Fire extinguishers,
Accepted Materials
Other Items
Broken glass (wrapped)
Cling/film wrap
Clothing/rags
Crockery (wrapped)
Garden hoses
Glossy or coated takeaway paper / cardboard food packaging e.g. coffee and drink cups
Kitty litter: clay and crystal types (wrapped)
Nappies
Plastic bags
Polystyrene/foam packaging
Polystyrene food or meat trays
Rope
Soft plastic packaging: bubble wrap
Strapping
Vacuum cleaner dust, bagged
Recycling Tips
If you move house, contact the council in your new area, they will be more than happy to send you information regarding your waste & recycling service. It isn't waste until it's wasted. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact the Service Centre on 08 8416 6333.
