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Your guide to waste and recycling in the Blue Mountains

ReSoUrCe ReCoVeRy GuIdE

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YoUr GrEeN BiN 3-4

YoUr ReCyClInG BiN 5-6

YoUr GaRbAgE BiN 7-8

9-10ReDuCiNg YoUr WaStEBoOkEd WaStE SeRvIcE 11-12

ReSoUrCe ReCoVeRy & WaStE MaNaGeMeNt FaCiLiTiEs (RrWmF) 13-14

EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!

PUT THIS HANDY GUIDE INTO PRACTICE AND HELP US TO DO EVEN BETTER!

Your Blue Mountains City Council waste service has been designed to increase recycling, reduce waste to landfill and meet the needs of the majority of our community.

As well as our regular kerbside collections we have many other waste and recycling services available.

This chart shows the annual amount to landfill from household garbage bins. As you can see, we’re heading in the right direction. The introduction of the new waste service in 2016, including the green bin, has successfully reduced waste to landfill by 30%.

30% REDUCTION SINCE 2016

The Blue Mountains is an area of outstanding natural beauty and supports a vast array of native plants and animals.

Disposing of your waste responsibly is one of the easiest things you can do to help protect our special environment.

Pouring chemicals down the drain can hurt wildlife like me. See page 14 for info on how to dispose of these safely.

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YoUr GrEeN BiN 3-4





✔ Grass clippings

✔ Weeds

✔ Cut flowers

✔ Leaves

✔ Garden prunings

✔ Branches (max. length 40cm, diameter 10cm)

✔ Bark

✔ Palm fronds

✔ SticksGarden Vegetation only

YoUr GrEeN BiN COLLECTED FORTNIGHTLY

WhAt CaN I PuT In My GrEeN BiN?

✗ No plastic bags or bin liners

✗ No garbage

✗ No food waste

✗ No pots

✗ No soil

✗ No bricks

✗ No tree stumps

YoUr GrEeN BiN 3-4

Only put loose garden vegetation into your green bin. Don’t bag it.

● Your GREEN bin is collected fortnightly, on the alternate week to your RECYCLING bin.

● For a personalised bin collection calendar and to download our FREE Waste App, visit bmcc.nsw.gov.au/bincalendar

WhEn WiLl My GrEeN BiN Be CoLlEcTeD?LeAvE ThEsE ItEmS OuT...

Using your GREEN bin will contribute to reducing waste to Blaxland landfill by over 9,000 tonnes per year.





✔ Glass bottles & jars

✔ Milk & juice cartons

✔ Steel & aluminium cans

✔ Rigid plastic containers

✔ Paper & cardboard

YoUr ReCyClInG BiN COLLECTED FORTNIGHTLY

WhAt CaN I PuT In My ReCyClInG BiN?

YoUr ReCyClInG CuTs WaStE To LaNdFiLl By Up To 30%

Loose recyclables only. Don’t bag them.

● Crush all plastic bottles and cans and flatten cardboard boxes to make MORE ROOM.

● Recycle soft plastics at a participating supermarket.

● Drop off extra recyclable material for FREE at our two Resource

Recovery and Waste Management Facilities.

HaNdY TiPs


LeAvE ThEsE ItEmS OuT...✗ No food scraps

✗ No garden waste

✗ No plastic bags

✗ No light globes

✗ No polystyrene

✗ No windows, mirrors or broken glass

✗ No hazardous materials*

*See pages 13-14.

● Your RECYCLING bin is collected fortnightly, on the alternate week to your GREEN bin.

● For a personalised bin collection calendar and to download our FREE Waste App, visit bmcc.nsw.gov.au/bincalendar

WhEn WiLl My ReCyClInG BiN Be CoLlEcTeD?

If too many of the wrong items end up in our recycling truck, there’s a big chance the entire load, (up to 1,100 households’ recycling) will have to be sent to landfill.

DiD YoU KnOw?

If you need an extra large recycling bin,

call 4780 5000.




YoUr GaRbAgE BiN

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● Put your bin out by 5am on the collection day.

● Return bins to your property promptly after they have been emptied.

● Keep your bin weight under 90kg

● NO liquid, NO hot ashes, NO green waste, NO asbestos

● Allow a full metre of space between bins, poles, trees and parked cars

● Leave your bins behind if you move house

● Make sure your bins lids are completely closed, with no items next to the bin or on top of the bin.

COLLECTED WEEKLY


If your garbage bin is stolen or damaged during

collection, contact Council on [email protected] or

see the back cover.

If your garbage bin is stolen or damaged outside of your collection hours you will be

charged the full cost of replacement.

Collection hours are 5pm the previous day until 5pm on

your collection day.

On average 37% of your garbage could be composted at home.

Visit our website to find out more about our initiatives for reducing food waste to landfill. bmcc.nsw.gov.au/food-waste

DiD YoU KnOw?

WhAt’s In YoUr GaRbAgE BiN?

Everyone could put less into their red bin. Here’s how…



Be PaRt Of ThE

CoMpOsT HuB It’s easy and it’s FREE!

Simply bring your food scraps to your local compost champion! Sign up as either a COMPOST CHAMPION or a COMPOST

CONTRIBUTOR at bmcc.nsw.gov.au/composthub.

DiD YoU KnOw? Over 37% of our household waste can be composted. The benefits include…

4 Keeps your red bin free from food scraps

4 A lighter bin to take out on collection night

4 A great way to meet your neighbours!

ReDuCiNg YoUr WaStE

ReDuCe – Do YoU

ReAlLy NeEd To BuY It?

l Borrow from the library instead of buying new

l Use Blue Mountains Tool Library TOOLO

l Make a meal plan and use your leftovers

l Buy long lasting quality items

l Choose items with less packaging or in bulk

ReUsE – CaN iT bE uSeD eLsEwHeRe?

l Visit an op shop first before buying new

l Create a second hand basket at home for op shops or to sell

l Share and swap household items with neighbours

l Reuse all plastic bags

l Use a long life reusable water bottle over single use plastic

RePaIr – CaN yOu eXtEnD iTs lIfE?

l Sew, stick and nail it back together

l Scrub out stains or repurpose

l Repurpose items

l Replace parts

l Visit the Repair Café at Blue Mountains Tool Library TOOLO

CaN’t ReDuCe, ReUsE oR RePaIr? – ReCyClE! l Use the Booked Waste Service

for bulky waste such as mattress, e-waste, tyres and whitegoods. (Pages 11-12)

l Drop off items at the Blaxland or Katoomba Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facilities – some are free! (Pages 13-14)

l Refer to Council’s A to Z waste and recycling guide bmcc.nsw.gov.au/a-zwaste

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HoW YoU CaN MaKe A DiFfErEnCe…

BoOkEd WaStE SeRvIcE 11-12


l The Booked Waste Service offers kerbside chipping and bulky waste collections to residents on request.

l Each service (chipping or bulky) has a 4m3 limit per request (2m x 2m x 1m). Each financial year (July to June), each household can have:

l Book by early May to use your services for the current financial year.

2 x chipping

OR 2 x bulky waste

OR 1 of each

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BoOkEd WaStE SeRvIcEThE BoOkInG PrOcEsS…

Register and request a service at bmccbookaservice.com.au Additional services are available for a fee.

BoOkEd WaStE SeRvIcE

Materials must be neatly placed in front of your property, clear of paths and driveways THE DAY BEFORE YOUR SERVICE DATE. Keep cut ends of branches together, parallel to the street. Please be sure to remove chipped materials promptly.

Council will chip up to 4m3 of… ✔ Branches less than four weeks old

✔ Branches between one metre (1m) and three metres (3m) long

✔ Branches with a diameter, or width, of fifteen centimetres (15cm) or less

Council will not chip… ✗ Very old or dry material more than four weeks old

✗ Logs, stumps, root balls, vines, ferns or palm fronds, which will damage the chipper blades

✗ Small material – grass, leaves and twigs

✗ Weeds in flower or seed, Bamboo or Pussy Willow. For help identifying weeds refer to bmcc.nsw.gov.au/weeds

✗ Mass clearing, storm damage or hazard reduction

✗ Vegetation from, or in front of, vacant blocks, reserves or non-residential premises

Materials must be placed neatly in front of your property, clear of paths and driveways THE DAY BEFORE YOUR SERVICE DATE.

ChIpPiNg BuLkY WaStE

Council will collect up to 4m3 of… ✔ General household items, furniture, up to two (2)

mattresses, whitegoods, lawnmowers and other large items

✔ Hard plastics, e-waste (computers and televisions) and up to five (5) car tyres

✔ Items that can be safely lifted by two people – you must break larger, heavy items into manageable parts

Council will not collect…

✗ Heavy car parts, large rolls of carpet

✗ Renovation, building or business waste

✗ Glass

✗ Small, loose items including household waste, or items that could fit in your garbage bin

✗ Pallets and milk crates, which should be returned to their owner

✗ Hazardous materials such as petrol, paint, motor oil, car batteries, asbestos, chemicals or gas cylinders. See page 14 for correct disposal

✗ Liquid waste

✗ Recyclables that are accepted in your RECYCLING bin. If they won’t fit, take them to a waste management facility, FREE of charge

✗ Organic material - logs, soil, garden waste

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Before you choose to throw an item away, ask yourself ‘can this be reused?’ See pages 9-10 or visit bmcc.nsw.gov.au/waste for suggestions.

NoT So FaSt…


ReSoUrCe ReCoVeRy & WaStE MaNaGeMeNt FaCiLiTiEs (RrWmF)

Please bring proof of address (driver’s licence or rates notice) to show that you are a

resident of the Blue Mountains every time you use our RRWMF.

Standard fees and charges apply for drop off at the Re-use Shed. Blaxland and Katoomba RRWMF both have a Reuse shed — this is where we turn trash to treasure. Any items too good to dismantle for recycling or send to landfill are given away for free.

View fees and charges at bmcc.nsw.gov.au/wastecharges

MaTeRiAlS AcCePtEd FoR A FeE...

ReUsE sHeD

✔ Mixed waste

✔ Sorted waste including untreated timber and wood waste, clean fill, and roof tiles.

✔ Furniture and other re-usable items in good condition (drop off at the re-use shed)

✔ Car and truck tyres (a limit of five) for recycling

✔ Mattresses

✔ Special waste requiring immediate or supervised burial, such as asbestos – Blaxland RRWMF only. This needs to be booked prior to delivery to the RRWMF. Please phone Council for details on 4780 5000.

ArE YoU A LoCaL?


SaFe TrAnSpOrT■✔ Use appropriate protective clothing

and equipment such as gloves, eye protection and/or filter masks.

■✔ Ensure chemicals are safely and securely packaged for transport.

■✔ Ensure there is appropriate ventilation in your vehicle.

dispose of hazardous waste in your household bins, down the drain

or into the soil! Protect your local environment and drop them off for FREE.

NeVeRFrEe DrOp OfF!

TwO HaNdY LoCaTiOnS Attunga Road BLAXLAND • Woodlands Road KATOOMBA

OPEN 8am to 4.45pm 7 days a week CLOSED Good Friday and Christmas Day

The following materials are accepted FREE for recycling (if separated from other waste):

✔ Household recyclables (see page 5)

✔ Scrap metal such as whitegoods and car bodies

✔ Car batteries*, gas bottles*, fire extinguishers* and engine oil*

✔ Televisions and computers.** Full details at bmcc.nsw.gov.au/ewaste-and-chemicals

All year round at Katoomba RRWMF and during Clean Out events at Blaxland:

✔ Paint* ✔ Other oil*

✔ Smoke detectors* ✔ Household batteries*

✔ Fluoro globes and tubes*

During CLEAN OUT events ONLY: ✔ Acids & Alkalis ✔ Pool chemicals

✔ Paint-related ✔ Pesticides and products herbicides

✔ Poisons ✔ Household cleaners and solvents

✔ Motor fuels ✔ Hobby chemicals and fluids

● CLEAN OUT dates are advertised in advance in the Gazette, in your rates notice, on the BMCC webpage, on our free Waste APP and on Facebook.

● This Clean Out service is for HOUSEHOLDS. A nominal 20L or 20kg limit applies. Chemicals from commercial or industrial premises will NOT be accepted.

*Non residents can bring these items to the Katoomba RRWMF for FREE as part of NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Waste Less Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy. **Non residents can bring these items to Blaxland RRWMF or Katoomba RRWMF.

VISIT bmcc.nsw.gov.au EMAIL [email protected] PHONE 4780 5000 or

GREEN BIN & RECYCLING HOTLINE 1300 769 746 4723 5000 (East from Linden for local call) facebook.com/bluemountainscitycouncil

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