You can’t recycle that! - Central Coast Council

A quick guide to some items which can’t be
recycled in your Yellow Lid Bin.

The following items cannot be recycled in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin. Click ‘READ MORE’ to find out why.

Newspapers wrapped in plastic

Any recycling that enters the recycling sorting facility in a plastic bag...

Shredded paper

When paper is shredded it becomes small and stringy and mixes thr...

Plastic buckets, toys & nick nacks

Only plastic bottles and containers can be recycled in the Yellow Lid...

Long life cartons

A long life carton is a cardboard product used to hold liq...

Paper towel & tissue

Paper towels, napkins, and tissues are all paper products; however they are...

Scrap metal

Only metal cans are accepted for recycling in the Yellow Lid Bin...

Butane canisters and gas bottles

These items should not be disposed of in any of your ker...

Plastic bags & wrappers

We have good news! If you would like to recycle your pla...

Disposable paper cups

Due to the many different types and styles of disposable paper cup...

Clothing, shoes, bags & bedding

Clothes, shoes, bags and bedding create problems with the sorting equipment at ...

Meat trays

The main reason we cannot recycle meat trays is due to blo...

Polystyrene

Polystyrene is used to make disposable beverage containers, coolers, meat trays, pac...

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