4. Green Bin
See if you can spot the things in the picture below that can go in your green bin.
Hint: Remember your green bin is for organics, which is anything that comes from a plant or animal that can breakdown naturally in the environment
Well done! All your organic garden waste, including weeds, leaves, grass clippings, dead flowers, small sticks and twigs can go into your green bin to be sent off for composting.
Now let’s take a look at your food waste.
What food scraps can go in your kitchen tidy bin?
That’s simple – everything other than oyster shells.
Just remember: No plastic packaging, sticky tape, or labels.
Avoiding or reducing food waste is the best option but anything left over can go in your kitchen tidy bin which can then get emptied into your green bin.
What green bags can I use for my food waste?
ONLY cornstarch bags with Council logo
Check your knowledge!
The best option is to reduce your food waste in the first place!
Remember: no plastic bags or non-organic containers
You can place your garden waste straight into your green bin without bagging or containing it. Your food waste can also go into your green bin loosely, or you can use Council’s free cornstarch bags (look for the Council logo to make sure they’re the right bags) . Please do not place plastic bags, containers, or other non-organic items into your green bin as this creates contamination.
Green Bin Find-a-Word
Can you find the items that go in the green bin?
Don’t feel like a word search? That’s fine! You can move straight to the next lesson.
Ok, let’s take a look at what can go in your yellow bin. Click “next” to continue
