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Cardboard Recycling

Thanks to Brisbane City Council all cardboard can now live again. In the past, cardboard has not been recyclable but since 1 December 1999 you can help protect our future by putting all cereal and pizza boxes, milk cartons, shoe boxes and all other cardboard and paper items into the yellow lid recycling bin.

The launch of the cardboard recycling program is another example of Council's commitment to environmentally responsible waste management.

It is estimated that over one year about 12,000 tonnes or cardboard and paper will be collected and transported to a Brisbane factory to be recycled into other cardboard and paper products.

That 12,000 tonnes of recycled cardboard and paper could potentially save:

more than 150,000 trees;
more than 4,000 litres of oil;
almost 50,000 cubic metres of landfill;
more than 380 megalitres of water;
almost 50,000 megawatt hours of electricity.

Smart tips for smart recyclers

Remember don't contaminate the load, only put recyclable items in your recycling bin.
Always remove caps and lids and rinse out food and drink bottles and containers before putting them in your recycling bin.
Don't place recyclable items in plastic bags, simply place them loose in your recycling bin.
Break up any large cardboard boxes before putting them into your recycling bin.

Recycling Do's

Recycling Dont's

Cardboard
All paper products
Newspapers
Aluminium and tin cans
Milk and juice cartons
Plastic and glass bottles

China or Crockery
Garden waste
Metal
Wood
Bricks
Food scraps

Bin Dividers

Disorganise your bin! If you live on the Northside, you can now ignore the recycling bin dividers. From December 1, 1999 you won't need to file your recycling into separate sides of the recycling bin. Now your bin can be how it was meant to be - totally disorganised.

Source: Brisbane City Council, for more info log on to BCC website

Recycling Do's	Recycling Dont's
Cardboard All paper products Newspapers Aluminium and tin cans Milk and juice cartons Plastic and glass bottles	China or Crockery Garden waste Metal Wood Bricks Food scraps