Recycling Qld – let’s get it sorted

Get your plastics sorted

Let's get your hard plastics sorted ✅ Put milk bottles and yoghurt tubs in your yellow lid bin to be recycled.

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Meet Michael and his son Jeremy Williams. They’re on the bulk. So far this week they’ve used six litres of milk and a whole tub of ice cream. They’re huge and huge on recycling hard plastics. Let’s get it sorted.

Hard plastics can be recycled into new products, such as garden furniture, piping, and decking.

Many items are recyclable but not all of them belong in the yellow lid bin. Check with your local council or visit Recycle Mate to find an alternative location for recyclables that don’t belong in your kerbside yellow lid bin.

Let’s get it sorted.

Do go in your yellow lid bin

  • milk bottles
  • butter, yoghurt and ice cream tubs
  • skin care and shampoo bottles
  • cleaning, detergent and soap bottles
  • soft drink and juice bottles.*

Don’t go in your yellow lid bin

  • plastic toys
  • soft plastics including plastic bags or plastic packaging.

* Remember eligible containers can be returned to Containers for Change for a 10 cent refund.

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Are shampoo bottles recyclable?

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They are recyclable in your yellow lid bin.

In this guide:

  1. Keep it loose – don't bag your recycling
  2. Get your plastics sorted
  3. Get your metals sorted
  4. Make sorting your recycling simple
  5. Get your glass sorted
  6. Get your paper and cardboard sorted
  7. The top five materials – dos and don’ts
  8. Recycling facts and myths
  9. Useful links

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