Recycling bin

If your bin is missed or damaged, please report it within two working days using the online Report an Issue form or call Hunter Resource Recovery on 1800 838 884.

Extra 240L or 360L recycling services are available for a fee, payable via your property rates. You can order an additional service online or call us on 4921 0333.

Do it online

Your recycling bin is owned by our waste contractor, Hunter Resource Recovery, and must remain at the property if you move house. 

You can organise a recycling service for your new property online or call us on 4921 0333.

Do it online

As our recycling service providers, Hunter Resource Recovery host an A-Z guide on their website. The comprehensive list includes all the items that can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin. They also have a helpful search bar if you need to look-up if a particular item can be recycled. 

What can be recycled?

If unaccepted items, or contamination, are placed in your recycling bin, it may not be emptied. All recycling trucks have on-board cameras and drivers may place a sticker on your bin to advise why it was not emptied. Your recycling bin will be emptied on the next collection day if the contamination has been removed. If your bin is stickered again for contamination, your recycling service may be suspended.

The collected waste from your recycling bin is taken to a Materials Recovery Facility at Gateshead, where it is separated and bundled into different types of materials. These bundles are then taken to another processing facility to be made into new goods.