Your bins
The City of Tea Tree Gully provides every household with a red-lid general waste bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin and a green-lid organics bin.
Knowing what items go in which bin is the first step towards reducing the amount of waste being sent to landfill.
Red-lid general waste bin
Your red-lid general waste bin is collected weekly.
The following items can be put in this bin:
- General household waste
- Disposable nappies
- Ceramic, china and pottery
- Styrofoam and polystyrene
- Overproof glass
- Drinking glasses
- Light bulbs and mirrors
- Clothing that cannot be donated or reused
- Disposable and single use coffee cups
For a complete list of what goes in your red-lid general waste bin, visit whichbin.sa.gov.au
Download our waste and recycling guide(PDF, 727KB)
Yellow-lid recycling bin
Your yellow-lid recycling bin is collected fortnightly on the alternate week to your green-lid organics bin.
The following items can be put in this bin:
- Paper, magazines, newspaper and junk mail
- All types of cardboard, including egg cartons, greeting cards
- Rigid plastic bottles and containers - rinsed and lids off
- Paperboard juice and milk cartons - rinsed and flattened
- Glass bottles and jars - rinsed and lids off
- Steel and aluminium cans, foil and trays
- Empty aerosol cans
- Metal pots and pans
- Plastic toys
- Plastic and metal lids contained within a larger container made from the same material.
For a complete list of what goes in yellow-lid recycling bin, visit whichbin.sa.gov.au
Download our waste and recycling guide(PDF, 727KB)
Green-lid organics bin
Your green organics bin is collected fortnightly on the alternate week to your yellow-lid recycling bin.
If you do not have a green organics bin, Council now supplies green organics bins free of charge to City of Tea Tree Gully residents. To request a green organics bin complete the green organics bin request form
The following items can be put in this bin:
- All food scraps including fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood and egg shells
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Tissues, paper towel and serviettes
- Shredded paper and cardboard
- Pizza boxes with food stuck on
- Nail clippings and hair
- Pet waste - loose or wrapped in newspaper
- Garden waste such as lawn clippings, small branches, leaves, weeds and flowers
For a complete list of what goes in your green organics bin, visit whichbin.sa.gov.au
Download our waste and recycling guide(PDF, 727KB)
Request an extra bin
Request an extra general waste, recycling and green organic bin and collection service or download a print application(PDF, 98KB)
Fees are payable for an extra bin and collection service. Fee includes one-off cost of the bin hire as well as a yearly collection fee. In some cases, no charge may apply.
Report a stolen or damaged bin
Report a damaged bin or contact Solo Resource Recovery on 8159 5090
Report a stolen bin or contact Solo Resource Recovery on 8159 5090
Report a Council bin that needs emptying
Report a bin on Council property that needs emptying or call us on 8397 7444
Waste and rubbish - report it or request it