Five materials you can recycle
The 5 materials you can recycle in your yellow lid bin.
Knowing what items can go in your yellow lid bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.
Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfill which is good for the environment and your community. It also creates jobs and contributes to economic growth.
Let’s get our recycling sorted Queensland.
Keep it loose – don't bag your recycling
Learn why it’s important to keep your recycling loose when it goes in your yellow lid bin.
Make sorting simple
Make bin day effortless and keep recyclables in a separate basket.
Get your plastics sorted
Let's get hard plastics recycling sorted. Put items like milk bottles and yoghurt tubs in your yellow lid bin.
Get your metals sorted
Metals like aerosols, aluminium foil and food tins go in your yellow lid bin.
Get your your paper and cardboard sorted
Make bin day a breeze and get your paper and cardboard.
Get your glass sorted
Get your glass recycling sorted and learn more about the items can go in your yellow lid bin.
Useful links
Links to more information about recycling and waste reduction.