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Recycle Right in Maroondah
Are you a recycling champion? Take our quiz to test your knowledge!
True or False? Pizza boxes can go in your recycling bin.
True
False
Which plastic items can go in your blue-lidded recycling bin? Select all that apply.
Plastic bag
Shampoo bottle
Plastic sushi fish
Biscuit tray
How can you tell if a plastic can go in your recycling bin or not? Select all that apply.
Do the scrunch test to tell if a plastic is hard or soft
Look for the number in a triangle that you sometimes see on plastic items
Visit Council's recycling collection webpage for more information
Put it in the recycling bin anyway, someone will sort it out
How should batteries be disposed of? Select all that apply.
In the general waste bin
In the recycling bin
At Council's recycling station
At any B-cycle drop off location
True or False? Broken drinking glasses can go in your recycling bin.
True
False
How clean should your recycling items be, before being placed in the recycling bin?
Washed and rinsed - completely spotless
They can be as dirty as you like, doesn't impact the recycling process at all
A small amount of residue is fine, so long as the bottle or container is empty
Can takeaway packaging be recycled?
Yes, shove everything back into the takeaway bag and put it in the recycling bin. Someone will sort it out for you!
It depends. Some things can be recycled and some can't. You need to sort it out first.
Not at all, takeaway packaging goes into the general waste bin.
What should you do with polystyrene? Select all that apply.
Put it in the general waste bin
Put it in the recycling bin
Take it to a specialty recycler
Take it to a Council e-waste and more collection event
Place in an on call hard waste collection
Looking at the images below, which is the best way to place your cardboard into the recycling bin?
Break cardboard into smaller pieces, so it fits nicely into the bin
Just jam it in however it fits!
What do you do with the lids on glass bottles and jars?
Keep all lids on your glass bottles and jars and place together into your blue-lidded recycling bin
Remove all lids from your glass bottles and jars and place in the garbage bin
Remove plastic lids from glass bottles and jars and place them into your blue-lidded recycling bin separately
Keep steel lids on glass bottles and jars, placing into your blue-lidded recycling bin together
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