Purple Lid Bin (Glass)

This will improve diversion of glass waste from landfill and increase resource recovery through cleaner recycling. The purple lid bin’s capacity is 120L, which is our medium sized bin. Please check your own kerbside collection calendar for your next collection date.

For residential properties, the purple bin is a required part of our standard kerbside collection service. For all other non-residential properties, the purple bin is optional and will be available on request. For multi-unit dwellings and lifestyle villages, please contact council if you wish to discuss arrangements for shared bin services. Please see the Kerbside collection exemption section of our website for more information.

What DOES go in the purple lid bin?

• Glass Jars (empty and clean): pasta sauce, jam, condiments etc.
• Glass Bottles (empty and clean): cordial, oil, wine, champagne, beer, spirit etc.
• Lids on glass bottles and jars are accepted. Loose lids are to be placed in the yellow lid (commingled) bin. You do not need to remove labels.

What DOESN’T go in the purple lid bin?

There are glass items that cannot be placed in the purple lid bin (broken or intact). Special types of glass listed below melt at different temperatures and can’t be recycled. These glass items belong in the red lid bin.

• Drinking glassware and crystal glassware
• Mirrors and windows
• Glass bottles containing cigarette butts or lids
• Broken crockery, bakeware or glass storage containers
• Perfume bottles
• Bottle and jar lids and corks NOT attached to the container

All of these items must be placed in your red lid (landfill) bin, except metal lids which can go in the yellow lid bin.