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What goes in the
food and garden waste bin?
THE FOOD AND GARDEN WASTE BIN
All Forbes residents receive a WEEKLY Food and Garden Waste Collection Service. There are strict
requirements on what can and can’t be put into the food and garden waste bin.
 Only organic (food and garden) waste should be placed in the food and garden waste bin
 The lid of the bin needs to close completely
 All bins need to be removed from the kerb by residents as soon as possible after emptying
Please note: the Daroobalgie Waste Depot located at Daroobalgie Road, is open to the public for the
disposal of bulk waste such as white goods, electronics, recycling and bulk garden waste.
Cake, pasta
& rice
Dried leaves
& lawn clippings
All diary food
Tea &
coffee
Meat, chicken,
fish & all bones
Cardboard boxes,
newspaper, tissues
Fruit &
& paper towel
vegetable scraps
Fresh leaves, twigs
& prunings
An audit of the red lidded, general waste garbage bins,
undertaken in Forbes in May 2015, showed that on average 60%
of these bins are filled with organic (food and garden) waste each
week, and only 57% of the bin is full. As our population continues
to grow so does the amount of waste we generate. To help save
valuable landfill space and the production of harmful greenhouse
gases, formed as waste breaks down, place all garden and food
waste in the green lidded bin to help divert these materials from
being disposed of at landfill and lost forever.
www.forbes.nsw.gov.au
Waste Hotline 1300 725 415
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What goes in the
food and garden waste bin?
WHAT HAPPENS TO ORGANIC WASTE?
After your organic waste is collected it is taken to Australian
Native Landscape (ANL) located at 755 Browns Creek Road
Blayney, where it is shredded and reprocessed into
composts, mulches, potting mixes and/or soil for
future use. By using the food and garden waste bin
correctly you are not only helping to reduce the
production of methane gas and leachate which are
produced at landfill when waste begins to break
down but are also helping to support a sustainable
waste management system.
www.//anlscape.com.au
DO NOT put these items in the
food and garden waste bin
Building materials
Car batteries,
syringes & medical waste
Rocks & soil
Plastic wrapping,
packets & garbage
Oil, paint & gas bottles
Plastic bags
www.forbes.nsw.gov.au
Recyclables
Waste Hotline 1300 725 415
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