South Australia
Where does it go in SA?
The short answer
In South Australia, kerbside lids are red (general), yellow (recycling) and green (organics). E-waste has been banned from landfill since September 2013. Drink containers earn 10c through the South Australian container deposit scheme since 1977. Some SA supermarkets host a soft-plastics bin; check before you drive. Household chemicals: Green Industries SA chemical and paint depots.
Waste rules are state and council law, not national. These are the SA facts that change the answer.
What is different in SA?
Kerbside bins Red or blue lid — generalYellow lid — recyclingGreen lid — organics Three bins state-wide. The general waste lid is red in some South Australian councils and blue in others, which is why Green Industries SA writes it as the red or blue landfill bin. There is no purple glass bin in SA: glass goes in the yellow lid, or to a depot if it carries the 10c refund mark.
E-waste Banned from landfill · September 2013 The ban covers televisions, computers and accessories, whitegoods, large and small appliances, IT and telecommunications equipment, power tools, toys with electronic components and mercury-containing lighting. Source: www.epa.sa.gov.au.
Container refund the South Australian container deposit scheme · 10c Running since 1977. Regulated by the EPA (South Australia), with no single scheme operator. Only containers carrying the approved refund marking and bought in SA are refundable. Wine and spirit bottles, cordial, plain milk, and juice or flavoured milk containers of 1 litre and above are excluded. Containers up to three litres are targeted for inclusion in 2027. Source: www.epa.sa.gov.au.
Soft plastics Check your supermarket Woolworths hosts soft-plastics bins at more than 700 stores nationally, but not in every area.
Household chemicals Green Industries SA chemical and paint depots Free depots in metropolitan Adelaide taking paint, solvents, pool and garden chemicals, batteries, light globes and gas bottles.
Verge collections Council by council Many South Australian councils run hard waste collection, either as a pre-arranged booking or a dedicated collection week. Dates, limits and accepted items come from the council. Batteries and CO2 cylinders are never accepted. Check your council for current dates.
Where does it go in Adelaide?
Twenty things a clear-out turns up. Items marked as varying have a SA-specific page; the rest are the same everywhere.
- Batteries where to recycle batteries Adelaide
- Books, DVDs & CDs where to donate books Adelaide
- Car batteries where to dispose of a car battery australia
- Clothes & textiles where to donate clothes Adelaide
- Coffee pods how to recycle coffee pods australia
- Drink containersSA container deposit SA what can I return
- Electronics & screensSA e-waste disposal Adelaide
- Furniture & mattressesSA mattress disposal Adelaide
- Gas bottles how to dispose of gas bottles australia
- Glasses where to donate old glasses australia
- Kids' toys & gear can you donate a car seat australia
- Kitchenware & glass can you recycle drinking glasses australia
- Medicines & sharps how to dispose of old medication australia
- Mobile phones where to recycle old mobile phones australia
- Paint & chemicalsSA paint disposal Adelaide
- Paperwork & documents how long to keep tax records australia
- Printer cartridges where to recycle printer cartridges australia
- Sentimental things how to declutter sentimental items
- Soft plasticsSA soft plastics recycling SA
- Tyres how to dispose of old tyres australia
Need it gone in Adelaide?
Compare council collection, drop-off, recycling and pickup options.
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Which bins go out this week?
Set your collection day once and the SA bin night tool works out every week after, including which fortnight you're in.