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Co-mingled Recycling

Co-mingled Recycling is one of the most versatile services as far as items accepted in the same bin. Most food and beverage containers such as cardboard, plastic bottles, glass jars, aluminium and steel cans are all accepted.

Our Co-mingled Recycling service is a perfect secondary partner to a standard General Waste and also Paper & Cardboard collection service.

Co-mingled Recycling at a Glance

Collection Systems

Co-mingled Recycling is collected in the following systems* which can be adapted to suit your site.

• Rear Lift System
• Front Lift System
• Bulk: Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO)
• Compaction System

  Acceptance Criteria

Office Recycling System

SITA offers complete source seperation and recycling services for offices that maximise resource recovery and recycling rates.

Other source seperation receptacles available for your office recycling system are:

• 60L Multisort bins
• 120L and 240L bins colour coded to Australian Standards for easy waste stream identification
• Under desk and office floor boxes
• Other recycling receptacles for recycling batteries, fluorescent tubes and globes

What happens after we've collected your Co-mingled Containers?

Co-mingled Recycling that is collected by SITA or dropped off at one of our material recycling facilities is screened, decontaminated, sorted and baled into specific material streams.

Most of the sorting is automated however some sorting is done by hand so it is important to exclude unsafe and/or hazardous material from your recyclable items as it can be dangerous to our employees, contaminate other recyclable items or damage our sorting equipment.

Once the items have been sorted and baled into their specific streams, they are then sent to manufacturers for reprocessing into new products. For example old milk bottles are turned into new wheelie bins.

Want to know more?

For enquiries or more information about our Co-mingled Recycling services, contact our Customer Service Centre on 13 13 35 or complete our online customer enquiry form

For businesses looking for a more thorough waste reduction program, SITA's SMARRT Collection System™ can be easily implemented across all business types and sizes, increasing your resource recovery rates, improving your sustainability objectives and reducing your exposure to landfill levy costs.

* Please note that service availability and container sizes may vary across locations.