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   * **//If there’s a bin for it, use it!//** Don’t place loose/bagged materials/items in the bin area or out for collection (bagged and loose items [[https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/waste-recycling/book-bulky-waste-pick/4|may be acceptable for fortnightly household waste collection]]).
-  * Food-contaminated items **//should not//** be placed in the yellow-lidded bins.
+  * **Note:** If the lidded bins are full, there are several small round unlidded bins for green waste in the bin area, and a small red-lidded bin and three large yellow-lidded bins under the building – please only use them for their stated purposes.
-  * Soft plastics **//should not//** be placed in the yellow-lidded bins.
+  * Please break down/fold cardboard containers/boxes and squash plastic bottles where possible to maximise space in the bins. Stack similar containers (say, plastic takeaway containers) to maximise space.
+  * Food-contaminated items **//should not//** be placed in the yellow-lidded bins (this includes unrinsed disposable coffee cups and food tins).
+  * Soft plastics **//should not//** be placed in the yellow- or green-lidded bins (including to bag recyclable items or leaf litter)
   * Bulky non-perishable items should, where practicable, be disposed of via the fortnightly household waste collection.
   * Fortnightly green and household waste collections **//must//** be booked on the [[https://cbs.urmgroup.com.au/council/northsydney_council/online/index/booking_details|North Sydney Council website]] by 4pm the day before collection (Sunday).