Everything that goes into the General Waste bin goes to landfill. You can reduce your general waste by following the waste hierarchy and preferencing the avoidance, reduction, reuse and recycling of waste prior to disposal.
Plastic bags
Polystyrene
Disposable coffee cups and lids
Paper towels and tissues (accepted in your food organics bin in some states)
Receipts
Plastic cutlery and straws
Soft plastic packaging
Contaminated food packaging
Batteries
Clinical waste
Gas cylinders
Sharps
Food waste (accepted in your food organics bin if available)
Recyclables
Paper or cardboard
E-Waste
Hazardous/ Flammable waste
Fluorescent lights
Paint
Disposable Nappies
Cigarette butts
Floor sweepings
Confidential documents
Fast food packaging
Aerosol cans
Oil filters
Oily rags
Disposable gloves
Stationary
Small plastic items including ties, bands and tags
