Onslow has an active recycling programme - all classrooms have a recycling bin that is emptied each week according to the year level, as follows:

• Year 9 - Monday
• Staff and admin areas - Tuesday
• Year 10 - Wednesday
• Year 11 - Thursday
• Year 12 & 13 - Friday

Allowable material: PAPER

YES white and coloured paper, magazines, newspapers, notepads, telephone white pages (cover off), envelopes, corrugated cardboard (flattened). Staples, paper clips and hard cover books are OK.

NO plastic covers or binders, lunch wrappings or paper contaminated with food, carbon paper, paper coated with plastic

Allowable material: BOTTLES

YES Glass bottles & jars, Steel and Aluminum cans, Plastic milk, soft drink and juice bottles. (Drink bottles do not have to be rinsed, but should be empty of liquid)

NO Food containers, plastic utensils, broken china or plates, or tetra-pak milk or juice cartons, window or lab glassware

Classroom bin emptied by students 

Students take bin to the Recycling Transfer Station – Red door (with “Recycling Transfer Station” on it) next to Tennis Courts 

If emptying bins during form time the room will be open and monitored by Oscar who is stattioned there each day

 If emptying bins outside of form time students are to collect a key from the office before emptying bins and return the key once they have finished

Students place paper in the large green bin, plastic & glass in the large red bin and flattened cardboard beside the green bin. There is an extra small green bin for any overflow of material.

Main “Wheelie” Bins emptied by AllBrite Industries 

AllBrites will pick up the bins as required 

AllBrites will report back to the school on the type and volume of material thrown into the existing large red metal bin to see if there are other material that we can recycle

A record will be kept and published of quantities of materials recycled and savings on present rubbish disposal