Your YELLOW lidded bin is your recycling bin and the RED lidded bin is for general household waste.

For a list of what can and can’t be recycled check out this list A-Z Recycling and this list Kerbside-Recycling-dos-and-donts AUG2019

For information on where your waste goes check out this FAQ Where does my recycling Go? FAQ

To find out when your recycling and waste collections are please check out the calendars;

Recycling calendar 2023

General waste  2023

There is a tip shop at both the St Marys and St Helens Tip Shops who take donations which are then sold to raise funds for the St Helens Hospital Auxiliary.

You can find their open hours on their Facebook page here:

For more information on Recycling, check out the Fact Sheets below:

Where Does my Recycling Go?

40 ways to Reduce waste at Home 

What is Landfill?

There are six Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) in our area located in:

• St Helens (includes recycling) OPEN 10am – 4pm every day -(CLOSED Good Friday and Christmas Day)
• Scamander (includes recycling) OPEN 10am – 4pm Tuesday and Thursday and 2pm – 5pm Sunday
• St Marys (includes recycling) OPEN 10am – 4pm Tuesday and Thursday and 2pm – 5pm Sunday
• Ansons Bay OPEN 12pm – 4pm Wednesday, 10am – 4pm Sunday  and 12pm – 4pm on Monday long weekends
• Fingal OPEN 10am – 4pm Tuesday and Thursday and 2pm – 5pm Sunday
• Pyengana OPEN 9am – 12pm Wednesday and 2pm-5pm Sunday

For a map of locations please click here.

Please click here for a list of  Fees & Charges Schedule

The following is a list of what is and is not accepted at our Waste Transfer Stations (WTS)