What goes where
Forty everyday things from Abeokuta homes and shops, with the right bin and a short tip for each. Sorting well keeps the crew safe and puts more back into use.
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The five bins
Green 240 litre wheelie bin. Everything that cannot be reused or recycled.
Pure water sachets with water, Nappies, Foam food packs, Crisp and biscuit wrappers, Broken plates and ceramics, Sweepings and dust, Used tissues, Old clothes, torn
Plastic, paper, card and cans. Collected once a week on your recyclables day.
Plastic water bottles, Sachet water nylon, Soft drink cans, Cardboard boxes, Newspapers and magazines, Office paper, Detergent and bleach bottles, Plastic jerrycans, Paint buckets, empty and dry, Egg
Glass, tins and small metal. Collected every other Saturday.
Glass bottles, Glass jars, Tin cans from food, Aerosol cans, empty, Scrap iron and roofing sheets, Aluminium pots
Food scraps and garden waste, turned into compost at the yard.
Food scraps, Yam and plantain peels, Garden cuttings and leaves, Tea and coffee grounds, Bones and shells
Batteries, e-waste, oil, paint, bulky items. Drop at the yard or book a pickup.
Batteries, Phones and chargers, Fluorescent tubes and bulbs, Engine oil, Wet paint and solvents, Medicines and needles, Old fridge or freezer, Mattress, Generator parts, Car tyres
Quick quiz
Five items, five bins. Children usually win this one.
Why it matters
A tonne of clean PET bottles sells to flake makers. The same bottles mixed with food scraps go to the dumpsite. Rinsing takes ten seconds.
Glass and needles in bags cause most injuries on our trucks. The blue crate and the special waste rule exist for the people who lift your bins.
Your recyclables earn buyback credit on twice weekly and family plus plans. Some households cover a month of service each year.
Twice weekly and family plus plans come with a food caddy and glass crate.