New kitchen baskets

In late 2012 the City of Burnside introduced the very successful 3 Bins and a Basket kerbside service. Since this introduction residents have been highly successful in diverting waste from landfill.

By mid-June 2020 the cumulative total of the reduction in waste-to-landfill volumes achieved in one year was 208 tonnes, the equivalent weight of almost 100 Toyota Landcruisers!

The kitchen basket and green organics bin combo has been a big contributor to this success. Designed to be stored on your kitchen bench, or in the cupboard under the sink, the basket is an easy way for you to collect your kitchen scraps, using compostable bags, and disposing of them in your green lid organics bin.

The organic waste is then used to make organic compost.

Two new baskets have been added to the suite and residents may now choose which bin they would like. All of the baskets are made from 100 per cent recycled plastic.

Burnside Council provides the tools to help you put your kitchen scraps in your green bin. Kitchen organics baskets and compostable bags (150 free bags per household per year) are available at the Civic Centre.

(Click on the 'New kitchen baskets' heading above to see the new look baskets)