We encourage residents to recycle their CLEAN household waste.  Perishable/wet items, dirty plastic food wrapping, babies' nappies, sanitary items, tissues, etc, are not acceptable.  The following items can be recycled.  (Please see further below for recycling facilities close to Tokai): 

• Cardboard (flattened wine boxes, large packing boxes, appliance boxes)
• Paper (some facilities separate into the following categories):
• 'White office'
• Glossy (flyers, magazines)
• General (coloured paper, light card, tin labels, heavily inked paper, egg boxes, till slips, old sandpaper, etc)
• Newspaper
• Plastics (the recycling number can be found on the base of the container in a triangular symbol):
• No 1: Soft drink, juice, water, washing-up bottles
• No 2: Milk, juice, household cleaning, tablet, shampoo containers
• No 5: Yoghurt, ice cream, cottage cheese/dip containers and lid
• Soft: Most plastic and carrier bags, bread packets, etc
• Glass bottles and jars (with lids - these can be sold on to home industries) NOT shattered windscreens or window panes*
• Tins and cans (food, drink, deodorant, hairspray, household cleaning aids) NOT tins containing varnish, paint or thinners*
• Bottle tops and lids (plastic and metal)
• Tin foil and aluminium trays (cake/dessert containers)
• Tetrapacks (Juice and long life milk cartons - cleaned and flattened with the plastic top removed - see above)
• Bread Tags (passed on for the purchase of wheelchairs) 
• Polystyrene/Styrofoam containers
• Batteries
• Ink Cartridges
• Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs)   

IMPORTANT: ALL ITEMS MUST BE CLEAN/RINSED!!  Dirty items attract vermin and insects.  Any containers with old food will be discarded as rubbish and go to the landfill.  Recycling volunteers do not have the time or facilities to wash-up.  Please help them to help us and our environment!

* Shattered glass and tins holding paint,varnish, etc, must be disposed of at Waste Drop-Off Sites (see below)

RECYCLE DURING SPECIFIED TIMES.  Please do not leave recycling outside a recycling facility when it is closed.  This is classified as DUMPING.  Dumping is illegal and a fine can be implemented (see information above).

FACILITIES WHICH ACCEPT MOST (BUT NOT ALL) ITEMS:

Bergvliet Primary School (behind the school in Alphen Way):

                                            Mon,Tue, Thu, Fri: 7am - 2.30pm, Sat: 7am - 1.30pm

CLOSED:                                Wednesdays, Sundays

Constantia Shopping Centre (depot near Exclusive Books end):

                                           Mon-Sat:    8am - 5pm,     Sundays: 8am - 1pm

Waldorf School

Term time:                          Mon-Fri:  7.30am – 3.30pm

School Holidays:                   Mon-Fri:  8am – 3pm

CLOSED:                               Weekends, Public Holidays, Dec/Jan holidays