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                    Waste signage

                    person using a recycling chute, which has an sign above showing what is accepted
                    City of Melbourne has a range of icons, posters and signage to help residents in residential apartment buildings to recycle correctly.

                    These can be downloaded and printed for free.

                    Food and garden organics signage and education pack for multi-unit developments

                    We currently have a food and garden signage pack available for collection at Melbourne Town Hall. (No appointment necessary. Proof of address will be required.)

                    Packs contain one each of the following signs:

                    Sign
                    ​Description
                    Bin area wall sign

                    ​Bin area wall sign 

                    60x60cm​

                    Communal area wall poster

                    ​Communal area poster 

                    1 x A4 and 1 x A3

                    Available to City of Melbourne apartment building representatives only.

                    Materials to download

                    See below to view a range of posters and signs to download as PDFs and print yourself.

                    Item preview​
                    Description and materials to download
                    Garbage chute poster
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                    Garbage chute poster with words 'take recyclables to recycling area'

                    Download PDF (2.8 MB)
                    Garbage chute poster
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                    Garbage chute poster with words ‘take recyclables to recycling room’

                    Download PDF (3.3 MB)
                    Garbage sign
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                    Poster or sign for above bins or garbage chute

                    Download PDF (2.4 MB)

                    Bin area wall sign
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                    ​Food and garden organics bin area wall sign (to go above the lime green lid bin)

                    Download PDF (2.6 MB)

                    Communal area wall poster
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                    Communal area poster, can be used on bin room door, mail room, lift notices and communal noticeboards

                    Download PDF (774 KB)

                    Sign for elephant's foot chute diverter system
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                    ​Poster for chute diverter system with recycling button on left. Suits 'elephant's foot' diverter systems

                    Download PDF (2.1 MB)


                    Sign for Wastetech chute diverter system
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                    Poster for chute diverter system with recycling button on right. Suits Wastetech diverter systems

                    Download PDF (2.1 MB)

                    No plastic bags sign
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                    '​No plastic bags' sticker for recycling bin lids or fronts

                    Download PDF (802 KB)

                    Recycle right sign
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                    Recycle right sticker or poster

                    Download PDF (1.5 KB)
                    Recycle right sign
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                    ​Recycle Right sticker or poster for building with separate cardboard bin

                    Download PDF (1.6 MB)
                    Recycling sign in English and Mandarin
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                    Sign or poster for buildings with mixed recycling (includes cardboard), in English and Mandarin

                    Download PDF (11.9 MB)
                    Recycling sign in English and Mandarin
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                    Signs or posters for buildings with separate cardboard bin, in English and Mandarin

                    Download PDF (12.8 MB)
                    Remember to recycling sign in Mandarin
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                    ​'Remember to recycle' poster available in different languages

                    Download PDF for each language:

                    Sign for cardboard bin
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                    Sign or poster for cardboard bin – no polystyrene

                    Download PDF (358 KB)
                    Sign for cardboard bin
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                    Sign for cardboard bin – flatten cardboard

                    Download PDF (2.4 MB)
                    Charity goods sign
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                    ​Charity goods sign or poster

                    Download PDF (2.5 MB)

                    Hard waste sign
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                    ​Hard waste sign or poster

                    Download PDF (2.4 MB)
                    Moving out / hard waste poster in English and Chinese
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                    Moving out / hard waste poster in English and Chinese – for buildings with onsite building manager who arranges hard waste collection on behalf of residents

                    Strictly for City of Melbourne only.

                    Download PDF (233 KB)
                    Moving out / hard waste poster in English and Chinese
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                    ​​Moving out / hard waste poster in English and Chinese – for buildings with no onsite building manager. Residents call City of Melbourne to book their own hard waste collection

                    Strictly for City of Melbourne only.

                    Download PDF (944 KB)


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