Get ready for red!Rockhampton Region residents with dark green general waste bin lids will soon see their lids retrofitted ...

Households across Middlesbrough are set to receive another wheelie bin for recycling as well as two caddies for food waste. ...

Other bins, including green waste (green lid), recycling (yellow lid) and general waste bins (red lid) will be collected fortnightly on an alternating basis and depending on the council.

THE household wheelie bin will soon wear a smile or a frown following a decision by Mitchell Shire Council to introduce a kerbside bin inspection program.

The red bin is collected every week, whereas the yellow bins is designated for fortnightly pick-up. Originally published as What your bin-lid colour means according to your state More related stories ...