The 3 Bin System is a best-practice system with a fortnightly collection of the red lid landfill bin, instead of weekly. This means nappies could potentially remain in rubbish bins for up to two weeks.
Many Northern Rivers councils and larger metropolitan councils have already introduced a 3 Bin System and have found there are a number of ways to manage the disposal of nappies and controlling smell in the red lid landfill bin:
- Dispose of any solid waste collected in the nappy into the toilet before disposing of the nappy (we understand this is not always possible)
- Wrap dirty nappies tightly in a nappy sack or plastic bag
- Specially designed nappy bins wrap the nappies as they are placed in the bin
- Use smaller bags that can be closed tightly or double wrapped before placing them in the bin. This will reduce the amount of air circulating around the dirty nappies and reduce the smell
- Store the red lid landfill bin in the shade and out of direct sunlight
- Make sure your red landfill bin lid closes properly and there are no cracks on the sides
- You can use general odour removing products, including cat litter and crystals, bicarbonate of soda and others found in hardware stores and supermarkets
- Refer to our Disposing of Nappies and other Hygiene Products (813kB PDF) Sheet.