Your waste service
Click on the links below for more information on waste services for houses, apartments and commercial premises.
Waste services for houses
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Description
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Rate code
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Bins
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Frequency of collection
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120L waste bin full Service (standard houses service)
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WstRes120S
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120L Waste, 240L Paper Recycling, 240L Mixed Recycling, 360L Green waste
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Waste and green waste is weekly
Recycling services are fortnightly
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240L waste bin full Service (with larger 240L waste bin)
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WstRes240S
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240L Waste, 240L Paper Recycling, 240L Mixed Recycling, 360L Green waste
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Waste and green waste is weekly
Recycling services are fortnightly
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120L waste bin with recycling service (no green waste bin or collection)
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WstRes120N
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120L Waste, 240L Paper Recycling, 240L Mixed Recycling
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Waste is weekly
Recycling is fortnightly
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240L waste bin with recycling service (no green waste bin or collection)
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WstRes240N
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240L Waste, 240L Paper Recycling, 240L Mixed Recycling
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Waste is weekly
Recycling is fortnightly
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2nd Greenwaste bin 360L
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WstResGrnA
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Per 360L green waste bin
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Weekly
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Additional 120L waste volume increments
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WstRes120A
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Per 120L waste bin
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Weekly
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Waste services for apartments
The waste entitlement per unit property is:
120L of waste per week - provided as 1x240L shared between 2 units or 1x660L shared between 5.5 units.
120L of recycling per week - provided as 1x240L paper shared between 4 units & 1x240L mixed recycling shared between 4 units or 660L bins paper shared between 11 units. Mixed recycling bins are not available in 660L bins.
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Description
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Rate code
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Bins
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Frequency of collection
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Residential Waste Charge Home Unit 120L
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WstRes120U
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Shared 240L or 660L waste and recycling bins (green waste is option for fee)
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Weekly
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Residential Waste Charge Home Unit 240L
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WstRes240U
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240L Waste for individual unit and shared recycling bins (green waste is option for fee)
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Weekly
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Units Optional Green waste bin
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Non Rate
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Per 360Lgreen waste bin (charged separately to property rates)
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Weekly
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Service charges can be viewed on our Waste management service charge page.
Commercial waste services
What goes in which bin?
These lists aren't exhaustive, so contact us if you're not sure what to put in your bins.
Please note: 100kg weight limit applies to all bins.
Do you want to recycle something that is not listed? Try searching www.recyclingnearyou.com.au
Red/grey lid bin - non recyclable household waste
Put it in
Food waste (if you don't compost), plastic bags and wrap, non-recyclable plastic items, packing foam and foam meat trays, nappies, sanitary products, textiles that are not suitable for donation and sawdust (must be bagged)
Leave it out
Batteries any type, e-waste containing batteries, paints and chemicals, soil and rocks, building materials, gas bottles, hot ash, recyclables.
Please don't place batteries in bins. Batteries disposed of in waste and recycling can cause fires in garbage trucks.
Tips
You can drop off chemical waste at our regular Chemical CleanOuts. Check our A-Z waste guide for available recycling programs.
Blue lid bin - paper recycling
Put it in
Newspapers and magazines, office paper and envelopes (including window faced), telephone books, clean cardboard such as egg and milk cartons and clean pizza boxes.
Leave it out
Nappies, food-soiled paper and cardboard, waxed cardboard, plastic bags.
Tips
Flatten, crush or tear up boxes, and ensure you remove plastic wrap from junk mail and newspapers. Plastic bags can be recycled at some supermarkets – check with yours.
Yellow lid bin - mixed recycling
Put it in
Plastic bottles and containers from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry, steel and aluminium cans (including aerosols), empty dry paint tins, glass bottles and jars, foil-lined milk and juice cartons.
Leave it out
Batteries, e-waste containing batteries, window or mirror glass, plastic toys, crockery, porcelain, ceramics, plastic bags and wrap, packing foam, foam food trays, paint tins containing paint.
Please don't place batteries in bins. Batteries disposed of in waste and recycling can cause fires in garbage trucks.
Tips
Rinse out bottles, cans and jars; remove tops and lids from bottles and jars; and flatten containers. Plastic bags and packets can be recycled at some supermarkets – check with yours.
Green lid bin - green waste
Put it in
Leaf litter, grass, weeds, small branches up to 150mm in diameter and 600mm in length, bush and hedge trimmings.
Leave it out
Food scraps, soil, rocks, treated timber, large branches, building materials, plastic, garden tools, flower pots, soiled paper.
Tips
Need help disposing of prunings? Check out our bulk green waste cleanup service. Please note : this service requires pre-booking!
Bin stickers
These stickers for your bin lids make it easy to decide what to put in each bin. You'll need some blank A4 labels to print onto.
Read more on bin collection days and ordering extra bins
Waste information translated
Read more on Council's waste strategy