Council provides waste and recycling facilities; residents order or resize bins via the change bin size request form. Check Council for kerbside clean-up options.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Three-bin service (rolled out 2015): a 240L green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin collected weekly, plus a 140L red-lid garbage bin and a 240L yellow-lid recycling bin collected on alternating fortnights.
- Yellow lid, recycling
Rinsed bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard, placed loose. Check the council page for glass and soft plastics rules in your area.
- Green lid, organics
Green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for all food scraps (including fish, meat, bones, tea-bags, coffee grounds, cooked food) plus garden waste such as prunings, grass clippings, sticks, weeds and flowers.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by AlburyCity Council. See what bin does it go in for the item-by-item answers, and the purple glass bin rollout for where a fourth lid is arriving.
Getting a collection in AlburyCity Council#
AlburyCity Council takes the booking, sets the date and decides what it will lift, so have your address and an item list ready before you start. Most councils cap the volume per booking, and the rule above is the one that applies here.
How booked and scheduled collections differ across the country is covered in hard rubbish collection in Australia.
When your bin goes out#
Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so this guide does not carry per-street dates and will not guess one. The service pattern for AlburyCity Council is below; AlburyCity Council publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in AlburyCity Council#
Green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for all food scraps (including fish, meat, bones, tea-bags, coffee grounds, cooked food) plus garden waste such as prunings, grass clippings, sticks, weeds and flowers.
Whether a green bin takes food scraps as well as garden material depends on the service your council runs. See the FOGO bin explained, and the item pages for food scraps and garden waste.
Quick answers for tricky items#
The short answer for the items households most often get wrong. Each links to the full rule, which AlburyCity Council can still vary locally.
- Mattress - Not a kerbside bin
- Pizza box - Green or red lid
- Batteries - Never any kerbside bin
- Soft plastics - Red lid, unless a program runs
- Garden waste - Green lid
- E-waste - Not a kerbside bin
- Glass - Purple or yellow lid
- Food scraps - Green or red lid
Hard rubbish and bin questions#
- How does hard rubbish collection work in AlburyCity Council?
- Council provides waste and recycling facilities; residents order or resize bins via the change bin size request form. Check Council for kerbside clean-up options.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with AlburyCity Council?
- Bookings are made by AlburyCity Council, not by this guide. Book at alburycity.nsw.gov.au with your address and a list of items ready, because most councils cap the volume per booking.
- When does my bin go out in the AlburyCity Council area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so AlburyCity Council is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at alburycity.nsw.gov.au.
- What bins does AlburyCity Council collect, and how often?
- Three-bin service (rolled out 2015): a 240L green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin collected weekly, plus a 140L red-lid garbage bin and a 240L yellow-lid recycling bin collected on alternating fortnights.
- What goes in the AlburyCity Council green bin?
- Green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for all food scraps (including fish, meat, bones, tea-bags, coffee grounds, cooked food) plus garden waste such as prunings, grass clippings, sticks, weeds and flowers.
- Which postcodes does AlburyCity Council cover?
- AlburyCity Council services 2640, 2641. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
Postcodes covered#
AlburyCity Council services 2 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
2640, 2641
Nearest tips and transfer stations#
Taking a sorted load in yourself is often cheapest. Tip Finder Australia maps every tip and recycling centre in New South Wales with fees and hours.
More New South Wales councils#
Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
Sources#
- AlburyCity Council - official bins and recycling page
- AlburyCity Council waste and recycling - alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.