Council runs a Clean Up / hard rubbish collection service for whitegoods and other bulky items; booking and presentation details are in the Waste and Recycling Guide. Community Recycling Centre at 5 Millwood Avenue, Narellan takes cardboard and polystyrene free.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Three-bin service: a red-lid garbage bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin, and a green-lid garden organics bin. Food scraps currently go in the red bin (no combined food service yet), ahead of the NSW 2030 FOGO mandate.
- 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 garden organics bin for grass clippings, prunings and other garden vegetation. Council also promotes home composting.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by Camden 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 Camden Council#
Camden 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 Camden Council is below; Camden Council publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in Camden Council#
Green-lid garden organics bin for grass clippings, prunings and other garden vegetation. Council also promotes home composting.
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 Camden 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 Camden Council?
- Council runs a Clean Up / hard rubbish collection service for whitegoods and other bulky items; booking and presentation details are in the Waste and Recycling Guide. Community Recycling Centre at 5 Millwood Avenue, Narellan takes cardboard and polystyrene free.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with Camden Council?
- Bookings are made by Camden Council, not by this guide. Book at camden.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 Camden Council area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so Camden Council is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at camden.nsw.gov.au.
- What bins does Camden Council collect, and how often?
- Three-bin service: a red-lid garbage bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin, and a green-lid garden organics bin. Food scraps currently go in the red bin (no combined food service yet), ahead of the NSW 2030 FOGO mandate.
- What goes in the Camden Council green bin?
- Green-lid garden organics bin for grass clippings, prunings and other garden vegetation. Council also promotes home composting.
- Which postcodes does Camden Council cover?
- Camden Council services 2570, 2567, 2179. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
Postcodes covered#
Camden Council services 3 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
2570, 2567, 2179
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#
- Camden Council - official bins and recycling page
- Camden Council waste and recycling - camden.nsw.gov.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.