What goes in each bin, how hard rubbish works and your green waste service in City of Sydney, in plain language and verified from the council. Confirm dates and accepted items on the official page before you act.
Kerbside service with a red-lid general waste bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin, and a green-lid garden organics bin. A separate maroon-lid food scraps recycling bin is being rolled out (collected weekly for houses, twice weekly for apartments), with a plan to reach all households by 2030.
Rinsed bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard, placed loose. Check the council page for glass and soft plastics rules in your area.
Green-lid garden organics bin for garden waste; food scraps are handled through the growing maroon-lid food scraps recycling service rather than the garden bin.
Residents can book free council clean-up collections online for large household items, plus a separate mattress and e-waste recycling service.
Green-lid garden organics bin for garden waste; food scraps are handled through the growing maroon-lid food scraps recycling service rather than the garden bin.
If an item will not fit the kerbside bin, or you have missed the City of Sydney hard rubbish window, a local skip or rubbish removal service can clear it. Leave a mobile and the platform texts you the details.
Local rubbish removal serving Sydney City, Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, North Shore. Listed from a public directory.
Local rubbish removal serving Northern Beaches, Inner West, North Shore, Eastern Suburbs. Listed from a public directory.
Local rubbish removal serving Penrith, Parramatta, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West. Listed from a public directory.
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