Three-bin FOGO service with two options: a 'sustainable' service with weekly green FOGO collection and fortnightly yellow recycling and red landfill bins, or an 'old' service with weekly red landfill and fortnightly green and yellow bins. The green-lid FOGO bin takes food and garden organics and compostable packaging; households get one kitchen caddy.
City of Holdfast Bay bin and waste guide
What goes in each bin, how hard rubbish works and your green waste service in City of Holdfast Bay, in plain language and verified from the council. Confirm dates and accepted items on the official page before you act.
Your kerbside bins
Rinsed bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard, placed loose. Check the council page for glass and soft plastics rules in your area.
The green-lid FOGO bin takes food organics and garden organics together, with very few items now needing the red landfill bin.
Bulky and hard waste
Each rateable household is entitled to one free hard rubbish collection per year.
Garden and food organics
The green-lid FOGO bin takes food organics and garden organics together, with very few items now needing the red landfill bin.
Quick answers for tricky items
Overflow help in City of Holdfast Bay
If an item will not fit the kerbside bin, or you have missed the City of Holdfast Bay hard rubbish window, a local skip or rubbish removal service can clear it. Leave a mobile and the platform texts you the details.
Rubbish Remedy
Same-day and next-day rubbish removal across Adelaide and regional SA.
1800-GOT-JUNK? Adelaide
Full-service junk removal with uniformed crews and same-day options.
Cluster Services
Junk removal with flexible same-day scheduling in many Adelaide suburbs.
1300 Rubbish
Home, business, construction and industrial rubbish removal across South Australia.
HandiSkips SA
Local skip hire and rubbish removal operator servicing Adelaide.
South Adelaide Rubbish Removal
Locally owned residential and commercial rubbish removal in Adelaide's south.
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Waste guides for City of Holdfast Bay
How hard rubbish works, what FOGO takes, the purple glass rollout and how to cut your waste costs, with South Australia councils like City of Holdfast Bay used as real examples.
- Which bin master guide
What bin does it go in? The complete Australian guide
The colour code, the tricky items, and the one rule that beats wishcycling.
Read guide - Hard rubbish explained
How council hard rubbish collection works in Australia
Booked versus scheduled, what is accepted, and the overflow options when you miss the window.
Read guide - FOGO guide
FOGO explained: what the food and garden organics bin is for
Food scraps in the green bin: what goes in, and which real councils run it.
Read guide - Purple glass bin
The purple glass bin rollout: what changes and when
The four bin transition, why glass is split out, and which councils already have purple.
Read guide - Save on waste
How to cut your household waste costs
Free council allowances, bin right sizing, tip runs and shared skips, without the guesswork.
Read guide
Nearest tips and transfer stations
Taking a sorted load in yourself is often cheapest. Tip Finder Australia maps every tip and recycling centre in South Australia with fees and hours.
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Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
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