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City of Mitcham bin and waste guide

What goes in each bin, how hard rubbish works and your green waste service in City of Mitcham, in plain language and verified from the council. Confirm dates and accepted items on the official page before you act.

The bins in City of Mitcham

Your kerbside bins

Red lid, general waste

Three-bin service via East Waste: a blue-lid domestic waste bin collected weekly, a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly, and a green-lid green organics 240L bin collected fortnightly (the green bin is provided by the occupier). Residents get a kitchen caddy and compostable liners for food scraps.

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

Food scraps can be added to the green-lid green organics bin with garden waste; a garden waste drop-off facility is also available.

Hard rubbish

Bulky and hard waste

Hard rubbish is collected by East Waste and taken to Adelaide's SUEZ-ResourceCo alternative fuels facility at Wingfield, which recycles or reuses about 95 per cent of incoming material.

Green waste

Garden and food organics

Food scraps can be added to the green-lid green organics bin with garden waste; a garden waste drop-off facility is also available.

What bin does it go in

Quick answers for tricky items

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Overflow that will not fit the bin

Overflow help in City of Mitcham

If an item will not fit the kerbside bin, or you have missed the City of Mitcham 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.

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  • 1800-GOT-JUNK? Adelaide

    Full-service junk removal with uniformed crews and same-day options.

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  • Cluster Services

    Junk removal with flexible same-day scheduling in many Adelaide suburbs.

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  • 1300 Rubbish

    Home, business, construction and industrial rubbish removal across South Australia.

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  • HandiSkips SA

    Local skip hire and rubbish removal operator servicing Adelaide.

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  • South Adelaide Rubbish Removal

    Locally owned residential and commercial rubbish removal in Adelaide's south.

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Waste guides for City of Mitcham

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 Mitcham used as real examples.

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