City of Parramatta Council hard rubbish and bin collection

Your kerbside bins#

• Red lid, general waste

  Three-bin FOGO service (rolled out from November 2024): a red-lid general waste bin (reduced to 80L) collected weekly, a yellow-lid recycling bin (240L) collected fortnightly, and a lime green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin (240L) collected weekly. Food scraps including meat, dairy and bones go in the FOGO bin.

• 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

  Lime green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for all food scraps plus garden waste such as grass, leaves and sticks, composted rather than landfilled.

The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by City of Parramatta 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 City of Parramatta Council#

City of Parramatta 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.

Council waste page

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 City of Parramatta Council is below; City of Parramatta Council publishes the day itself.

Find your collection day

Garden and food organics in City of Parramatta Council#

Lime green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for all food scraps plus garden waste such as grass, leaves and sticks, composted rather than landfilled.

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 City of Parramatta 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

All which-bin answers

Hard rubbish and bin questions#

How does hard rubbish collection work in City of Parramatta Council?

Council offers booked kerbside clean-up collections for large household items that do not fit in the bins. Bookings are made online or by phone.

How do I book a hard rubbish collection with City of Parramatta Council?

Bookings are made by City of Parramatta Council, not by this guide. Book at cityofparramatta.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 City of Parramatta Council area?

Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so City of Parramatta Council is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au.

What bins does City of Parramatta Council collect, and how often?

Three-bin FOGO service (rolled out from November 2024): a red-lid general waste bin (reduced to 80L) collected weekly, a yellow-lid recycling bin (240L) collected fortnightly, and a lime green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin (240L) collected weekly. Food scraps including meat, dairy and bones go in the FOGO bin.

What goes in the City of Parramatta Council green bin?

Lime green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for all food scraps plus garden waste such as grass, leaves and sticks, composted rather than landfilled.

Which postcodes does City of Parramatta Council cover?

City of Parramatta Council services 2150, 2151, 2142, 2116. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.

Postcodes covered#

City of Parramatta Council services 4 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.

2150, 2151, 2142, 2116

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.

Find a tip in New South Wales

More New South Wales councils#

Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.

All New South Wales councils