Each household gets two free hard waste services each financial year; items can be collected from the kerb or a voucher used to drop them at one of two local Resource Recovery Stations.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) runs a weekly general waste collection, a fortnightly 240L recycling collection, and a fortnightly food and garden organics (FOGO) collection on alternate weeks to recycling. Households receive a free kitchen caddy.
- 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
The FOGO bin accepts garden and kitchen organics including scraps, prunings, weeds, grass clippings, leaves and flowers, collected fortnightly on the alternate week to recycling.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by City of Salisbury. 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 Salisbury#
City of Salisbury 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 City of Salisbury is below; City of Salisbury publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in City of Salisbury#
The FOGO bin accepts garden and kitchen organics including scraps, prunings, weeds, grass clippings, leaves and flowers, collected fortnightly on the alternate week to recycling.
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 Salisbury 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 City of Salisbury?
- Each household gets two free hard waste services each financial year; items can be collected from the kerb or a voucher used to drop them at one of two local Resource Recovery Stations.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with City of Salisbury?
- Bookings are made by City of Salisbury, not by this guide. Book at salisbury.sa.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 Salisbury area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so City of Salisbury is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at salisbury.sa.gov.au.
- What bins does City of Salisbury collect, and how often?
- The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) runs a weekly general waste collection, a fortnightly 240L recycling collection, and a fortnightly food and garden organics (FOGO) collection on alternate weeks to recycling. Households receive a free kitchen caddy.
- What goes in the City of Salisbury green bin?
- The FOGO bin accepts garden and kitchen organics including scraps, prunings, weeds, grass clippings, leaves and flowers, collected fortnightly on the alternate week to recycling.
- Which postcodes does City of Salisbury cover?
- City of Salisbury services 5106, 5107, 5108, 5109, 5110, 5112, 5113. 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 Salisbury services 7 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
5106, 5107, 5108, 5109, 5110, 5112, 5113
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.
More South Australia councils#
Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
Sources#
- City of Salisbury - official bins and recycling page
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-08.