Waste & recycling
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Bin collection & services
Search your suburb and street to find out your bin collection day. General waste (green/red lid) bins are collected weekly; recycling (yellow lid) bins are collected fortnightly on the same day.
Waste Transfer Stations
Information on waste and recycling locations, accepted items, green waste disposal, free mulch giveaway, fees and charges and Council’s Buy Back Shop.
Know Before You Throw
Wondering what goes in which bin? Well now you can Know Before You Throw. Here you can find easy tips and resources to know more and waste less.
Waste Education
Discover education resources and events available to the public, community groups and schools.
Waste strategy
Council’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Strategy 2018-2027 takes a circular approach to the waste hierarchy with the aim of keeping waste materials at their highest value in the economy for as long as possible, rather than being seen as having no value and buried in landfill.
What happens to my waste?
Help look after our region - the less waste we send to landfill the cleaner and greener our environment remains.
Last Updated: 10 September 2024
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