Find out what waste can be disposed into your red, yellow and green bins.
RED, YELLOW & GREEN BINS
To organise the upgrade, downgrade or order additional bins for your property, please contact Council's Waste Hotline on 1800 805 305.
Find out more about bin sizes and pricing!
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Emptied Weekly80L (residential only), 120L or 240L |
Emptied Fortnightly240L or 360L |
Emptied Fortnightly (eligible areas only)240L |
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For more details on what can be disposed, read our Garbage Bin Fact Sheet | For more details on what can be disposed, read our Recycling Bin Fact Sheet | For more details on what can be disposed, read our Green Waste Bin Fact Sheet |
For Larger Items
Rural and Residential properties paying for a waste service also receive a Twice Yearly Clean Up Collection. To view when your next clean up will be and what zone you are in, please visit our Lookup Your Clean Up Details page.
Waste Service Options
To view the waste service options available for your property and associated fees and charges for 2021/22, please head to our Waste Service Options page.
Waste & Recycling Service Requirements
- Collection times can vary due to changes in schedules.
- Check there are no obstacles which would limit access to your bins by the collection vehicle.
- Ensure that cars are not parked in the turning areas of a cul-de-sac or road on a service day.
- Bins can be placed on the kerb 48 hours before your service and up to 24 hours after the service. After 24 hours, the bins must be removed from the kerb and placed back onto your property.
Contact
For all bin enquiries such as reporting a missed service, damaged bin or for clean-up enquiries, please phone Wollondilly Shire Council's Waste Hotline on 1800 805 305.
Domestic Waste Policy
Contact
Waste Management Officer: (02) 4677 1100
Dwellings and Domestic Premises in Commercial / Industrial Zones
Dwellings and domestic premises in Commercial and Industrial Zones are to be charged for the provision of the Council’s Domestic Waste Management Service whether or not any non-Council waste arrangement exists. Dwellings and domestic premises in these zones that were not provided with Council’s Domestic Waste Management Service as at 1 July 2005 due to the utilisation of a separate non-Council waste service will be exempt from the charge.
Dwellings and Domestic Premises in Rural and Residential Zones
All dwellings and domestic premises in Rural and Residential zones within an area serviced by Council are to be charged for the provision of Council’s Domestic Waste Management Service subject to the following exemptions:
• Where Council is unable to provide the Domestic Waste Management Service to dwelling and domestic premises in the Rural and Residential zones due to site layout characteristics and/or location and an alternative service is approved by Council.
• Existing dwellings, domestic premises and retirement villages in the Rural and Residential zones in streets serviced by Council that are not provided with Council’s Domestic Waste Management Services as at 1 July 2013 due to the utilisation of a separate non-Council waste service.
Garden Organics
The garden organics service will be provided as a core service to residential premises in the Towns and Villages and specified surrounding rural/residential areas with areas of approximately 4,000m². This policy applies to all dwellings and domestic premises.
Requirements
All dwellings, domestic premises and retirement villages in streets serviced by Council are liable for a Domestic Waste Management Charge subject to the following exemptions; i) Rural and Residential Zones Dwellings or domestic premises where Council is unable to provide the Domestic Waste Management Service due to site layout characteristics and/or location and an alternative service is approved by Council. Existing dwellings, domestic premises and retirement villages in streets serviced by Council that are not provided with Council’s Domestic Waste Management Service as at 1 July 2013 due to the utilisation of a separate non-Council waste service. ii) Commercial and Industrial Zones Dwellings or domestic premises that were not provided with Council’s Domestic Waste Management Service on 1 July 2005 due to the utilisation of a separate non-Council waste service.