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Garbage and waste collection days, organising bulky and household item collection, unwanted electronic goods, recycling and food scraps.
Recycle It Saturday
Drop off old electronics, polystyrene, soft plastics, clothes in great condition, x-ray scans and more at Recycle It Saturday.
Our next Recycle It Saturday will be held from 9am to 3pm on Saturday 28 May at Alexandra Canal Depot. Find out more.We can't accept any paint at this Recycle It Saturday. If you have paint to recycle, hold on to it for now. We hope to accept paint again at our drop-off events later in the year.
Waste & recycling services
Find my bin collection dayUse our collection day map and calendar to see when bins are collected.Waste & recycling services
Book a free pick-up for bulky itemsWe’ll collect old furniture, mattresses, whitegoods, electronics and other big household items you no longer need.About 1 weekWaste & recycling services
Order new rubbish, recycling and garden organics binsOur waste services include the collection of rubbish (red lid), recycling (yellow lid) and garden organics (green lid).About 1 weekWaste & recycling services
Recycle at homeLearn about what can go in your yellow lid bin and other ways to recycle household items.FreeWaste & recycling services
Drop off household items for recyclingCity of Sydney residents can drop off clothes in great condition, old electronics, polystyrene, x-ray scans and more at Recycle It Saturday.FreeWaste & recycling services
Book a doorstep recycling collection for tricky household itemsRecycle soft plastics, batteries, polystyrene, clothes, electronics and other tricky items from your doorstep or apartment lobby with a free, contactless RecycleSmart Power Pickup.Waste & recycling services
Recycle garden organicsOur green lid bin is an easy and free way to recycle your grass clippings, prunings and leaves.FreeWaste & recycling services
How to keep your neighbourhood clean and safeEvery day, our street cleaners work hard to sweep our roads, lanes and footpaths. There are ways you can play your part too.Waste & recycling services
Order free bin stickers and signsTo help our residents recycle and dispose of waste correctly, we offer a range of educational material.
Dispose of e-waste and chemicals safely
Waste & recycling services
Recycle electronicsWaste & recycling services
Recycle batteries, mobile phones and light bulbs
Type “recycling help” into our virtual assistant
It can help you find ways to reuse, recycle and safely dispose of your everyday items.
Food scraps recycling trial
We’re running a trial involving the separate collection and recycling of food scraps from residential properties.
Environmental support & funding
Food scraps recycling trialWe’re running an important pilot with residential properties.Waste & recycling services
Prepare for your food scraps recycling collectionEverything you need to know to ensure your contribution is a success.Waste & recycling services
Make food scraps recycling work in your apartment buildingInformation and resources for building managers and building champions. Learn how you can help make the trial work in your building.
City of Sydney News
News
Take your recycling to the next level with a free online masterclassLearn what the numbered triangles on plastics mean and have all your tricky questions answered.21 April 2022News
How to get the most out of your clothesStyle shouldn’t cost the earth: 6 sustainable tips to help your wardrobe, wallet and the world.13 April 2022News
5 single-use plastic items that will be banned in NSW this yearHere’s what businesses can’t supply and what customers should expect.11 April 2022News
How to grow herbs almost anywhereCreate, maintain and nurture a sustainable garden in your backyard, balcony or even benchtop.7 March 2022News
Martin Place sees the arrival of the ice box challenge See how the Aussie building code compares to the passive house standard2 March 2022News
New Green Electricity Guide makes choosing an energy supplier easySwitch to a greener electricity provider. For many of us, it’s the most impactful thing we can do.16 February 2022News
Keeping bikes out of landfillRevolve Recycling want to show that recycling and rehoming old bikes makes sense17 December 2021News
Have yourself a zero-waste ChristmasFrom the tree to the dining table, it’s easy to reduce your festive footprint.18 November 2021News
Sydney communities are negotiating ground-breaking power agreements. They think you can tooLearn how a group of apartment buildings and a local school buy 100% renewable electricity from wind and solar farms.9 November 2021
Report an issue
Report an issue
Report excessive noise from garbage and bottle collectionsConcerns regarding excessive noise from residential waste collection may be directed to us.Report an issue
Report illegal dumpingDumping unwanted material on the footpath is an offence.Waste & recycling services
Report bins left out on the streetThey can create safety hazards, cause littering problems if knocked over and are also more likely to be damaged, stolen or lost.Waste & recycling services
Report a missed waste collectionFind out what to do if we didn’t pick up your bin or booked collection.
