What Christmas left behind
From shiny wrapping paper to real and old plastic trees, avoid waste with our expert tips on tidying up after the festive season.
Waste & recycling services
Garbage and waste collection days, organising bulky and household item collection, unwanted electronic goods, recycling and food scraps.
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 can collect your old furniture, mattresses, whitegoods, e-waste and more.About 1 week · FreeWaste & 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
Drop off household items for recyclingCity of Sydney residents can drop off their old and unwanted household items free at Recycle It Saturday.FreeWaste & recycling services
Recycle household wasteWe provide all households with a mixed recycling bin with a yellow lid for accepted recyclable item that are collectedFreeWaste & 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
Food scraps recycling trial
We’re running a trial involving the separate collection and recycling of food scraps from residential properties. The trial started July 2019 and currently involves 1,037 houses and 99 apartment buildings across the city, comprising more than 8,700 households.
City of Sydney News
News
Top 5 ways to dispose of your old techIt’s easier than ever to recycle electronics.22 December 2020News
Recycle tricky stuff from your doorstep with RecycleSmartWe’re partnering with RecycleSmart to make it easier for you to recycle items that can’t go in the yellow lid recycling bin.7 December 2020News
Drop off your old clothes, electronics, polystyrene, soft plastics and moreGive these items a new lease of life at Recycle It Saturday on Saturday 5 December.26 November 2020News
Have your say on the future of Sydney City FarmLet us know why the site matters to you and share your ideas on its future growth25 November 2020News
Recycle your old batteries, mobile phones, light bulbs and soft plasticsTo celebrate National Recycling Week, we’ve partnered with Mirvac to offer pop-up recycling stations for items that don’t belong in your household bin.28 October 2020News
5 recycling items that can stump Sydneysiders Dispose of your unwanted goods responsibly. These are some trickier items that residents need help with.23 October 2020News
Sydney green thumbs show us 6 diverse community gardensThese shared spaces across the city are doing more than providing organic crops. They’re growing community connections too.19 October 2020News
Explain it quickly: How to go renewable without rooftop solarEven if you’re renting, you can go 100% renewable. Learn about GreenPower and power purchase agreements.3 September 2020News
How to switch to renewable energy if you rentIt’s faster and easier than you think. Learn about GreenPower.3 September 2020
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.
