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Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of Sydney Council area

Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.

Recycling

Recycling Container:

Collected in your yellow-lid bin

Collection Frequency:

Weekly

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Aluminium Foil
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes Without a Window
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Envelopes with windows are fine!
  • Please remove lids and food scraps before putting items in your bin.
  • All plastic bottles and containers
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Whitegoods and Large Household Items collection

Recycling Container:

Please place items on your kerb and separate whitegoods and large household items.

Collection Frequency:

We can pick up your unwanted whitegoods, large appliances, rugs, mattresses and furniture from your kerb on Wednesdays. Bookings are essential and taken up to 2pm on Tuesdays. Call 9265 9333.

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Fridges
  • Washing machines & Dryers
  • Ovens
  • BBQs
  • Filing cabinets
  • Heaters and hot water systems
  • Kitchen appliances (Toasters etc)
  • Tables
  • Rugs
  • Mattresses
  • Sofas
  • Chairs
  • Other furniture
  • For all e-waste, use our quarterly drop-off service.

Other information

The following items are NOT collected in your Kerbside Recycling Service(s):

  • Paints and chemicals
  • Motor or cooking oil
  • Excess rubbish
  • Building materials
  • Car parts and batteries
  • Timber, fencing or wooden pallets
  • Carpet or floor tiles
  • Gas bottles

Recycling Tips

Don't throw your pizza boxes in the garbage bin. Pizza boxes are recyclable! A little bit of grease is ok but big chunks of cheese & crusts are not. Just remove any left over pizza first and then place your empty pizza boxes in your yellow-lid recycling bin.

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 9265 9333.