Kerbside Recycling Services in the Blacktown City Council area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Kerbside Service - Food Organics & Garden Organics (FOGO)
Accepted Materials
All Food Scraps (including meat)
Flowers
Fruit Scraps
Garden Prunings
Grass Clippings
Green Leafy Vegetables
Leaves
Small Branches
Twigs
Vegetable Scraps
Weeds
Recycling Tips
Please put ONLY the allowable items in the recycling bin. In the Blacktown local government area, we collect 83 tonnes of recycling per weekday. All items must be sorted into different types of materials before being re-manufactured into new goods. The 'wrong' items can cause safety hazards for the recycling workers. 'Wrong' items can also damage the machinery used for sorting.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Blacktown City Council - Waste Services on 02 9839 6000.
Kerbside Service - Co-mingled recycling
Accepted Materials
Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)
Aluminium Cans
Aluminium Foil
Cardboard
Egg Cartons
Envelopes With a Window
Envelopes Without a Window
Glass Bottles and Jars
Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Magazines
Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Newspapers
Office Paper
Phone Books
Pizza Boxes (clean)
Soft Drink Cups
Squeezable Containers
Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
Steel Food Cans
Steel Paint Cans (empty)
Other Items
Biscuit trays (plastic or foil)
Bottles & bottle tops
Cake trays (plastic or foil)
Deodorant roll-ons
Detergent bottles
Fruit punnets
Medicine & vitamin bottles
Plastic cutlery & plates
Plastic food trays
Shampoo & conditioner
Bottles
Small plastic plant pots
Take away containers
Washing powder bottles
Yoghurt containers
Advertising materials
Books
Cereal boxes
Deli butchers paper
Gift wrapping paper
Greeting cards
Junk mail
Paper bags & plates
Paper towel rolls
Pizza boxes
Serviettes & table napkins
Tissue boxes
Toilet paper rolls
Washing powder boxes
Recycling Tips
Please put ONLY the allowable items in the recycling bin. In the Blacktown local government area, we collect 83 tonnes of recycling per weekday. All items must be sorted into different types of materials before being re-manufactured into new goods. The 'wrong' items can cause safety hazards for the recycling workers. 'Wrong' items can also damage the machinery used for sorting.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Blacktown City Council - Waste Services on 02 9839 6000.
Kerbside Service - General Waste
Accepted Materials
Coffee Capsules
Coffee Cups
Paper Compostable Packaging
Plastic Compostable Packaging
Soft Drink Cups
Soft Plastics
Recycling Tips
Please put ONLY the allowable items in the recycling bin. In the Blacktown local government area, we collect 83 tonnes of recycling per weekday. All items must be sorted into different types of materials before being re-manufactured into new goods. The 'wrong' items can cause safety hazards for the recycling workers. 'Wrong' items can also damage the machinery used for sorting.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Blacktown City Council - Waste Services on 02 9839 6000.
