Red bin
The standard general waste service is one 80-litre red-lid bin collected per week for each residential premises and one 240-litre bin per three units in a shared complex.
- If you’re a new owner, confirm your new waste charges correspond with the bin you're using in your new home by reviewing your rates notice.
- There is a strict limit to the number of waste bins or wheelie bins that each property is entitled to have emptied.
- Cardboard boxes, rubbish bags or any other waste receptacles other than the approved bin for a house or unit will not be emptied.
- Any bin that is in a condition likely to cause injury will not be emptied.
- We recommend you number your waste bins clearly to avoid a charge for someone else's extra garbage.
- For excess waste bins, purchase bins from recommended bin wholesalers, such as Environmental Bin Sales, Sulo or Mastec.
- Properties with a waste compactor are entitled to 40-litre waste per unit. A waste compactor halves the amount of waste generated by a ratio of 2:1, therefore a 40-litre capacity applies.
Accepted items:
- food waste
- polystyrene
- plastic bags / soft plastics
- nappies
- broken crockery / cups
- textiles
Items not accepted:
- e-waste
- batteries and light globes
- oil, paint and chemicals
- gas bottles and fire extinguishers
- syringes
- building materials and concrete
Council contracts waste collection services to URM. To facilitate this service your personal details may be provided to URM, who are bound by Council's privacy obligations.