Household waste information

Yellow bin

Co-mingled recycling service is one 140-litre yellow-lid bin collected per week for each property or a 240-litre mobile garbage bin shared among units in apartment blocks.

Ensure glass/plastic/metal containers are clean, dry and empty. Remove lids from bottles and jars, and flatten cardboard boxes. No plastic bags.

Accepted items:

  • glass bottles and jars
  • newspapers
  • Plastic bottles (leave lids on) and jars (remove metal lids)
  • empty pizza boxes
  • milk and juice cartons
  • aluminium cans/steel cans/empty aerosol cans
  • paper and cardboard
  • empty plastic containers.

Items not accepted:

  • batteries
  • clothing/textiles
  • nappies
  • food waste
  • light globes
  • plastic bags/soft plastic
  • polystyrene packaging and meat trays
  • paper towels/tissue
  • crockery/ceramic plates/ovenware
  • timber palings

View recycle right information flyer

Council contracts the waste collection service to URM. To facilitate this service your personal details may be provided to URM who are bound by Council's privacy obligations.

Community Recycling Centre (CRC)

Opening hours: Monday and Tuesday - closed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday - 8am to 4pm Closed on public holidays

Address: 8 Waltham Street, Artarmon
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RecycleSmart

Recycling just got easier! We’ve engaged on-demand collection service RecycleSmart to collect over 250 waste items from your doorstep.

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