Kerbside Collection Services
Council operates a fortnightly kerbside collection service for General Waste (Landfill), Recycling and FOGO. To view your collection calendar, click on the links below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Residents must place Council approved bins only at the kerbside for collection. Recycling and FOGO bins are supplied by Council and must not be modified or tampered with. Waste bins are supplied by the property owner/resident and must be in sound condition for collection. For detailed information regarding each service, including for additional, damaged or lost bins, contact NWRRR.
Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Bin
You can put food and organic garden waste in your FOGO bin.
Food waste includes:
- All vegetable peelings
- All fruit scraps (including citrus)
- Cooked food, leftovers and spoiled food (removed from packaging)
- Meat and bones (raw or cooked)
- Seafood waste
- Dairy: milk, cheese, yoghurt etc
- Bread, cakes, pasta & rice
- Eggs and eggshells
- Loose tea leaves & coffee grounds
- Food soiled pizza boxes or paper bags
Garden waste includes:
- Lawn clippings
- Leaves
- All weeds – including noxious weeds
- Veggie patch waste
- Small branches
- Wood chippings (untreated)
You can also put newspaper, paper towel and shredded paper in the FOGO bin
PLEASE DO NOT put any:
- Biodegradable or compostable liners, containers, plastics or nappies
- Pet waste and kitty litter
- Dead animals or road kill
- Tea bags or coffee bags/filters
- Fireplace ash (put this on your garden instead to enrich the soil!)
- Plastics, plastic bags, biodegradable plastics
- Cling wrap
- Glass
- Tins and cans
- Foil
- Tetrapaks – like milk cartons
- Nappies or wipes
- Treated timber
- Gravel
- Rocks or building material
Tip: Make sure to separate food waste from containers so only food and garden waste goes in FOGO. If the container is recyclable, then give it a rinse and it can go into the recycling bin.
Recycling Bin
Use this bin for recyclable common household items and make sure to leave them loose (don’t put your items in bin bags).
- Paper & Cardboard (ensure cardboard boxes are flattened and placed loosely in the bin)
- Steel & Tin Cans
- Aluminium Cans, Trays & Clean cooking Foil (rolled up into tennis ball size ball)
- Hard Plastic Containers (including lids) such as butter or ice cream containers
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Milk & Juice Cartons – these are non-foil lined tetra packs which hold fresh produce and are generally found in the fridge at supermarkets
- Plastic meat trays
- Batteries
- Flares
- Soft plastics
- Polystyrene foam
- Foil-lined cartons
- Composite packaging
- Food bags like chip packets and dog food bags
- Mixed materials
- Ceramics and porcelain
- Glass other than bottles and jars
- Metal coat hangers
- Metal waste
- E-waste
Landfill Bin
Use this bin for all waste that cannot be recycled, reused or diverted.
- Soft plastics, plastic bags and biodegradable bags
- Disposable nappies and wipes
- Personal hygiene products
- Takeaway coffee cups
- Foil-lined tetra packs – these are long life cartons and are generally found on shelves in supermarkets
- Pet waste and kitty litter
- Medical waste (if not collected/exchangeable at your local council or pharmacy)
- Polystyrene foam
- Batteries
- E-waste including all electronic or battery powered devices
- Light globes
- Flares
- Food scraps
- Recyclable items
- Garden organics and soil
- Paints
- Chemicals
Never put these in your kerbside bins
There are some items that can’t go in any of your kerbside bins – recycle these for free at your local waste transfer station.
These include:
- Batteries
- Light globes
- Paint
- Steel posts
- Flares
- E-waste
For any large, bulky items of waste contact council to help find the best solution.