Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Broken Hill City Council handles recycling and problem waste. Unlike most NSW councils, Broken Hill runs a two-bin kerbside service, not three: a dark-green general-waste bin collected weekly, and a bright-green garden-organics bin collected fortnightly. There is no kerbside recycling (no yellow-lid recycling bin) — recyclables are taken to the council's Waste Management Facility, which operates a drop-off service. (A yellow-lid bin here means an assisted collection for residents who can't move their bin to the kerb, not recycling.) The green bin is garden organics only — the council does not run a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) service (the NSW-wide FOGO mandate is 2030). To find your collection day, use the council's collection-day lookup.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- FOGO
- The green bin that takes food scraps as well as garden waste.
- Bulky / hard waste collection
- Pickup or drop-off for large items that don't fit in your bins.
- Community Recycling Centre (CRC)
- A free drop-off for 'problem' waste like paint, batteries and oils.
- General waste (dark-green bin)
- Weekly
- Garden organics (bright-green bin)
- FortnightlyGarden organics only — no food waste accepted; not a combined FOGO service. NSW mandates FOGO for all households by 2030.
- Kerbside recycling
- None — recycling is drop-offThere is no yellow-lid kerbside recycling bin. Recyclables are taken to the Broken Hill Waste Management Facility, which runs a drop-off service. A yellow-lid bin here means an assisted collection for residents who cannot move their bin to the kerb.
- Problem & hazardous waste
- Waste Management Facility drop-offHousehold hazardous waste (e.g. chemicals, paint, batteries, e-waste) and recyclables are dropped off at the facility; item limits and fees can apply.
- Bulky / hard waste
- Via the Waste Management FacilityConfirm current arrangements, fees and any self-haul or booking requirements on the council's waste pages below.
- Find your bin day
- Council's 'Lookup waste collection days' toolSee the link below.
Broken Hill's kerbside service is two bins (general weekly, garden fortnightly) with no yellow-lid kerbside recycling — recycling is a drop-off service at the Waste Management Facility. The green bin is garden-organics only; a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) service is required across NSW by 2030. Bin frequencies, sizes and fees can change — confirm your collection day and current fees on the official sources below.
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.