Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Byron Shire Council handles recycling and organics. The council runs a three-bin kerbside service: a green-lid organics bin collected weekly, a red-lid general-waste (landfill) bin collected fortnightly, and a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly. Byron's green bin is a combined food-and-garden organics (FOGO) service — food scraps go in the green bin, not the red — which is why the general-waste bin is collected less often. Byron doesn't run an on-call kerbside bulky-waste collection; instead residents get a free annual drop-off at the Byron Resource Recovery Centre and can borrow a free trailer. To find your collection day, use the council's bin collection schedules or the Recycle Coach app.
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.
- WeeklyCombined food-and-garden organics — food scraps, garden waste and soiled paper accepted. NSW mandates FOGO for all households by 2030; Byron already runs it.
- General waste (red lid)
- FortnightlyLandfill bin; collected on alternating weeks with recycling.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- Fortnightly
- Bulky / hard waste
- Free annual drop-off at the Resource Recovery Centre, plus free trailer hireNo on-call kerbside bulky collection. Residents can drop off a set amount of bulky waste / green waste free once a year at the Byron Resource Recovery Centre and can borrow a council trailer. Confirm current entitlements and limits on the council's waste pages.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Byron Resource Recovery Centre & Community Recycling Centre, Myocum115 The Manse Road, Myocum. Free drop-off for e-waste, batteries, paint, chemicals and other problem household waste (item limits apply). Includes a second-hand Re-Market tip shop.
- Find your bin day
- Council bin collection schedules / Recycle Coach app (address lookup)See the link below.
Byron already runs a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) organics service, which NSW is mandating for all households by 2030. Bin frequencies, sizes, drop-off entitlements and fees can change — confirm your collection day and current details 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.