Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Camden handles recycling and bulky waste. Camden runs a three-bin kerbside service, with both general waste and recycling collected weekly: a red-lid general-waste bin (choose 80L/120L/240L) collected weekly, a yellow-lid recycling bin (240L) collected weekly, and a green-lid garden-organics bin (240L) collected weekly for urban properties. The green bin is garden-organics only (no food/FOGO). To find your collection day, use the council's residential waste bin services page.
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 (red lid)
- WeeklyChoice of 80L, 120L or 240L bin.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- Weekly240L bin — paper, cardboard, glass, hard plastics, steel and tin cans.
- Garden organics (green lid)
- Weekly240L; garden organics only (no food/FOGO). Urban properties only — rural/exempt properties don't receive a green bin.
- Bulky / hard waste
- 3 free pre-booked kerbside cleanups per financial yearSingle service up to 3 m³; a 'double' 6 m³ service counts as 2 of the 3. Extra services for a fee.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Community Recycling Centre — 5 Millwood Avenue, NarellanCouncil Depot; open Sat–Sun 9am–2pm. Smaller recycling stations at the Oran Park admin building and Camden & Narellan libraries.
- Find your bin day
- Enter your address on the council's residential waste bin services pageSee the link below.
Camden's green bin is garden-organics only; a FOGO food-and-garden service is required across NSW by 2030. Bin frequencies 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.