Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Canada Bay handles recycling, food/garden organics and bulky waste. The city runs a general-waste bin collected weekly and a recycling bin collected fortnightly. A food-organics and garden-organics (FOGO) service — weekly collection of food scraps and garden waste combined — is currently running as a trial in selected apartment buildings in Rhodes and Concord West; the council's 2026–27 Operational Plan and budget flags introducing a wider FOGO service ahead of the NSW Government's 2030 statewide mandate, but a citywide rollout date hasn't been confirmed. To find your exact collection day, use the council's online Collection Calendar tool.
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
- WeeklyCollected on your zone's day. A separate optional garden-organics (green lid) bin is available fortnightly, alternating with the recycling bin — request one from the council.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- FortnightlyPaper, cardboard, glass, hard plastics and metals.
- Food & garden organics (green lid)
- Trial only — weekly, selected Rhodes & Concord West apartment buildingsCombined food-and-garden (FOGO) collection running as a funded trial (NSW EPA grant) in selected multi-unit buildings since 2022–23. The council's 2026–27 budget flags a wider FOGO rollout, but no confirmed citywide date; check the council's Food waste page for the latest status.
- Bulky / hard waste
- 4 free collections per financial yearHouses and small blocks (under 21 units) pre-book online or via the Waste Hotline; larger blocks/estates (21+ units) get 4 collections automatically scheduled. Up to 2 m³ per collection, sorted into separate piles (metals/whitegoods, general items, garden organics, mattresses).
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Free — Community Recycling Centre, 15–17 Regatta Road, Five DockDrive-through, no booking needed. Accepts gas bottles, fire extinguishers, paint, motor/other oils, fluoro globes/tubes, household & car batteries and smoke detectors, in household quantities (max 20L/20kg per container).
- Find your bin day
- Council's Collection Calendar tool (My bin collection)Enter your address, or download the free 'Waste Info' app for reminders. See the links below.
Canada Bay's standard kerbside service is weekly general waste + fortnightly recycling, with garden organics available on request; a combined FOGO (food + garden) service is only running as a trial in parts of Rhodes and Concord West as at 2026, ahead of the NSW-wide 2030 FOGO mandate. Bin frequencies, trial coverage and fees can change — confirm 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.