Waste & recycling
When your bin goes out, and how Central Darling Shire handles household waste across a shire of more than 53,000 km². Kerbside collection is a single weekly 240-litre general-waste bin, and the day depends on where you live: Wilcannia on Wednesday, Menindee town on Monday and Menindee environs on Tuesday, Ivanhoe town on Monday and Ivanhoe environs on Thursday. Bins must be out by 7.00am with the handle facing away from the road. The council's published bin-collection page and its 2026-27 Fees and Charges list no kerbside recycling bin and no green organics bin. White Cliffs and Sunset Strip are served by their own waste management facilities rather than a kerbside run, and the council's waste depots are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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- 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.
Bin collection at a glance
- General waste (red lid)
- WeeklyOne 240-litre bin, collected weekly. Wilcannia — Wednesday; Menindee town — Monday; Menindee environs — Tuesday; Ivanhoe town — Monday; Ivanhoe environs — Thursday. The service runs every week regardless of public holidays. The 2026-27 Waste Management Service charge is $756 per property for a weekly 240-litre bin; an additional bin is a further $756.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- Not offered as a kerbside serviceThe council's Domestic Waste Collection page describes a single weekly waste bin, and its 2026-27 Fees and Charges lists no kerbside recycling collection or charge. Steel and other scrap can be taken to the council's waste depots — see the fees below.
- Food & garden organics (green lid)
- Not offeredNo FOGO or green-lidded organics service is listed on the council's waste pages or in its 2026-27 Fees and Charges.
- Bulky / hard waste
- No scheduled kerbside collection published — self-haul to a council waste depotCouncil has resolved to discontinue gate fees at its waste management facilities for domestic refuse; business, commercial and industrial waste still attracts disposal fees, as do specific items (see below). Confirm current arrangements with the council on 08 8083 8900.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Council waste depots at Wilcannia, Menindee, Ivanhoe, White Cliffs and Sunset StripThe council does not publish a Community Recycling Centre for household problem waste. Its 2026-27 Fees and Charges sets depot fees for specific items: car bodies $22.10, motorbike/car tyres $11.00, truck/tractor tyres $22.10, animal carcasses $22.10, septic tank contents $43.90, and asbestos (plastic-wrapped and labelled, prior council consent required) $387.00. A replacement wheelie bin is $116 new or $50 second-hand.
- Find your bin day
- Council's Domestic Waste Collection page (collection day listed by town) / 08 8083 8900There is no address lookup tool — the collection day is set by town. See the link below.
Kerbside collection days are set by town rather than by street address. If your bin has not been serviced on the day, the council advises that it was most likely not out by 7.00am — take it in and put it out the following week, or take the rubbish to a council landfill, which are open 24 hours a day. Charges, depot fees and service arrangements change each financial year; confirm against 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.