Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Lane Cove Council handles recycling and bulky waste. The council runs a kerbside service with a red-lid general-waste bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin and a green-lid garden-organics bin. From 2026 the council is adding a separate weekly food-waste service: from February 2026 stand-alone houses receive a maroon-lid food-waste bin, a kitchen caddy and compostable liners, and weekly food-waste collections begin on 16 March 2026. Townhouses, units and apartments can opt in from 2027. Lane Cove keeps food and garden waste in separate streams — it is not a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) bin — because its garden-organics bin is processed into compost that the council says food scraps would contaminate. To find your collection day, use the council's waste collection calendar.
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)
- Weekly (most areas)Collection day varies by street/zone — confirm yours with the address lookup below.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- FortnightlyAlternates fortnightly with the green garden-organics bin.
- Garden organics (green lid)
- FortnightlyGarden organics only. Lane Cove keeps garden waste separate rather than a combined FOGO bin; a separate weekly food-waste service is being added from 2026.
- Food waste (maroon lid) — new
- Weekly, from March 2026Stand-alone houses receive a maroon-lid bin, kitchen caddy and liners from February 2026; weekly collections start 16 March 2026. Townhouses, units and apartments can opt in from 2027.
- Bulky / hard waste
- 4 free household clean-ups per yearBook a Council Clean-up online or by phone before putting items out; check accepted items and limits on the council's clean-up page.
- Find your bin day
- Council's Waste Collection Calendar (address lookup)See the link below.
Lane Cove keeps garden organics and food waste in separate streams (not a single combined FOGO bin); the NSW-wide food-organics requirement is being met here via a dedicated weekly food-waste bin rolling out from 2026. 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.