Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Muswellbrook Shire Council handles recycling and bulky waste. The council runs a three-bin kerbside service: a green-lid FOGO (food organics and garden organics) bin collected weekly, a red-lid general-waste bin collected fortnightly, and a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly. The council moved to a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) service from 1 July 2024, so food scraps can now go in the green bin alongside garden waste. The shire is split into collection zones, each with its own calendar, and the council also runs two scheduled bulky-waste collections a year. To find your collection day, use the council's kerbside waste pages.
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 service; food scraps accepted alongside garden waste since 1 July 2024.
- General waste (red lid)
- Fortnightly
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- FortnightlyGreen and red bins go out one week; green and yellow the next.
- Bulky / hard waste
- 2 scheduled collections per yearRun by collection zone — stack items out on the weekend immediately before your zone's collection. Check the council's bulky-waste page for your zone's dates.
- Problem waste & recycling
- Waste-management facility / drop-offSee the council's Waste and Recycling pages for e-waste, chemicals and other problem-waste options.
- Find your bin day
- Council's Kerbside Waste Collection page (choose your zone)See the link below.
Muswellbrook's green bin is a combined FOGO service (food + garden), collected weekly. Collection days depend on your zone. Bin frequencies, sizes and fees can change — confirm your zone 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.