Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Narrabri Shire handles recycling and waste across the town and its villages. Narrabri Shire contracts JR Richards & Sons to run a three-bin kerbside service (garbage, recycling and FOGO) for eligible households, alongside a landfill and two staffed transfer stations for drop-off. To find your exact collection day, use the council's waste pages, the Narrabri Shire Waste App, or call the Waste Hotline.
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)
- Weekly140L (standard) or 240L (upsized) bin. Any non-hazardous waste; residents are encouraged to recycle and use FOGO first.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- Fortnightly240L (standard) or 360L (upsized) bin. Paper, cardboard, steel and aluminium cans, glass bottles/jars, plastic bottles and containers, milk and juice cartons — loose, not bagged.
- FortnightlyFor food scraps, small garden prunings, weeds, grass clippings and thin branches up to 1 metre long. Already running (not just planned) as of 2025–26.
- Bulky / hard waste
- Two free scheduled kerbside collections a year2026 collection weeks: 2–6 March and 24–28 August. Up to 2 cubic metres per household, kerbside pickups only; place items out on the Monday morning of the collection week.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Community Recycling Centre — 73 Dump Road, NarrabriOpen daily 8am–5pm (closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ANZAC Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day). Free drop-off for common household problem wastes (e-waste, batteries, paint, chemicals, sharps).
- Find your bin day
- Narrabri Shire Waste App / Waste Hotline 1300 736 719See the links below; collection days vary by town (e.g. Wee Waa Tuesday, Boggabri/Baan Baa Monday).
Bin colours, frequencies, facility hours and fees can change — confirm your collection day and current fees on the official sources below. The Narrabri Waste Management Facility (landfill), at the Yarrie Lake Road/Dump Road intersection, is free for shire residents; fees apply to non-residents and commercial operators.
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.