Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Parkes Shire Council handles recycling and organics. The council runs a three-bin kerbside service to recover more recyclables and organic material — a general-waste bin, a recycling bin and a garden-organics bin. To find your collection day, use the council's Waste Collection Days and Bins page. Households also get an annual free kerbside bulky-waste clean-up, and the Parkes Waste Facility takes drop-offs and problem waste.
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.
- Kerbside service
- Three-bin system (general waste, recycling, organics)Confirm your bin colours, sizes and collection frequency using the council's Waste Collection Days and Bins page below.
- Garden / food organics
- Green organics binNSW mandates a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) service for all households by 2030; confirm what your green bin currently accepts on the council's waste page.
- Bulky / hard waste
- Annual free kerbside bulky-waste clean-upOne free scheduled clean-up per year for residential properties on a council waste service (2026 collection ran 15–26 June). Tyres are not accepted. Details and the acceptable-items list are on the council's website or via the Waste Hotline 1300 725 415.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Parkes Waste FacilityDrop-off point for household waste, recycling and problem waste; check accepted items, gate fees and opening hours on the council's waste page.
- Find your bin day
- Council's Waste Collection Days and Bins pageSee the link below.
NSW requires all households to have a food-and-garden organics (FOGO) service by 2030. Bin frequencies, sizes and fees can change — confirm your collection day and current arrangements on the official sources below. The Waste Hotline is 1300 725 415.
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.