Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how the City of Parramatta handles recycling and bulky waste. The council runs a three-bin kerbside service: a red-lid general-waste bin (80L, 140L or 240L) collected weekly, a green-lid food-and-garden organics (FOGO) bin (240L) collected weekly, and a yellow-lid recycling bin (240L) collected fortnightly. Residents who receive a domestic waste service can also book up to four free bulky-waste clean-ups a calendar year. To find your collection day, use the council's bin-collection-day lookup.
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)
- Weekly80L, 140L or 240L bin; your domestic waste charge depends on the size.
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- Fortnightly240L — paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, hard plastics, steel and tin cans. Use the council lookup to find whether you are Area 1 or Area 2.
- Food & garden organics (green lid)
- Weekly240L FOGO bin — food scraps and garden organics collected together each week.
- Bulky / hard waste
- Up to 4 free clean-ups per calendar yearPre-booked (or at scheduled times) through the council's contractor Veolia on 1300 580 811; items must be under 2 m³ and put out only the day before. Fines can apply for unbooked or early dumping.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Free problem-waste collection; batteries to libraries; chemicals at drop-off eventsHousehold batteries can be dropped at council libraries; book a free problem-waste collection, or take car parts, building waste and large glass to a Waste & Recycling Centre.
- Find your bin day
- Use the council's bin collection days lookupEnter your address on the council's bin-collection-days page. See the links below.
The City of Parramatta runs a weekly FOGO (food + garden) green-bin service. Bin frequencies, bin 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.