Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Wollongong handles recycling and bulky waste. Wollongong runs a FOGO service through Wollongong Waste (REMONDIS Harbour Cities): the green bin (food + garden organics) and the red general-waste bin are collected weekly, while the yellow recycling bin is collected fortnightly. To find your collection day, enter your address on the Wollongong Waste website or app.
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
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- FortnightlyPaper, cardboard, hard plastics, glass bottles and jars, steel and tin cans.
- Food & garden organics (green lid)
- WeeklyFOGO — food and garden organics collected together each week.
- Bulky / hard waste
- 2 free on-call cleanups per financial yearBook online (stand-alone homes or complexes of 8 or fewer units) or call 1300 362 360; complexes of 9+ units arrange via their strata/managing body. Book before placing items out — unbooked kerbside dumping is illegal. Up to about 2 m³ per cleanup.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- Free — Community Recycling Centre, Kembla GrangeFree drop-off for paint, oils, batteries, e-waste and excess recycling at the waste depot.
- Find your bin day
- Enter your address at Wollongong WasteOr use the free Wollongong Waste app for bin-day reminders. See the link below.
Unlike some councils that charge per bulky-waste pickup, Wollongong includes two free on-call household cleanups each financial year. Bin frequencies and fees can change — confirm your collection day and current fees on the official Wollongong Waste 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.