Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Woollahra Council handles recycling and bulky waste. The council runs a three-bin kerbside service and — unusually — collects all three bins weekly on the same day: a red-lid general-waste bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin, and a green-lid organics bin. The green bin is a combined food-and-garden organics (FOGO) service, marketed as 'Kitchen to Compost', which accepts food scraps as well as garden waste (Woollahra has offered food-organics collection since 2008, well ahead of the NSW-wide FOGO mandate for 2030). Larger items are handled through a scheduled clean-up service tied to your address, and the council also runs a free at-home pick-up for e-waste, batteries and clothing. To find your collection day, use the council's address 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)
- Weekly
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- WeeklyThe council states the green bin is serviced weekly along with your red and yellow bins on the same collection day.
- WeeklyCombined food-and-garden organics ('Kitchen to Compost'): accepts food scraps (including meat, dairy and bread) plus garden clippings. This already meets the NSW FOGO mandate that applies to all households by 2030.
- Bulky / hard waste
- Scheduled clean-up service (set calendar by address)Collections are pre-scheduled to your address rather than booked on demand; up to one ute-load per collection, put out the Sunday night before your scheduled day. A separate paid 'special household goods' pick-up (about $57.80 per item) is available for extra items outside the schedule. Apartment residents should check with their building/strata manager.
- E-waste, batteries & clothing
- Free at-home pick-up (next business day)Book a free kerbside/rear-lane pick-up for old batteries, e-waste, and clothes and accessories.
- Problem waste & drop-off
- No fixed Community Recycling Centre — 'Recycle It Saturday' eventsWoollahra has no standing drop-off centre of its own; it relies on the free at-home pick-up plus periodic 'Recycle It Saturday' drop-off events co-hosted with neighbouring councils.
- Find your bin day
- Council's address lookup / clean-up services mapSee the link below.
Woollahra's green bin is a combined food-and-garden (FOGO) service and, per the council, all three bins are collected weekly on the same day. Bin frequencies, sizes and fees can change — confirm your collection day and current fees on the official sources below.
Sources — check it yourself
- Woollahra Municipal Council — Find your rubbish and scheduled clean-up service dates
- Woollahra Municipal Council — Green Bin (Organics / FOGO) Collection
- Woollahra Municipal Council — Scheduled Clean-Up Service
- Woollahra Municipal Council — Additional Collection Services (e-waste, batteries, clothing)
- Woollahra Municipal Council — Waste and Recycling
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.