Waste & recycling
When your bins go out, and how Yass Valley Council handles recycling and bulky waste. The council runs a two-bin kerbside service: a red-lid general-waste bin collected weekly and a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly. There is currently no kerbside garden-organics or food-and-garden (FOGO) bin in Yass Valley — the NSW-wide FOGO mandate is 2030, and the council has said it will review options subject to feasibility and affordability. There is no scheduled kerbside bulky-waste pickup; instead each rateable property receives two annual waste vouchers (about 600 kg of domestic or green waste free per year) for use at council transfer stations. To find your collection day, use the council's waste calendar.
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)
- Fortnightly
- Garden / food organics (green lid)
- No kerbside organics bin currently offeredYass Valley has no garden-organics or combined food-and-garden (FOGO) kerbside bin at present; green waste can be taken to a transfer station. NSW mandates FOGO for all households by 2030.
- Bulky / hard waste
- No scheduled kerbside pickup — use transfer stationsEach rateable property receives two annual waste vouchers (about 600 kg of domestic or green waste free per year) for use at council transfer stations.
- Transfer stations & problem waste
- Yass and Murrumbateman transfer stationsDrop-off for household and green waste (fees apply beyond the free vouchers, updated 1 July 2025). Confirm accepted problem-waste items and hours on the council's Transfer Stations page.
- Find your bin day
- Council's Kerbside Collections page (waste calendar)See the link below.
Yass Valley runs a two-bin service with no kerbside garden-organics/FOGO bin at present; a combined food-and-garden service is required across NSW by 2030. Bin frequencies, fees and voucher entitlements 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.