Waste and recycling

Most residents have three bins garbage (Red lid bin), a recycling (Yellow lid bin) and garden waste (Green lid bin). Report a missed collection, request a repair/replacement for a damaged/missing bin or apply for an extra bin.

Residents are entitled to two pre-booked Council clean-ups each financial year. Clean-ups must be booked by an eligible resident (for a house, unit, villa, duplex or townhouse) or by strata or body corporate for large complexes.

FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) is your upcoming waste collection service, due to be introduced in 2026. Find out where we're up to on delivering this service.

Take on our waste reduction challenge. How low can you go?

Find out what go in your domestic bins.

Find your bin collection day and download your waste calendar.

We offer residents of Sutherland Shire a range of free waste wise workshops to help you with better recycling and waste avoidance.

Find out more about requesting or changing a commercial waste service with us.

Residents can claim a rebate up to the value of $50 for the purchase of sanitary products and/or reusable nappies.

We offer residents resources and access to tools to reduce waste like half-price worm farms, compost bins and bokashi bins - join the Compost Revolution!

We are responsible for collecting and managing waste services in Sutherland Shire. Find out more about how and where we process your waste.

Electronic waste is hazardous - we host free electronic waste collections for our residents to safely dispose of problem items.

Chemical waste can pose a serious risk to you and the wider community - find out about our free collections for residents to safely dispose of problem waste.

An A to Z guide on recycling common materials responsibly.

Book a convenient home collection of commonly recycled material with RecycleSmart. This is an on-demand pick up service for clothing, soft plastics and household batteries.

Council is a proud supporter of Garage Sale Trail, the yearly community-led initiative aiming to reduce waste going to landfill.

Residents of D Ward and E Ward are entitled to two vouchers each financial year to clear excess green waste.

Learn about our 12-month trial of public recycling bins, and what you and can't place in them.

Learn about Sutherland Shire Council's waste reduction initiatives - How we're helping residents to reduce waste going to landfill and improving recycling.

Council spends a lot of time cleaning up litter and is working to stop it before it starts. We can all do our part to help keep Sutherland Shire clean and litter-free.

Council waste fleet

We offer a domestic woodchipping service for residents during the daylight saving months each year.

Council is investigating options to build a future Community Recycling Centre (CRC) for residents. These are dedicated drop-off centres for common household problem wastes that can't be collected through your kerbside bins.