Service information
- Houses are provided with a red lid bin, collected fortnightly.
- Apartment buildings are provided with shared bins. Those with five or more units have their garbage collected weekly. Those with four or less have their garbage collected fortnightly but can opt-in for weekly garbage by calling the Customer Service Team on 02 9392 5000 (more info below).
- Rates for waste and recycling services can be found in Council's fees and charges.
- Collection day depends on your address. Enter your address below to find your collection day in our online waste calendar.
- If your garbage bin has been missed, you can lodge a missed bin request online.
What goes and does not go in my garbage bin?
| What goes in my garbage in? | What does not go in my garbage bin? |
|---|---|
| Soft plastics that can be scrunched e.g. bread bags, pasta bags, cling wrap | Food scraps |
| Nappies and wipes | Recyclable products e.g. pizza boxes, and plastic take-away containers |
| Paper towel, serviettes and tissues | Garden organics and soil |
| Take-away coffee cups | Oils and liquids |
| Foil-lined tetra packs e.g. juice poppers, long-life milk | Building materials |
| Bamboo and wooden cutlery | Large items e.g. furniture |
| Polystyrene foam and bubble wrap | Batteries |
| Cat litter, dog poo and pet waste | Electronic devices e.g. phones, computers |
| Vacuum cleaner dust | Paints, solvents and chemicals |
| Broken ceramics, crockery, Pyrex, and mirrors – ensure broken items are wrapped | Syringes |
Red lid bin garbage collection options
Book extra one-off garbage collections when needed
If you don't require regular weekly collections, free one-off collections are an ideal option for you. You can book when you have events or unexpected extra waste.
Upsize your red lid garbage bin to a 240 litre bin (fortnightly collection) at no extra cost
Until June 2027, you can upsize to a larger 240 litre bin for no additional fee, which provides the same total capacity as a standard 120 litre bin collected weekly.
Pay an additional $200 per year to continue weekly red lid garbage bin collection
Available for any bin size and added to your rates.
Apply for weekly red bin collection for $200 per year.
Note: Renters will need property manager/owner approval. Property managers/owners must complete the online request or call Council to lodge the request.
Rates rebates to eligible pensioners
Eligible pensioners may apply for rebates on their rates. You can find more information on how to apply and eligibility criteria below:
Apply for additional support
Support is available for eligible households including fee exemptions for medical needs, families with nappies and pensioners who currently receive a full rebate on their domestic waste charges for living in the Inner West 10 years or more.
To discuss this option further, please contact Customer Service on 02 9392 5000.
Contact our team at rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au for helpful tips and suggestions on reducing general waste in the red lid bin. This team can answer any waste or recycling questions.
Council's A-Z waste guide provides ideas on how a wide range of items can be recycled, reused, donated or sold, instead of being thrown in the red lid bin.
Nappy and sanitary products rebate - Inner West Council will provide a 50% rebate for reusable nappies (up to $150 per household) and for sanitary products (up to $100 per household) purchased after 1 July 2023.
Book a council clean-up for bulky items that cannot be re-used, donated or sold.
If you have a larger household, children in nappies or a medical condition, you may require a larger bin. Upsize to a 240L red lid bin or opt-in for weekly red lid garbage collections.
There will be no additional charge for households requesting a larger red lid bin for 2 years from 20 February 2024. Fees and charges are set annually on a cost recovery basis whereby the charges are determined by the total cost of providing the service and costs recovered of the equivalent amount through domestic waste charges. The fees residents pay for domestic waste updated on 1 July each year following adoption by Council. Council will review and advise the fees and charges for the new financial year.
Did you know that nearly 67% of your red lid waste bin can be recovered, recycled or composted?
44% of the red lid bin can be composted through the green lid bin - food scraps (42%) and garden organics (2%) should go into the green lid FOGO bin. Remember to remove food from packaging.
13% of the red lid bin can be recycled through the yellow lid bin - pizza boxes, aerosol containers, cardboard and paper packaging can be recycled through the yellow lid bin.
Hazardous wastes like household batteries, paints and motor oils should never be placed in household bins. Check out the full list of hazardous wastes that can be dropped off for free at one of our Community Recycling Centres, located at Leichhardt and St Peters.
Check these pages for tips on how to reduce what goes in your red bin:
*Compositional waste audit data from 2023 household audit of houses and apartments prior to introduction of FOGO.
