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Garden Organics

garden organicsThe City of Sydney collects garden organics in your lime green lid bin every Wednesday fortnight.

Instead of going to landfill, your garden organics are made into mulch, soil conditioners and composts.

Order a green-lid bin on 9265 9333.

If you live in an apartment, ask your building manager or caretaker to call.

Collection days

Garden organics bins are collected on alternating Wednesdays from City North and City South.

CITY NORTH takes in: Broadway,Camperdown, CBD Sydney, Chippendale, Darling Harbour, Darlinghurst, Dawes Point, Elizabeth Bay, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Millers Point, Potts Point, Pyrmont, Rushcutters Bay, Surry Hills (north of Campbell St), The Rocks, Ultimo and Woolloomooloo.

CITY SOUTH is: Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Darlinghurst (South of Campbell St and south of oxford St), Centennial Park, Darlington, Erskineville, Eveleigh, Moore Park, Newtown, Paddington, Redfern, Rosebery, St Peters, Surry Hills (south of Campbell St), Waterloo and Zetland.

Download a collection date calendar below or, if you still aren’t sure which area you fall under, call us to check.

We can collect

  • small branches
  • leaves and grass clippings
  • tree and shrub prunings
  • plants and flowers
  • weeds

We can’t collect

  • food scraps
  • compostable and biodegradable packaging and containers
  • compostable nappies
  • tree stumps and branches thicker than 10cm*
  • soil, rock or building materials
  • plant pots or garden equipment
  • non-bundled material outside of your bin

*Large and/or additional garden organics can be collected if you book a special collection as follows.

If you have branches that wont fit in

  • cut them into 1m lengths or smaller
  • tie tightly in small bundles with string at both ends - (no more than 10kgs each)
  • keep booking to a total of 2 cubic metres
  • if you have extra leaves & clippings, bag them
  • then book them in for a separate special collection (9265 9333)

The regular fortnightly garden organics service is only for Council-issued bins.  If you don't have room to store an organics bin or only occasionally use the service, contact us to book a special collection as required.

Find out more

Read the guidelines below before calling to book a collection.

Did you know?

You can recycle garden organics at home by composting, worm farming or mulching. Sign up for one of our free workshops to find out how!

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Last Updated: Monday 12 March, 2012

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