The Great Bin Count!

Council is required to provide and charge all residential propertires for a domestic waste management service under the Local Government Act 1993.

Your domestic waste charge is based on the amount Council is charged to process and dispose of domestic waste. 

Your domestic waste charge includes:

• A 120 litre red lid garbage bin, collected weekly
• A 240 litre green lid garden organics bin, collected fortnightly
• A 240 litre yellow lid recycling bin, collected fortnightly

Anything beyond this, requires an additional fee.

A smaller red bin reminds us all that we need to reduce our waste. Landfills are reaching capacity and we must look at other sustainable methods to dispose of waste. The yellow and green bins divert waste from landfills.

If used correctly, most households will not need a large red bin.

When conducting the Count, Council Staff will have a list of households that are paying for an additional bin. If your household is on that list, your bin will be counted and a sticker will be placed on your bin.

You do not need to do anything further.

If you are not paying for your additional bin, you have 3 options:

1. Call Council to register and pay for your bin.
2. Call Council and ask them to collect your bin, as you no longer want it.
3. Leave your bin out for the Count. When Council Staff come to it, they will put a 'rejected' sticker on it. This bin will no longer be collected.

Please call Council on 9748 9999 and ask to speak with Waste Services.

It will take the team a few months to get through the LGA so don’t worry if you don’t get a sticker immediately.

Council will update residents when the Count has been completed.

If you still think your bin has been missed, please call Council on 9748 999 and ask for Waste Services.

Council has identified your bin as an additional service that is not being paid for.

You have 3 options:

1. Call Council to register and pay for your bin.
2. Call Council and ask them to collect your bin, as you no longer want it.
3. Leave your bin out for the Count. When Council Staff come to it, they will put a 'rejected' sticker on it. This bin will no longer be collected.

Please call Council on 9748 9999 and ask to speak with Waste Services.

If you believe this is a mistake, please call Council.

As there is only ever 2 bins out on the kerb each week, staff will only be able to sticker 2.

They will supply a 3rd sticker that you can adhere to your other bin. The 3rd sticker will be placed on your red bin.

For example, if it is the week where the yellow bin is collected, your red and yellow bin will be on the kerb. Staff will count them, sticker them, and attach a 3rd sticker to your red bin. Please adhere that 3rd sticker to your green bin. Your bins are all now accounted for.