Stay with Council's commercial waste service

If you need to request additional bins or have not yet received your recycling bin, please register your details for updates.

 

This page explains what businesses should do during the transition and how to use the new recycling bin to divert waste from landfill.

Download the 2026–27 commercial waste calendar(PDF, 513KB)

What's happening

From 1 July 2026, the standard Council commercial waste service includes:

  • 1 × 240 litre landfill bin (red lid), collected fortnightly

  • 1 × 240 litre recycling bin (yellow lid), collected fortnightly.

Bins are no longer collected weekly or twice weekly.

If you did not contact us before 1 July, your bins have changed to this service, and you will see a separate waste charge ($421) on your 2026–27 rates notice.

If you have not yet received your recycling bin, one will be delivered to your business address, along with a new red lid for your landfill bin(s). Please register your details for updates.

What you need to do

Step 1.Register your details

Please register your details.

If we have your contact details, we'll send you an SMS with the date your recycling bin will be delivered, along with a new red lid for your landfill bin(s).

Step 2.Bring in your new recycling bin (yellow lid)

Check the sticker on the bin to make sure it matches your address.

Bring it onto your property and start separating recycling from landfill.

Step 3.Leave out your landfill bin (up to 48 hours)

On the date listed in your SMS, leave out your landfill bin for up to 48 hours.

Bring it in after the lid has been replaced with a red lid.

Step 4.Removal of additional bins (if applicable)

If your property has more bins than Council's service allows, extra bins will be removed.

Step 5.Put your bins out on alternating weeks

For example:

  • Week 1: landfill bin collected
  • Week 2: recycling bin collected
  • Week 3: landfill bin collected
  • Week 4: recycling bin collected

Download the 2026–27 commercial waste calendar(PDF, 513KB)

Step 6.Rates notice updated

Your 2026–27 rates notice will include the separate waste charge, as your property will continue to receive Council waste services.

Request an additional bin

You can request a maximum of 1 additional landfill bin and 1 additional recycling bin for an annual fee* that will appear on your rates notice.

Bins 2026–27 fee
Standard commercial waste service (1 landfill + 1 recycling) $421
1 additional landfill bin $748
1 additional recycling bin $76.75

*Fees subject to change per financial year

Request an additional bin

What goes in your recycling (yellow lid) bin

✅ Accepted items

  • Paper and cardboard (flatten boxes)
  • Glass bottles and jars (empty, lids on)
  • Hard plastic containers (clean)

  • Aluminium and steel cans, foil (scrunch foil into a ball)

❌ Do not put in your recycling

  • Food waste
  • Soft plastics

  • General rubbish

Do not put batteries in ANY bin. Find a battery drop-off site.

You can also search individual items on the A-Z guide to recycling  

A–Z recycling guide

Avoid contamination

To keep your service running:

  • Rinse containers where possible
  • Flatten cardboard

  • Keep general waste out

Bins with contamination may not be collected.

Get free waste reduction support

We are starting a FREE pilot waste reduction program for businesses looking to reduce their waste, lower costs and divert material from landfill.

The Trim Your Bin program assists businesses that want to reduce the amount of waste they generate.

Businesses can register their interest in Trim Your Bin and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss next steps. As this is a pilot, there are a limited number of spaces available.

Need support?

If you have questions or need help reviewing your waste needs, contact us at 9518 3555.

More information

Back to Commercial waste service changes

 

Find my collection weeks

 

Request an additional bin

 

What goes in the yellow bin

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