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Quarterly Clean-Ups

Once every quarter Council collects bulky items from residential households that aren’t normally collected on a weekly basis.

To find out the exact pick-up date for your street, please check the online database.

Please note:

  • All material needs to be on the nature strip the evening before the scheduled collection day.
  • Don’t put material out more than a week in advance.
  • Avoid placing materials in a way that blocks cars and people.
  • Excessive amounts of rubbish won’t be collected; no more than 2m³ or one box trailer load.
  • Loose items should be in either bags or boxes.
  • The longest any item can be is 1 metre.
  • Any rejected materials left on the nature strip will be referred to Council Rangers.

General Clean Up

Acceptable material:

  • Bath and laundry tubs
  • Soft furnishings
  • Carpet and linoleum
  • Mattresses
  • Non-recyclable household items
  • Small appliances
  • Furniture less than 50% metal

Unacceptable material

  • Vegetation
  • Metals and whitegoods
  • Dirt, stones and sand
  • Car batteries
  • Car parts and tyres
  • Building materials like bricks, concrete and tiles
  • Liquids such as paints, chemicals and oils
  • Household garbage
  • Hazardous materials such as volatile liquids, medical waste or explosives

Metal & Whitegoods Recycling Service

Items need to be at least 50% metal construction. This includes aluminium, brass, copper and stainless steel. Items collected in this service will be recycled.

Acceptable material:

  • Household appliances like fridges, washing machines, dryer, microwaves (all doors removed)
  • Any household item of basic metal construction, such as hot water systems, ironing boards, bikes, metal bed frames, pots or umbrellas
  • Metal guttering
  • Aluminium frames
  • Sinks

Unacceptable material:

  • Whole cars and tyres
  • Oil-filled heaters
  • Sealed drums
  • Gas cylinders
  • Reinforced steel
  • General household waste

Bulk Vegetation Recycling Service

Acceptable material:

  • Tree prunings (must be tied into manageable bundles with string)
  • Untreated timber and untreated fence palings
  • Christmas trees (chopped in half)

Unacceptable material:

  • Plastic bags
  • Painted or chemically treated timber or pine
  • Tree stumps
  • Whole wood pallets
  • Building timber
  • Whole fences
  • General garbage

To dispose of waste outside the scheduled clean up times, take pre-sorted loads of recyclables and general household waste to the Artarmon Waste Transfer Station at Lanceley Place, Artarmon.

A range of recyclable items are accepted for free, including:

  • Scrap metals and steel cans
  • Sump oil
  • Vinyl plastic bottles (marked with a 3)
  • HDPE plastic bottles (marked with a 2)
  • Car batteries (no more than 5)
  • Paint

Charges may apply for other items. Call 1300 651 116 or visit Artarmon Waste & Recycling Centre to find out more.

To see how to dispose of other items, check the A –Z Recycling Guide.