There is no single ACT bin day. Each of the 1 councils in Australian Capital Territory
sets its own collection days, and every one of them splits its area into zones so the trucks
can cover the whole council across the working week. That is why your neighbour two streets
over can put the bins out on a different night, and why the only reliable answer comes from
your own address.
The checker above reads the schedule your council publishes and returns the next collection
date for every bin at your address. If you would rather read about your council first, every
one in Australian Capital Territory is listed below.
Councils in Australian Capital Territory
All 1 councils in Australian Capital Territory that the bin day checker covers.
There is no single ACT bin day. Collection day is set by each of the 1 councils we cover in the ACT, and within a council it varies street by street because the area is split into zones so the trucks can cover it across the week. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to get your own collection date.
How many councils in the ACT can Bindicator check?
1 councils in the ACT are covered by the live bin day checker, 0 of which also have a full written guide covering bin colours and frequencies. Councils outside that list can still be set up manually.
Do all ACT councils use the same bin colours?
No. Most Australian councils follow the Australian Standard AS 4123.7 — a red lid for general waste, yellow for mixed recycling and green for garden or food organics — but it is a convention rather than a rule, and councils depart from it. Check your own council's guide for the colours it actually uses.
What happens on public holidays?
It varies by council. Some collect as normal, some push the rest of the week back a day, and some run a weekend catch-up. Because the checker reads your council's live schedule rather than assuming a fixed weekly pattern, published holiday changes show up in your next collection date.
Bindicator
Never think about bin night again.
A small lamp that glows in your council’s bin colours the night before collection.
Works with every council listed on this page. No subscription.
