How this works
Enter your postcode and we look up which council serves your address, then fetch your collection schedule directly from that council’s own published data — the same information you’d find on their website, without the hunt. Some councils only need a postcode; others ask for a street address or property reference to narrow down your exact collection zone.
The checker covers hundreds of councils across Australia and the United Kingdom. If your council isn’t supported yet, our bin day guides cover bin colours, schedules and how to check with your council directly.
Bin day questions, answered
How do I find out when my bin day is?
Enter your postcode in the checker on this page. We work out which council serves your address and fetch your collection schedule from the council’s own published data. Some councils only need a postcode; others ask for a street address or property reference to pin down your collection zone.
Which bins go out this week in my area?
The checker shows every bin your council collects at your address, with the next collection date for each, so you can see at a glance whether it’s a recycling week or a general waste week. Most councils alternate recycling and general waste on a fortnightly cycle.
Why do neighbouring streets have different bin days?
Councils split their area into collection zones to balance truck routes across the week. Two streets next to each other can sit in different zones, which is why asking a neighbour, or even checking a friend’s schedule one suburb over, can give you the wrong day.
Check once, then never again
Knowing your bin day is one thing. Remembering it every single week — including which fortnight the recycling goes out, and what happens after a public holiday — is the part everyone gets wrong. That’s the part Bindicator fixes: a small lamp that glows in your council’s bin colours the night before collection. No app to check, no calendar to count. It costs A$35 once, with no subscription.
