There is no single NSW bin day. Each of the 57 councils in New South Wales
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 New South Wales is listed below.
Bin colours across NSW
We have documented the bin setup for 17 councils in New South Wales in detail. Across those 17, all 17 use a red lid for general waste and all 17 use yellow for mixed recycling. All 17 provide a separate bin for garden or food organics. One runs a separate glass stream. The average household across them has 3.1 bins.
These counts cover the 17 councils with a full written guide, not
all 57 the checker supports — treat them as the shape of the region rather
than a complete census. Your own council's guide has its exact colours.
Councils in New South Wales
All 57 councils in New South Wales that the bin day checker covers.
17 have a full written guide with verified bin colours and frequencies.
There is no single NSW bin day. Collection day is set by each of the 57 councils we cover in NSW, 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 NSW can Bindicator check?
57 councils in NSW are covered by the live bin day checker, 17 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 NSW 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.
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