North Adelaide is collected by City of Adelaide. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects North Adelaide?
North Adelaide is in City of Adelaide, SA.
That is the council that decides your collection day, supplies your bins and publishes the
schedule — so it is the council name to look for on any official bin information.
This trips people up more than it should. Council boundaries rarely match the suburb names
people actually use, and a suburb can sit on the edge of one council while the shops you drive
to are in the next one. If you have just moved to North Adelaide, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Adelaide is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Adelaide bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Adelaide’s own website is the source of record
.
North Adelaide bin colours and collection frequency
City of Adelaide issues 3 bins to households
in North Adelaide:
City of Adelaide uses a red lid for general waste (consistent with the national standard), a yellow lid for recycling, and a green lid for food and garden organics.
Why your street may differ from the rest of North Adelaide
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Adelaide divides its area into collection zones so
the trucks can work through it across the week, and those zone lines do not follow suburb
boundaries. A single suburb the size of North Adelaide is often split across two or more collection
days, which is why a neighbour a few streets away can be a reliable-sounding but wrong source.
The other half is which week you are in.
General waste here is weekly , while recycling is fortnightly , and food and garden organics is fortnightly.
Anything on a fortnightly cycle means counting weeks, and public holidays shift the count.
The checker above returns the actual next date for each bin, so there is nothing to count.
North Adelaide bin day: common questions
What council covers North Adelaide?
North Adelaide is collected by City of Adelaide, in SA. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in North Adelaide?
Collection day in North Adelaide depends on your street. City of Adelaide splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of North Adelaide can be collected on different days. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to get the next collection date for your own address.
How often is general waste collected in North Adelaide?
City of Adelaide collects the red bin for general waste weekly in North Adelaide.
Which bin is recycling in North Adelaide?
In North Adelaide the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly.
Does North Adelaide have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Adelaide provides a green bin for food and garden organics in North Adelaide, fortnightly.
What if I've just moved to North Adelaide?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Adelaide colours below, then run your new address through the checker to get your collection day — asking a neighbour is unreliable, because they may be in a different collection zone.
