Semaphore is collected by City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Semaphore?
Semaphore is in City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 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 Semaphore, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Port Adelaide Enfield is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Port Adelaide Enfield bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s own website is the source of record
.
Semaphore bin colours and collection frequency
City of Port Adelaide Enfield issues 3 bins to households
in Semaphore:
Port Adelaide Enfield includes both inner-northern and Port-area suburbs of Adelaide. General waste uses a blue lid here, collected weekly; yellow recycling and green organics alternate fortnightly.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Semaphore
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 Semaphore 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.
Semaphore bin day: common questions
What council covers Semaphore?
Semaphore is collected by City of Port Adelaide Enfield, in SA. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in Semaphore?
Collection day in Semaphore depends on your street. City of Port Adelaide Enfield splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Semaphore 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 Semaphore?
City of Port Adelaide Enfield collects the blue bin for general waste weekly in Semaphore.
Which bin is recycling in Semaphore?
In Semaphore the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly.
Does Semaphore have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Port Adelaide Enfield provides a green bin for food and garden organics in Semaphore, fortnightly.
What if I've just moved to Semaphore?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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.
