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