Warrnambool City Council Bin Day

Warrnambool City Council runs a kerbside bin collection service, and your exact collection day depends on your address — councils divide their area into zones to balance truck routes across the week, so neighbouring streets can have different days. Check yours right here:

Not in Warrnambool City Council? The same bin day checker works for any postcode in Australia and the UK.

You can also check through the official Warrnambool City Council website → — worth a look around public holidays, when councils publish any one-off changes to the schedule.

Why bin night gets confusing

Most Australian councils, including Warrnambool City Council, collect general waste weekly and alternate recycling and garden organics on a fortnightly rotation. That means you need to know which week of the fortnight you're in, not just which day. Public holidays can shift the entire schedule by a day, and if you've just moved in, your neighbours may be on a completely different rotation to you — even on the same street.

What the bin colours mean

Australian councils broadly follow the national standard for kerbside bins (AS 4123.7): a red lid for general waste, yellow for mixed recycling, and green for garden organics — with some councils adding a lime-green FOGO lid for combined food and garden waste, and a few using local variations. The checker above shows the bin colours Warrnambool City Council actually uses for your address.

An easier way to remember bin night

If you're tired of checking calendars and counting fortnights, there's a simpler approach. Bindicator is a small lamp that sits on your kitchen bench or shelf and lights up the night before collection day in the colour of the bins that need to go out. You set it up once (it takes about 2 minutes), and then you never need to check a Warrnambool City Council schedule again.

Bindicator costs A$35 with free returns and a 3-year warranty. No subscription, no ongoing cost.

Warrnambool City Council bin day: frequently asked questions