Kerbside Recycling Services in the Baulkham Hills Shire Council area

Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.

Recycling Container:

Fully commingled 240L recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Fortnightly

Available to:

all houses and some shops/commercial premises within residental areas

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes Without a Window
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Plastics marked with
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Kerbside Recycling Service

Recycling Container:

Recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Fortnightly

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • All plastic bottles and containers
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Other information

The following items are NOT collected in your Kerbside Recycling Service(s):

  • Plastic Bags
  • Bubble Wrap
  • Polystyrene Foam
  • Ceramics, Pyrex glass, Ovenware
  • Cups, plates, wine and drinking glasses
  • Mirrors
  • Light bulbs
  • Garden organic waste
  • Pot plant buckets/containers
  • Nappies
  • Food scraps
  • Batteries
  • Syringes/Needles
  • Window Glass
  • Cling Wrap

Recycling Tips

Maximise the use of your recycling bin by flattening cardboard boxes, put tins inside other tins, squash plastic bottles and flatten milk cartons.

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact The Waste Hotline on 1800 623 895.