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Household waste and bins

Waste facility and customer service centre change of hours: August 2026

Surf Beach waste facility will close from 7am to 10am and reopen at 10am until 4.45pm on 5 August 2026.
All waste facilities and our customer service centre in Moruya will close on 13 August until 12pm for our scheduled annual staff event.

Council provides residents in the domestic collection area with three bins:

  • a red-lidded general waste bin collected weekly
  • a yellow-lidded recycling bin collected fortnightly
  • a green-lidded garden organics bin collected fortnightly.

Find your area's bin pickup days in the waste and recycling calendar:

If your property is within the domestic collection area, you can take part in our yearly clean-outs for hazardous household chemicals and junk items too bulky for the household bin.

You can also take waste to our waste management facilities at Surf Beach, Moruya and Brou.

Contact us

For general waste enquiries, including stolen, damaged, or extra bins phone Council:

  • T: 02 4474 1024

For waste and recycling collection, including missed services phone Cleanaway on:

  • T: 02 4445 7901