Waste Disposal and Kerbside Collection

A kerbside waste collection service is available to residents within the Domestic Waste Collection Zones of Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, Albert, Fifield, Derriwong, Tullibigeal, Murrin Bridge and Tottenham.

Your garbage bin (red lid) is serviced every week.

Your recycling (yellow lid) bin is serviced on alternate weeks (Week A or Week B) and is collected fortnightly on the same day as your garbage bin. 

Condobolin residents only: Your organics (green lid) bin is serviced on the alternate week to your recycling bin and is collected fortnightly on the same day as your other bins. 

To ensure your bins are serviced, please put your bins out prior to 5:30am or put them out the night before. 

To confirm if your area is covered by the kerbside collection service and to check your bin collection day, please refer to the Recycling and Organics Collection maps below.

General Waste and Recycling Collection

Condobolin

Condobolin Waste Collection Map(PDF, 553KB)

Waste Collection Calendar(PDF, 599KB)

Green Waste Collection (Condobolin Only)
Green waste bins are collected the alternative week for your recycling bin.  

Lake Cargelligo

Lake Cargelligo Waste Collection Map(PDF, 459KB)

Waste Collection Calendar(PDF, 517KB)

Tottenham, Albert, Fifield, Derriwong

Township Calendar(PDF, 466KB)

Tullibigeal

Township Calendar(PDF, 466KB)

Bin Placement Guidelines  

To assist drivers, face bin-lid openings to the road and ensure bins are half (½) a metre apart and placed no further than half (½) a metre from the road. Keep bins clear of any obstacles such as cars, mailboxes or trees. 

The contents of each bin must not weigh more than 70kg (kilograms), or they will not be collected. Bins over 70kg will cause damage to the truck’s lifting arm.

Missed Collection Services

If your bin has not been serviced by 3:00pm on your collection day, please contact Council on 02 6895 1900 or email council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Bin Repairs and Replacements

If your bin requires repairs or needs replacing, please contact Council on 02 6895 1900 or email council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Missing or Stolen Bins 

Before reporting a missing or stolen bin, please check your street and ensure that your neighbours have not taken your bin by mistake.

To report a missing or stolen bin, or for further information please contact Council on 02 6895 1900 or email council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Found or Abandoned Bins 

If you find a bin that does not belong to you, please notify Council by calling Council on 02 6895 1900 or email council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Your garbage bin (red lid) is serviced every week. 

To check your bin collection day/week or for further information, please refer to the Find My Bin Day section of this page. 

To assist with your waste disposal please refer to the education guides below; 

What goes in the general garbage bin (red lid)?

The following items are accepted in your garbage bin; 

• Bagged garbage
• Soft plastics such as plastic bags or packets/wrappers 
• Tissues or paper towels
• Food scraps
• Garden materials e.g. grass clippings, small branches, weeds etc.
• Shoes, clothes or textiles
• Polystyrene (foam)
• Nappies, wipes and hygiene products 
• Shredded paper
• Non-recyclable hard plastic such as toys, buckets, plant pots and washing baskets
• Crockery and cutlery   
• Ceramics
• Drinking glasses 
• Window glass/mirrors 
• Metal household items such as pans and coat hangers
• Waxed paper/cardboard
• Bagged animal droppings
• Disposable coffee cups

What can't I put in my Garbage Bin (red lid)?

The following items are not accepted in your garbage bin; 

• Recyclables
• Medical waste and syringes 
• Building materials, e.g. bricks 
• Soil and rocks
• Batteries 
• Electronic waste (E-waste)
• Asbestos 
• Large metal objects, e.g. engine blocks
• Tyres
• Chemicals and chemical drums
• Motor oil
• Pressurised containers, e.g. Fire extinguishers and gas bottles
• Paint
• Fluoro globes and tubes
• Motor oils and other oils

For more information about disposing of items that are not accepted in your garbage bin, please refer to the sections below:

Household hazardous waste can be dropped off free of charge at the Condobolin Waste Facility, Boona Road. Hazardous waste items include: batteries, fluoro globes and tubes, oils and paint. 

What happens to my garbage?

After your garbage bin is collected, your waste is taken to Condobolin Waste Facility.

All the waste materials from the red lid garbage bins are buried in landfill.  Recyclables or other recoverable materials that are placed into the garbage bin will not be sorted.

Your recycling bin (yellow lid) is serviced fortnightly. 

To check your bin collection day/week, and for further information, please refer to the Find My Bind Day section of this page.

In Condobolin, the organics bin (green lid) is serviced fortnightly on the alternate week to the recycling bin. 

To check your bin collection day/week, and for further information, please refer to the Find My Bin Day section of this page.

What can I put in my organics bin (green lid)? 

The following material types are accepted in your organics bin:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Twigs and branches
• Flowers 

What can’t I put in my organics bin (green lid)?