Green Waste

Marrickville Council provides a fortnightly green waste collection service to houses and units in the Marrickville Local Government Area. The green waste collection service is part of a comprehensive waste strategy designed to provide a more convenient way for residents to reduce their waste and recycle more garden waste.

Houses and Units are provided with a choice of either a 140L lime green lidded green waste bin (same size as your red lidded garbage bin) or 240L lime green lidded green waste bin (same size as your yellow lidded recycling bin).

Your green waste bin is collected fortnightly.

If you are unsure about which week your green waste is collected download Waste and Recycling Zones and follow the simple steps below.

• Scroll down to your address.
• Look under the Zone heading on the spreadsheet to determine which zone your address belongs to - A or B.
• To view or print a copy of  your green waste calendar, please click on Calendar A or Calendar B.
• Please note your zone dates by looking at the weeks marked in green.

The green waste service is an optional service and currently your green waste bin is available from Council free of charge, your choice in size. To obtain your green waste bin please contact the Citizens' Service Centre online or phone 9335 2222.

What items go into my green waste bin?

It is very important that you only place the correct items into your green waste bin. If the incorrect materials are found in your green waste bin it will not be picked up. Your green waste bin is for the following materials ONLY:

What items do not go in my green waste bin?

Please do not place any of the following items into your green waste bin. If any of these items are found in your green waste bin it will be stickered with an orange rejection sticker and will not be collected. If this occurs please remove the incorrect materials from your bin and place out again for normal collection.

Plastic Bags

Dirt and Rocks

Tree Stumps

Building Rubble

What if my green waste bin is damaged/lost/stolen?

Missing or stolen bins

If your bin goes missing or is stolen you need to contact the Citizens' Service Centre online or phone 9335 2222 so we will conduct a search for your bin. A replacement fee will occur in accordance with Council’s current Schedule of Fees and Charges should the bin not be found. Please note that the fee is to be paid first via credit card or in person at Council's Ctitizen's Service Centre prior to the commencement of the search.

Replacement fees vary depending on bin size, and a discount applies for pensioners and health care card holders. Please visit this page to download the current fees and charges document, and refer to the "Resource Recovery Services" heading on page 61.

Damaged bins

If your bin is damaged you need to contact the Citizens' Service Centre online or online 9335 2222. It will be determined upon inspection whether your bin can be repaired or needs replacing.

If your bin is damaged as a result of normal wear and tear or damaged by the collection crew, a replacement bin will be provided free of charge. This will be determined upon inspection. Should your bin be intentionally damaged, a replacement fee will occur in accordance with Council’s current Schedule of Fees and Charges. Please note that the fee is to be paid first via credit card or in person at Council's Citizens' Service Centre before a replacement bin is delivered.

Replacement fees vary depending on bin size, and a discount applies for pensioners and health care card holders. Please visit this page to download the current fees and charges document, and refer to the "Resource Recovery Services" heading on page 61.

Where does my green waste go when collected?

Green waste once collected by Marrickville Council trucks is transported to WSN Environmental Solutions Transfer Station at Rockdale where it is recycled by being mulched and resold to the public and landscape contractors.