Bin collection by state
Rubbish, recycling and FOGO are not the same service in every state. These notes follow the government page for that state. The collection day still comes from your council, except in the ACT, where City Services publishes the calendar.
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New South Wales
Councils run the collection. The EPA publishes the standard lid colours.
VICVictoria
A four-bin system: rubbish, mixed recycling, glass and FOGO.
QLDQueensland
The yellow-lid bin is the household recycling bin. The day comes from your council.
WAWestern Australia
WasteSorted describes a lime-green FOGO bin, a yellow recycling bin and a red general-waste bin.
SASouth Australia
Green Industries SA sets out a weekly FOGO model. Not every council has moved to it.
TASTasmania
There is no single statewide calendar. Each council publishes its own bins and weeks.
ACTAustralian Capital Territory
One government collection: weekly rubbish, fortnightly recycling, optional garden waste.
NTNorthern Territory
Councils run waste. Darwin publishes a suburb bin-day lookup.