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Household waste

Kempsey Shire Council is committed to helping you manage your household waste better for the benefit of the entire community.

Standard service

All households with a waste collection service in the Kempsey Shire have three bins. The standard waste collection service is:

one 240-litre green bin for food and garden organics, collected weekly
one 240-litre yellow bin for recycling, collected fortnightly
one 240-litre red bin for rubbish, collected fortnightly

Smaller, 140-litre green and red bins are available on request. You can also request a larger, 360-litre yellow bin. Phone the Waste Hotline on 1300 342 207.

Did you know?

On average, 6100 tonnes of red bin waste is collected annually.
The state waste levy charge for putting red bin waste in landfill costs the Kempsey community about $475,000 each year.
Disposing of waste in the red bin is more than twice as expensive as using the yellow or green bins.

By sorting your waste correctly at home, you can help save money and look after the environment. For tips on the best way to dispose of your rubbish, including hazardous items, read Which Bin? An A to Z Guide

Bins

All households with a waste service in Kempsey Shire have three bins: a green bin for all food and garden organics, collected weekly; a yellow bin for household recycling, collected fortnightly; and a red bin for rubbish, collected fortnightly.

Kempsey Shire Waste App

Keep losing track of your bin collection days? Don’t know what goes in which bin? Kempsey Shire Council is making it easier for residents to Sort & Save - reduce rubbish, sort waste properly, and recycle more.

Kerbside waste collection calendar

Check which day your bins are collected and which bins to put out on bin night.

Kitchen caddy and food waste

Food waste can go in your green bin. Use your free kitchen caddy (bin) and liners (bags) to collect food scraps in your kitchen for your green bin. To reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill and benefit your garden, you can also start composting and worm farming at home.

Which bin? An A to Z guide

Which bin (green bin, yellow bin or red bin) to use for household rubbish and which items to take to a Council waste and recycling centre. What goes in the red bin? What goes in the yellow bin? What goes in the green bin?

Syringes and sharps disposal

Kempsey Shire Council provides free community sharps bins to help residents and visitors safely dispose of used needles, syringes, finger prickers (lancets) and other health-related sharp items from home. Store your used sharps in a sharps container at home, then take these to your nearest bin.