GUIDELINES FOR BULK KERBSIDE COLLECTIONS

HOW TO PRESENT THE BULK MATERIAL FOR COLLECTION

Please ensure your bulk collection material is placed at the kerbside the night before your collection day;
Material MUST NOT be placed out for collection more than a day before your service;
Material must be placed as close to the kerbside as possible. To reduce OH&S risks, a truck with a small crane will be collecting this material. It is important that the material is within reach of the crane's arm;
If bulk general items and bulky garden vegetation are placed out at the same time, they must be neatly placed in separate piles on the kerb and this will count as two (2) kerbside services;
Small items must be boxed or bagged;
Material must not exceed 1.8 metres in length;
Vegetation is preferred tied in manageable bundles with natural twine.
Stump and Logs must not exceed 30cm in diameter and should be cut to fit this size limit for Vegetation Bulk Collections.

METALS & WHITEGOODS

All accepted metal items placed out for a Bulk Kerbside Collection, including Whitegoods are recycled as part of the Bulk Kerbside Collection Service;
If you live in the Wyong Council area please place your metal items in a separate pile as these items are collected by a separate vehicle to ensure recycling occurs;
Gosford Council separates the Metal items for recycling on-site before land filling the remaining products.
Fridge Buy Back Scheme: Fridge Buyback is an energy savings program that actually pays you to help save the environment and reduce your power bills by giving up your old second fridge. To participate in the program, your fridge must be a working second fridge that has been in regular use, is 250 litres or more in size (8.83 cubic feet) and at least 10 years old. The fridges collected are professionally degassed and the metals recycled. Visit the Fridge Buyback website for further information.

HOW MUCH WASTE TO PLACE OUT FOR COLLECTION

Households with a standard domestic service are entitled to six (6) bulk kerbside collections per year. A kerbside collection can be for garden vegetation OR for general household items;
The maximum size of one collection is for two (2) cubic metres (1 small box trailer load) of waste. If you have more than two (2) cubic metres, you must book additional clean ups to cover the amount that you are presenting.

WHEN THE COLLECTION WILL TAKE PLACE

Your bulk kerbside collection will take place on your NEXT GARBAGE BIN COLLECTION DAY provided that the booking is made at least one full business day in advance, otherwise the collection will occur the following week.
If your bin collection day is on a Monday, your Bulk Kerbside Collection will need to be booked by Thursday to make the Monday schedule - this leaves Friday as the 'one business day.' Bookings can be made by contacting our Call Centre (1300 126 278) between 8.30am - 5pm or by booking online before midnight.
If your bin collection day is on a Tuesday, your Bulk Kerbside Collection will need to be booked by Friday via the Call Centre before 5pm or before midnight on Sunday if booking online to make the Tuesday schedule - this leaves Monday as the 'one business day.'
The table below provides more detail:

Bin Collection Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Book via the Call Centre before 5pm on:	Thursday	Friday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Book online before Midnight on:	Thursday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday

Bookings made via the website on a Saturday or Sunday will not be processed until the Monday.
Metal items in Wyong Shire are collected by a separate vehicle to ensure recycling occurs.

ACCEPTED MATERIAL - GENERAL BULK COLLECTION

		Household appliances & Whitegoods
		Furniture & mattresses
		Bagged & boxed items
		Bric-a-brac

MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE COLLECTED AS PART OF A GENERAL BULK COLLECTION

		Panes of glass
		Hazardous wastes such as paints, asbestos sheeting, chemicals, unwanted medicines and liquids
		Material which cannot be reasonably removed by two people
		Tyres; car parts or building materials including bricks, tiles and concrete
		Food scraps and household garbage
		Garden waste

ACCEPTED MATERIAL - VEGETATION BULK COLLECTION

Bulk Garden Vegetation is preferred tied in manageable bundles with natural twine.

		Tree branches
		Garden vegetation Stumps and Logs - must not exceed 30cm in diameter

MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE COLLECTED AS PART OF A VEGETATION BULK COLLECTION

Dirt, Soil & Rocks

		Food waste
		Chemically treated, painted or stained timber
		Vegetation too heavy to be lifted by two people
		Plastic bags Stumps and Logs greater than 30cm in diameter

For further information on specific bulk collection items and requirements -Click Here-

BOOK A BULK KERBSIDE COLLECTION

Please be advised that booked Bulk Kerbside Collections CANNOT BE CHANGED OR CANCELLED.

Bookings can be made online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

TO BOOK ONLINE CLICK HERE

To book over the phone, please contact our Customer Service Centre on 1300 1coast (1300 126278) Monday to Friday 8.30am till 5pm.

OTHER OPTIONS FOR RECYCLING MATTRESSES, FRIDGES & GOOD QUALITY FURNITURE, CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

All items that are not made of metal that are placed out for a Bulk Kerbside Collection are disposed of in local landfills. If your items are still good quality or if you are disposing of mattresses or Fridges there are some other options available for reuse, refurbishment and recycling of these items. Click Here for other reuse and recycling options for some of your Bulk Items.