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Bulk Household Service

The City of Canada Bay Council provides 2 bulk household collections per year to each residential household. The collection is a zoned service, which means that each week a different geographical area of the council participates.

Residents are able to present 3 cubic metres of material in total. That is approximately 3m x 1m x 1m.

cleanup dimensions

A brochure will be delivered to each residence two weeks prior to collection which will inform residents of their collection date.

Materials must be placed on the kerbside nature strip in front of your property the weekend before the collection date. The materials may be collected at any time between Monday and Friday of the collection week. Please note: different trucks will be collecting different components of your material. As each truck only visits a street once for collection, it is essential that no materials are added after Sunday evening.

The bulk household collection is designed only for domestic materials which cannot be collected as part of the regular garbage, recycling and garden organics services.

The materials should be sorted into 3 piles:

Organic garden materials – all garden waste must be bundled and tied with string

Branches

Metals such as whitegoods – please note all doors should be removed

whitegoods

General household waste such as small furniture items, electrical goods and mattresses. All loose materials must be placed in bags, boxes or tied in bundles

furniture

Do not include the following as a part of the bulk household collection:

car parts or tyres		trade, industrial and shop wastes including plumbing materials
recyclables		large carpets that cannot be readily handled by two persons
large tree trunks or thorny bushes		garden organics suitable for a domestic garden organics bin
hazardous wastes such as paints, solvents, asbestos, chemicals, cleaners and unwanted medicines		food scraps
building wastes such as tiles, fencing or plumbing fixtures

Only materials that can be easily handled by two persons will be collected. For your Bulk Household Waste Collection Brochure click here.

In many cases the materials placed out for the collection can be re-used rather than being disposed of to landfill.

There are organisations that will take your unwanted goods, if they are in good

condition, and put them to good use.

The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre Co-operative

Acceptable items: reusable household and light commercial goods including furniture, fridges, building materials, tools , hardware, desks, electrical appliances and lots of similar stuff.

For more information contact the Bower to check on acceptable items. Phone: 9568 6280, email: info@bower.org.au or visit http://www.bower.org.au/

Reverse Garbage

Acceptable items: re-usable household and commercial quantities of plastic and foam, paper and cardboard, building materials, computer parts, containers, display materials, fabrics, knick-knacks, haberdashery, leather, metals and office furniture.

For more information or to arrange free pick up call Reverse Garbage on 9569 3132 or visit http://www.reversegarbage.org.au/

The Smith Family

To donate clothing to The Smith Family call 1300 737 166 or visit http://www.smithfamily.com.au for more information.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army will accept re-usable household goods. To arrange collection phone the Salvation Army on 13 16 40 or visit http://www.salvos.org.au for further information.

St Vincent de Paul

St Vincent de Paul will accept re-usable clothing, household items and books.

For more information phone St Vincent de Paul 9745 3744 or visit http://www.vinnies.org.au/

Presbyterian Recycling & Retail

To arrange collection of re-usable clothing and toys, books and household items, please call 9744 0367 or visit www.pssd.org.au for more information.

When is my collection day?

To find out more about your collection, please refer to the 'When Is My Bin Emptied' section.