General Clean-Up Service

Clean-Up Service I How to ensure your clean-up material is collected I Council will collect I Council will NOT collect I Collection volume limits I How to place your unwanted items out for collection I

Clean-Up Service

Each household is entitled to four general waste clean-ups per year, the cost of which is included in the annual domestic waste management levy shown on your rates. To find out the collection date for your area click here.

A maximum of three cubic metres of materials will be collected by Council per clean-up. Any extra rubbish will be left behind. If you require additional clean-ups (that is, more than the four per year provided) you can order an on-call general waste collection for an up-front fee.

Wherever possible, all items picked-up will be recycled, so place different types of waste into separate piles.

How to Ensure Your Clean-Up Material is Collected

• Only three cubic metres per house will be collected, approximately one box trailer load. Any extra rubbish will be left behind. You will then have 48 hours to remove it. If the rubbish is not removed it will be treated as illegally dumped material.
• All clean-up rubbish for collection should be placed on your kerbside no earlier than the Sunday afternoon before your collection begins.
• Please place all of your rubbish neatly on the outer edge of the nature strip in front of your property, not in rear lane ways, not in the gutter and not blocking pedestrian or vehicular access.
• Separate green waste from general waste. White goods are collected with general waste and recycled.
• Remove all doors, hinges and locks off fridges and other whitegoods or furniture.
• Put small items in a bag or box.

If for any reason you are not able to comply with these instructions please ring 9562 1666.

Any material placed on the kerb before or after your scheduled clean-up date will be regarded as illegally dumped rubbish, which is subject to fines from $750

Council will collect

• General household items such as furniture and appliances.
• Refrigerators, freezers, storage cabinets and other similar items with doors, hinges and locks removed.
• Branches that are no thicker than 300mm and no longer than 1.2m.
• Fence palings.
• Small amounts of carpet (limit one average sized room). Carpet must be rolled up and safely lifted by two people. Additional bulky whitegoods can be collected separately by arrangement.

Council will NOT collect

• Heavy items which cannot be safely lifted by two people.
• Material exceeding three cubic metres - approximately one box trailer load.
• Toxic/hazardous/dangerous waste.
• Gas cylinders.
• Hazardous liquid including paint, oil, petrol, acid.
• Branches thicker than 300mm and/or longer than 1.2m.
• Thorny branches including roses and palm tree fronds.
• Cast iron bath tubs.
• Railway sleepers that are longer than 1.2m.
• Building material including bricks, tiles, concrete blocks, sawdust, sand, soil, or fine particles like cement mix.
• Large glass items including shower screens, mirrors and windows.

• Food waste/garbage.
• Asbestos.
• Fibreglass sheeting.
• Guttering that is longer than 1.2m.
• Concrete tubs.
• Structural steel.
• Water pipe that is longer than 1.2m.
• Motor vehicle doors, engine parts, tyres, batteries.
• Material placed out after Council has cleared your
  residence/street

For more information regarding how to safely dispose of the above items, please visit Waste and Disposal Tips

Collection Volume Limits

• Up to 3 cubic metres of general waste, or
• Up to 3 cubic metres of garden waste

How to Place Your Unwanted Items Out for Collection

To assist us in recycling your unwanted items you will need to separate them into two piles:

1. General household goods including metal
2. Green waste

To prepare your green waste for collection you will need to:

• Place branches (no longer than 1.2 metres long) and twigs in bundles on a separate pile (no more than 3 cubic metres) which can be lifted by one person.
• Place lawn clippings, leaves and weeds in a rigid container which can be lifted by one person. (We will not take the container).

Please note that trees within Rockdale City Council's boundaries are protected by a Tree Preservation Order and ring-barking, cutting down, topping or lopping of trees without Council's permission is illegal.

Council cannot collect items within the household boundary. All items should be placed on the nature strip outside your house or unit the night before collection. Do not obstruct the pedestrian walkway with any item.