Bulk Waste Collection

Singleton Council provides an annual Bulk Waste Collection service to urban and rural residential properties.

The Bulk Waste Collection service offers residents who receive a domestic waste and recycling service a one-off opportunity each year to dispose of bulkier waste items, simply by placing them on the kerbside for collection free of charge.

Residents can place waste on the kerbside the week before their collection. Items placed out earlier will be considered illegal dumping and may attract a fine.

Bulk Waste Collection 2023

The 2023 Bulk Waste Collection will commence on 6 November - 8 December 2023. 

Terms and Conditions

  • Each property is only serviced once.
  • Waste must be separated into piles:
    • General waste]
    • Scrap metal + whitegoods (excluding gassed appliances)
  • The combined size of each pile can contain no more than two cubic metres of domestic waste. Two cubic metres is equivalent to a 1.2 metre by 1.8 metre (6'x4') trailer loaded just under one metre high.

  • Loose rubbish must be placed in bags or boxes.

  •  Materials stacked on the kerbside should not obstruct traffic or pedestrians.

  • All items placed for collection should be capable of being loaded by hand by two adults (items under 40kg and less than 1.5m in length).

  •  Any materials placed on the kerb after the specified time or not complying with these collection guidelines will not be collected.

  •  Failure to remove waste that is deemed unacceptable by Council from the kerb following collection may result in a fine.

  •  The collection is for household rubbish only and must not be used for vacant allotment clearing, commercial waste or trade waste.

Acceptable bulk waste items

  • General household bulky waste
  • Fully dismantled swing sets and trampolines
  • Scrap metal and whitegoods (excluding gassed appliances)
  • Rolled floor coverings up to 1.5m in length
  • Furniture

Unacceptable bulk waste items

  • Mattresses
  • Fridges and freezers
  • E-waste (computers, monitors, cables, phones, power tools etc)
  • Green waste
  • Hazardous solids/ liquids and batteries
  • Commercial builders rubble and bricks
  • Tyres
  • Mirrors, glass table-tops, window panes, sliding glass doors etc

Collection Schedule

Week 1

Combo, Fern Gully, Redbournberry, Singleton

Week 2

Belford, Branxton, Hunterview, Lower Belford, Wattle Ponds, Whittingham

Week 3

Darlington, Dunolly, Gowrie, Hambledon Hill, Maison Dieu, McDougalls Hill, Singleton Heights, Wylies Flat, Rixs Creek

Week 4

Big Ridge, Bridgman, Camberwell, Clydesdale, Dalwood, Dyrring, Elderslie, Falbrook, Glendon, Glendon Brook, Goorangoola, Gouldsville, Greenlands, Hebden, Lambs Valley, Leconfield, Liddell, Middle Falbrook, Mirannie, Mitchells Flat, Mount Olive, Obanvale, Pokolbin, Ravensworth, Reedy Creek, Roughit, Scotts Flat, Sedgefield, Stanhope, Westbrook

Week 5

Appletree Flat, Broke, Bulga, Doyles Creek, Dural, Fordwich, Glennies Creek,

Glenridding, Jerrys Plains, Lemington, Long Point, Milbrodale, Mount Thorley, Warkworth

 

* Weeks above indicate when pick up will begin. It may take contractors more than one week to complete collection in each suburb. To stay up to date with the collection schedule, visit Council’s Facebook page.

Guidelines

  • Place waste to the kerbside or front gate of rural properties during the week before collection week.
  • The combined size of each pile can contain no more than two cubic metres of domestic waste. Two cubic metres is equivalent to a 1.2 metre by 1.8 metre (6’x4’) trailer loaded just under one metre high.
  • Loose rubbish must be placed in bags or boxes.
  • Swing sets and trampolines must be dismantled for collection.
  • Materials stacked on the kerbside should not obstruct traffic or pedestrians.
  • All items placed for collection should be capable of being loaded by hand by two adults (items under 40kg and less than 1.5m in length).
  • The collection is for excess household rubbish only and must not be used for vacant allotment clearing or commercial/trade waste.
  • Green waste will not be collected from the kerbside due to contamination and health and safety issues. Green waste matter should be placed in green domestic waste bins or taken to the Singleton Waste Management Facility.
  • Any materials placed on the kerb after the specified time or not complying with these collection guidelines will not be collected.
  • Failure to remove waste that is deemed unacceptable by Council from the kerb following collection may result in a fine.