Do the right thing over the festive season and only fill your FOGO bin with food and garden waste, recycle what you can, and only put landfill-destined items in the red-lid bin. If you are unsure where something belongs, check the A-Z Recycling Guide or download the Wollongong Waste app.
Here's some essential waste and recycling information for the festive break.
Kerbside collections
Kerbside bin collections will continue as normal over the festive season, with the exception of Christmas Day.
If your bins are normally collected on Wednesdays, please place them on the kerb as normal and we'll come by to collect them either that day or the next. If your bin isn't collected on it's usual day, rest assured we are on our way!
The Wollongong Waste and Resource Recovery Park (including the Community Recycling Centre) is only closed on Christmas Day. Otherwise, its hours of operation over the festive season will be 7.30am to 4.30pm on weekdays, and 8am to 4pm on weekends and public holidays.
Cardboard, recycling and soft plastic drop-offs
It's time to start collecting! Our free festive recycling drop-offs are back, and 2024 will see soft plastics accepted alongside the usual cardboard and household recycling.
The addition of soft plastics is part of a wider collection program being coordinated by Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation (ISJO) on behalf of member councils Kiama, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and Wollongong.
