Its time to go green, keep kitchen rubbish out of the landfill, make your own compost and give your garden a boost! For more information, please see the general information leaflet on composting.

Have you got any chemical drums you would like to get rid of?

Pick up of Garbage in the Bathurst City area is picked up 365 days per year. 

To view the residential garbage collection areas of Bathurst, please click here.

Bathurst residents have received a new look and a new level of recycling services following the awarding of the tender for collection of household recyclables in December 2007.  If you require further information regarding what day your recycling bin gets collected please ring the Recycling Hotline on 1300 553 337 or Council on 02 6333 6111.

To view the residential recycling collection areas of Bathurst, please click here. 

Lost/Stolen/Vandalised Waste Bins

If your waste (garbage) bin has been lost or stolen some simple steps to take first are checking with the neighbours, and also seeing if your bin has ended up further down your street etc.  If you can not find the bin you will need to complete a declaration statement or contact Council staff to discuss the matter on 02 6333 6100.

For a vandalised waste bin you will need to complete a declaration statement or contact Council staff to discuss the matter on 02 6333 6100.

Bathurst Regional Council is a registered partner for the NSW Government’s Love Food Hate Waste program.

Over 90% of the materials in a mobile phone handset, chargers and other accessories can be recycled into new products –
Don’t let you mobile phone go to waste, round 'em up and hand 'em in!

Within the Bathurst Regional Council area there are 4 transfer stations sites and 1 landfill that are provided for the rural people to use in the various locations. You must own a property within the rural area to use the sites.

Sharps Disposal

Many people rely on using needles and syringes to treat health related conditions. There are a number of locations in Bathurst where these needles and syringes, otherwise known as sharps can be disposed of safely. 

The following report details the chronological list of strategic actions and programs relating to waste that have been implemented in the last 5 years. Essentially in summary there have been many changes, programs and improvements in the strategic waste area of Council which include the following:

Do you have a steep or long driveway?  Then you need the 'Bin Hitch'.

Bathurst's community recycling facility, where residents can recycle unwanted household items has opened its' doors to receive all of those things that may be cluttering up garages, cupboards and spare rooms across our region. The Junktion is a place where Bathurst residents can take unwanted furniture, electrical equipment, sporting goods and building materials amongst many other things, and recycle these at no charge. Recycled items will then be cleaned or repaired if need be, before being put out for sale to the general public. 

The Waste Management Centre (formerly known as 'the tip') has undergone some major changes, and there are still more to come.

Waste To Art is a community art exhibition and competition that shows creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials. This exciting and innovative challenge invites schools, community groups and individuals to turn rubbish into an art form of their choice, from sculptures to clothing. 

 What can I take to the Waste Management Centre to recycle or for re-processing:

Worms like moist conditions, in a mix of soil and compost, not too wet, and not too dry.  Keep your worms out of the sun and in a shady area, with a bit of shelter from wet weather. 

Please see the general information leaflet on Worm Farming.