Garden Organics Collection

Each household is provided with one 240 litre green lid garden organics bin which is emptied fortnightly on the same day as your garbage bin.

Apartment buildings are provided with 240 litre green lid bins as required. Extra green lid garden organics bins are available at an additional charge. Please see the Residential Bins section for more information.

Where does your garden organics go?

Your garden organics are collected and transported by truck to the Veolia Organics Resource Recovery Facility in Eastern Creek where it is turned into high quality mulch and compost for resale.

Green bin

Council will accept:

	Grass clippings
	Leaves
	Bark
	Twigs and sticks
	Plants
	Flowers
	Weeds
	Prunings
	Branches up to 8cm in diameter and 90cm in length

Council will NOT collect:

	Plastic bags including bagged garden organics
	Palm fronds – take to your nearest Resource Recovery Centre (fees may apply)
	Branches over 8cm in diameter and 90cm in length – book a free Chipping and Mulching Service
	Food scraps
	Dirt, rocks or soil
	Plant pots
	Hoses or garden equipment
	Plastic packaging
	Polystyrene or foam
	Animal waste or kitty litter
	Treated timber
	Paper and cardboard

Visit our A to Z Guide of Waste and Recycling for disposal options.

Did you know you can turn your garden organics into mulch and compost?

Before using your garden organics bin, have you considered using Council’s free Chipping and Mulching Service or perhaps composting your garden organics? Not only will this free up space in your green lid garden organics bin but will give you great mulch and fertiliser to use on your own garden.

Chipping and Mulching Service

Book a free kerbside service to chip and mulch your pruned branches. For more information go to the Chipping and Mulching page.

Compost Bins and Worm Farms

Purchase a compost bin or worm farm from Council at subsidised rates and have it delivered to your door at no extra cost.

For more information visit our Compost Bins and Worm Farms page.

Resources in Other Languages

You can find information on City of Ryde's garbage, recycling and garden organics collection in languages other than English below.

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