Essential systems maintenance will occur on Tuesday 28 March from 9am at all City of Ryde Libraries. Online library catalogue searching will be unavailable and access to computers and printing will be limited.
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.
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.
Bark
Twigs and sticks
Plants
Flowers
Weeds
Prunings
Branches up to 8cm in diameter and 90cm in length
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.
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.
Book a free kerbside service to chip and mulch your pruned branches. For more information go to the Chipping and Mulching page.
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.
You can find information on City of Ryde's garbage, recycling and garden organics collection in languages other than English below.