New South Wales · 14 suburb guides
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Your bin night depends on your street, not just your suburb. An address search shows the exact dates for your property.
Enter my addressSuburb guides below cover the usual collection night and bin setup for each area. Postcodes 2500, 2518, 2519, 2525, 2526, 2530 fall inside the council area.
The standard Wollongong City household puts out three bins across the cycle: general waste and garden organics are collected weekly and recycling fortnightly.
Bin types and frequencies may vary by property. Enter your address for the confirmed schedule.
Collection nights in Wollongong City vary by street and zone, so the reliable way to get your night is an address search rather than a suburb level guess.
Zone boundaries follow streets rather than suburb lines, so confirm your own night with an address search.
Holiday weeks are the usual reason a bin goes out on the wrong night. For how councils shift the schedule, see the public holiday bin guide.
Wollongong City runs its bin day lookup on the ImpactApps waste platform.
We call the same service the council website uses, so schedules here update as soon as the council updates them at the source.
Collection nights in Wollongong City vary by street and zone, so the reliable way to get your night is an address search rather than a suburb level guess. Enter your address on Bin Night Tonight to see the exact pickup dates for your street.
No, zones can split a suburb, and streets near a zone boundary often differ from their neighbours. Searching your address is the reliable way to get your night.
General waste and garden organics are collected weekly and recycling fortnightly. Enter your address to confirm the bins in service at your property, since some streets differ.
Kerbside collection across Wollongong City is run by the council itself, which sets the zones, days and bin lineup for the whole New South Wales council area. What you see on this site mirrors the council's published schedule.
To order a new bin, report a missed collection or check service alerts, visit the Wollongong City website.
Or browse all New South Wales councils.