Willoughby City · NSW 2068
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Castlecrag is a NSW suburb in postcode 2068, served by Willoughby City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 9km North of Sydney CBD.
Locals know it for the Walter Burley Griffin designed streetscape and bushland reserves.
Everything below applies to Castlecrag generally; your own street's dates come from the address search on the home page.
Willoughby City provides the following kerbside bins in Castlecrag. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.
Old streetscapes, modern bin schedule. The two coexist just fine.
Whatever year your house was built, the kerbside collection is very much a current-era thing.
Castlecrag falls under Willoughby City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Willoughby City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Correct bin: General Waste (red lid).
Standard kerbside recycling doesn't accept polystyrene, the white foam used in appliance packaging. Break it up to fit in the red bin. Some specialist facilities accept it separately.
Avoid: Don't put polystyrene in the yellow recycling bin. It clogs machinery and can't be sorted.
Yes. Return and Earn refunds 10 cents per eligible drink container in NSW, at depots, return machines and bag drop points. Containers you redeem are extra money in your pocket; eligible containers you skip still go in the recycling bin.
On the footpath or nature strip close to the kerb, lid opening facing the street, with about half a metre clear on each side. The trucks Willoughby City runs use an automated arm, and bins in Castlecrag blocked by cars, poles or low branches are the most common reason a bin gets skipped.
Never any kerbside bin. E-waste is banned or diverted from landfill across Australia, and Willoughby City lists its e-waste drop off options online, usually the local transfer station plus periodic collection events. Officeworks takes computers, phones and cables in most areas.
The neighbouring streets have their own schedules. Here's what's happening nearby.
The suburb level picture above is a guide; your street is the real answer. Search your address for the next four weeks of collections.
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