Wollongong City · NSW 2519
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Fairy Meadow is a NSW suburb in postcode 2519, served by Wollongong City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 78km S of Sydney CBD.
Locals know it for the Fairy Meadow Beach and railway station.
This page summarises the bin schedule, recycling rules and council details that apply to Fairy Meadow. For the live schedule for your specific address, enter it on the home page.
Wollongong City provides the following kerbside bins in Fairy Meadow. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.
You know the bay is close when the wind changes direction the night before bin day.
Every suburb has its rhythms. Knowing your collection day is part of knowing your street.
Fairy Meadow falls under Wollongong City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Wollongong City website for the official policy and any service updates.
When collections are pushed back over a holiday period, the gap between pickups grows. General waste and organics can build up faster than usual, especially across the festive season when households produce more of both.
Tip: Squash and flatten where you can, and avoid overfilling. A lid that will not close can mean the truck skips your bin.
A quick rinse is enough. Containers do not need to be spotless, just empty and free of large food residue. A few seconds under the tap, or a swish with leftover dishwater, keeps the load clean without wasting water.
FOGO stands for Food Organics and Garden Organics. It is a kerbside service where food scraps go in the same bin as garden waste and are composted. Not every council offers it yet. If your green bin lid says garden organics only, keep food out of it.
Every Australian state and territory now runs a container deposit scheme, paying 10 cents for eligible drink containers returned to a depot or reverse vending machine. Containers you redeem this way are kept separate from your kerbside recycling.
The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.
Bin days in Fairy Meadow vary by street and zone. Enter your address on the home page to see the next collection date for every bin.
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