Kambah bin day & collection schedule
Canberra (ACT) · ACT 2902 · typically Mondays
Schedule data last verified: September 2026
Kambah waste collection overview
Kambah is a ACT suburb in postcode 2902, served by Canberra (ACT) for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 13km South-West of Canberra CBD.
Locals know it for the Kambah Woolshed and Mount Taylor reserve.
Most streets in Kambah are collected on a Monday, but collection days here are set street by street and yours can differ. Search your address to get the day and the bins for your place.
Everything below applies to Kambah generally; your own street's dates come from the address search on the home page.
Key facts
- Council: Canberra (ACT)
- Typical collection day: Monday (varies by street, search your address to confirm)
- Postcode: 2902
- Population: 15,670
- Location: 13km South-West of Canberra CBD
- State: ACT
Which bins does Kambah have?
The standard Kambah lineup from Canberra (ACT) is listed below. Because the cycles differ, no two weeks put exactly the same bins on the kerb.
- General Waste, collected weekly.
- Recycling, collected fortnightly.
- Garden Waste, collected fortnightly.
Kambah bin day at a glance
Green space, green bin. The garden organics collection is more useful here than you might think.
Living near parks and waterways means more yard material. Council has a separate stream for that.
About your council's collection service
Kambah falls under Canberra (ACT) for waste and recycling collections.
- Canberra (ACT) provides a kerbside collection service in Kambah, covering general waste, recycling, and garden waste.
- General waste collected weekly and recycling and garden waste collected fortnightly.
- Check the Canberra (ACT) website for the latest information on what's accepted in each bin.
- Your specific collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find yours.
Visit Canberra (ACT) website for the official policy and any service updates.
Recycling rule worth knowing
Keep lids closed on your recycling bin on collection day.
An overflowing recycling bin with the lid open can have its contents spilled by wind or rejected by the collection truck's automated arm.
Example: If your bin is full, break down any large cardboard boxes to make room rather than stacking items on top.
Frequently asked questions
Why was my bin in Kambah not collected?
The usual reasons: the lid was not fully closed, the bin was out after the truck passed, contamination was spotted in the recycling, or the truck arm could not reach past a parked car. Canberra (ACT) has a missed collection form on its website; report it and leave the bin out.
What is FOGO and does it apply here?
FOGO means Food Organics and Garden Organics: food scraps composted along with garden waste in the green bin. Whether Canberra (ACT)'s green bin accepts food depends on its current rollout; the lid sticker is the quickest check, and the council website confirms it.
What goes in the yellow recycling bin?
Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, steel and aluminium cans, and rigid plastic containers like bottles, tubs and trays. Soft plastics, food waste and contaminated packaging do not belong in it anywhere in ACT.
Nearby suburbs
The surrounding suburbs each have their own collection days. Here are the closest ones.
Quick tips for bin night
- Rinse before you bin it. Your recycling does not clean itself. A ten second rinse now saves sorting staff hours later and keeps a Kambah bin from becoming a science experiment between fortnightly collections.
- Caps off, lids on. Small plastic caps come off the bottle and go in the red bin. Metal lids on glass jars can stay put. It is a small rule that trips up a lot of people.
- Flatten before you fill. A single unflattened box can eat half the recycling bin, and in Kambah the next yellow collection is a fortnight away. Break it down first and a fortnight of cardboard fits without a fight.
Get the schedule for your street
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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