Kempsey Shire · NSW 2440
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Kempsey sits in the Kempsey Shire area of NSW, postcode 2440, and follows that council's kerbside schedule.
The suburb sits roughly 430km North of Sydney CBD.
Locals know it for the Kempsey courthouse and Macleay Valley heritage district.
What follows covers the bins, the typical schedule and the quirks that apply locally. The address search on the home page turns that into exact dates for your door.
Here is what Kempsey Shire collects from Kempsey kerbs, and how often each bin goes out.
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Kempsey falls under Kempsey Shire for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Kempsey Shire website for the official policy and any service updates.
Remove caps and lids from plastic bottles before recycling.
Caps are often a different type of plastic that causes contamination if mixed with the bottle material. Metal screw-top lids on glass jars are the exception and those can stay on.
Example: Milk bottles, shampoo bottles, soft drink bottles: pop the cap off first.
Kempsey Shire collects recycling fortnightly, alternating with the garden organics bin. Collection days vary by street, and an address search shows which fortnight you are in right now.
Kempsey Shire offers larger or additional bins for eligible households, such as big families or medical needs, usually for a fee. Contact the council's waste team; if you are new to Kempsey, check what size is standard first, since upgrade policies differ between councils.
Anything in the yellow bin that does not belong: food soiled packaging, soft plastics, clothing, electrical items. It matters because a contaminated load from Kempsey can send a whole truck to landfill, and Kempsey Shire can tag or refuse repeat offending bins.
Nearby suburbs have their own bin schedules. Here are the ones closest to you.
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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