Kensington bin day & collection schedule
Randwick City Council · NSW 2033
Schedule data last verified: August 2026
Kensington waste collection overview
Kerbside collection in Kensington (NSW 2033) is run by Randwick City Council, which sets the bins, the zones and the schedule.
The suburb sits roughly 6km South-East of Sydney CBD.
Locals know it for the UNSW Sydney (Kensington campus).
Collection days in Kensington are set street by street, so there is no single day that holds for the whole suburb. Search your address to get the day and the bins for your place.
Below is the Kensington rundown: which bins you have, the usual collection rhythm and the local rules worth knowing. For your street's exact dates, search your address from the home page.
Key facts
- Council: Randwick City Council
- Collection day: varies by street, search your address to confirm
- Postcode: 2033
- Location: 6km South-East of Sydney CBD
- State: NSW
Which bins does Kensington have?
These are the bins Randwick City Council supplies to Kensington households, each on its own cycle, which is why the kerb looks different from week to week.
- General Waste, collected fortnightly.
- Recycling, collected fortnightly.
- Garden Waste, collected weekly.
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About your council's collection service
Kensington falls under Randwick City Council for waste and recycling collections.
- Randwick City Council provides a kerbside collection service in Kensington, covering general waste, recycling, and garden waste.
- Garden waste collected weekly and general waste and recycling collected fortnightly.
- Check the Randwick City Council 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 Randwick City Council website for the official policy and any service updates.
Did you know?
It takes a plastic bottle centuries to break down in landfill.
The same bottle, recycled, can become new packaging, clothing fibre or carpet within months. Rigid plastic bottles are one of the easiest wins in the yellow bin.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as recycling contamination?
Anything in the yellow bin that does not belong: food soiled packaging, soft plastics, clothing, electrical items. It matters because a contaminated load from Kensington can send a whole truck to landfill, and Randwick City Council can tag or refuse repeat offending bins.
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 NSW.
Why does my neighbour in Kensington have a different bin day?
Collection routes are planned street by street, so two nearby addresses can sit on different runs, and near a boundary they can even sit in different councils. Collection days in Kensington vary by street, so check your exact address. Confirm with your own address rather than copying the neighbours.
Nearby suburbs
Nearby suburbs have their own bin schedules. Here are the ones closest to you.
Quick tips for bin night
- Flatten before you fill. A single unflattened box can eat half the recycling bin, and in Kensington the next yellow collection is a fortnight away. Break it down first and a fortnight of cardboard fits without a fight.
- Holiday weeks shuffle the schedule. Long weekends can quietly push Randwick City Council collections back a day. Check before a public holiday so you are not chasing the truck down the street.
- The lid has to close. An overflowing bin with the lid propped open often gets skipped, or spills down the street. If it will not shut, it will not go.
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