Port Macquarie-Hastings · NSW 2444 · typically Wednesdays
Schedule data last verified: August 2026
Port Macquarie is a NSW suburb in postcode 2444, served by Port Macquarie-Hastings for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 390km North of Sydney.
Locals know it for the the Town Beach breakwall and its painted rocks.
Most streets in Port Macquarie are collected on a Wednesday, 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.
The rest of this page covers Port Macquarie's bins, schedule pattern and local collection notes. An address search gives you the precise dates for your street.
Here is what Port Macquarie-Hastings collects from Port Macquarie kerbs, and how often each bin goes out.
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.
Port Macquarie falls under Port Macquarie-Hastings for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Port Macquarie-Hastings website for the official policy and any service updates.
Correct bin: General Waste (red lid).
The waterproof plastic lining means a standard takeaway cup cannot be recycled kerbside. The lid is sometimes recyclable if it is rigid plastic, but the cup itself is not.
Avoid: Don't assume a paper-looking cup is recyclable. A reusable cup avoids the problem entirely.
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 Port Macquarie-Hastings runs use an automated arm, and bins in Port Macquarie blocked by cars, poles or low branches are the most common reason a bin gets skipped.
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.
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. In Port Macquarie that mostly means Wednesday, though streets near a zone boundary can differ. Confirm with your own address rather than copying the neighbours.
The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.
Zones split Port Macquarie street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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