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Telarah bin day & collection schedule

Maitland City Council · NSW 2320

Schedule data last verified: July 2026

Telarah waste collection overview

Telarah is a NSW suburb in postcode 2320, served by Maitland City Council for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.

The suburb sits roughly 36km NW of Newcastle.

Locals know it for the Telarah railway station.

This page summarises the bin schedule, recycling rules and council details that apply to Telarah. For the live schedule for your specific address, enter it on the home page.

Key facts

Council: Maitland City Council
Postcode: 2320
Location: 36km NW of Newcastle
State: NSW

Which bins does Telarah have?

Maitland City Council provides the following kerbside bins in Telarah. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.

General Waste, collected weekly.
Recycling, collected fortnightly.

Telarah bin day at a glance

No more standing at the kerb at 7am wondering if it's recycling week.

Look it up once, save your address, and the answer is always a tap away.

About your council's collection service

Telarah falls under Maitland City Council for waste and recycling collections.

This council operates a standard three-bin kerbside service: general waste (red lid), recycling (yellow lid), and garden organics (green lid).
Collections are typically fortnightly, with recycling and organics alternating each week.
Your exact collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find it.
Your specific collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find yours.

Visit Maitland City Council website for the official policy and any service updates.

What goes where: takeaway coffee cups

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.

Frequently asked questions

Do I get money back for drink containers?

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.

Are bottle caps recyclable?

Metal screw-top lids from glass jars and bottles can stay on when you put them in the yellow bin. Small plastic caps on plastic bottles should generally be removed, as they're often a different plastic type. Large plastic lids from takeaway containers are fine in recycling.

What goes in the yellow recycling bin?

The yellow-lid bin accepts paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, steel and aluminium cans, and rigid plastic containers (bottles, tubs, trays). Soft plastics, food waste, and contaminated packaging don't belong in it.

Nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbs have their own bin schedules. Here are the ones closest to you.

Rutherford Maitland

Quick tips for bin night

Loose, not bagged. Tip your recycling in loose. A tied bag can't be opened on the sorting line, so the whole lot gets treated as rubbish. The bag defeats the entire point.
Rain isn't an excuse. The bin doesn't care if it's raining. Neither does the truck. Put it out anyway.
Set a reminder now. Missed bin night? That's a two-week wait for general waste. One calendar reminder costs you nothing. The two-week smell costs something.

Get the schedule for your street

Bin days in Telarah 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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