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Lane Cove Council provides residential recycling and garbage collection. Enquiries about Council's services can be made to our Waste Solutions Hotline on 1300 655 006. For further details, click on the following links:
Collection takes place on the same day as your garbage removal, and Council has developed a Calendar to show Recycling Bin Collection Weeks. Click here for information on what can be recycled in Lane Cove. For questions about recycling services including missed services, new or replacement bins contact the Waste Solutions Hotline. Missed services should be reported after 3pm on the day of scheduled collection to 1300 655 006. **Please do not place plastic bags in your recycling bin**
The maximum capacity of a mobile garbage bin per property is 80 Litres. Bags placed outside of a garbage bin will not be collected. For additional waste services for houses, download an Additional Waste Service Form. This service is available to houses only. Find out your garbage collection day by visiting Council's Waste Collection Calendar
Materials for the green waste collection must be contained in a designated Green Waste bin or presented as per the guidelines below on the nature strip on the night before the collection date. Click here for details of what can be accepted and how it should be presented for collection. Green waste collections will take place on your usual collection day as scheduled on your waste calendar.
Clean up collections are available to residential properties by booking only. To make a booking, phone the Waste Solutions Hotline on 1300 655 006. Please ensure you are provided with a reference number when you make your booking. Click here for details on what will be accepted for collection.
You can make a difference by composting your food scraps or by using a worm farm. Lane Cove residents can purchase compost bins and worms directly from Council and can also participate in one of our regular composting and worm farming workshops. Click here for more information. E-waste
The Federal Government's National Television Computer Recycling Scheme will be introduced in 2012. Future events will be planned based on the outcomes of the scheme. For more information about the scheme, visit http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/waste/ewaste. If you would like to be notified by email about the next e-waste collection, please subscribe to our Sustainability E-Newsletter. Details of our previous e-waste collections can be found here.
A Chemical CleanOut event is an opportunity to drop off household chemical clutter such as paints, motor oil, pool chemicals, batteries and pesticides for safe disposal. Click here to find out when the next CleanOut will take place and what items will be accepted. Other ways to reduce waste and recycle To find out how to recycle mobile phones, batteries, light bulbs click here. To find out about the Fridge Buyback program, click here. Council has free 'No Advertising Stickers' available at the Lane Cove Civic Centre. Click here if you would like to request a sticker for your letterbox. For tips on reducing your food waste, visit the Love Food, Hate Waste website. Additional/Special Service Requests Additional Waste & Recycling Collection Service Request Special Events Waste & Recycling Collection Services Dumped Rubbish To report illegally dumped rubbish on public property in Lane Cove, you can visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/dumpedrubbish or call 1300 664 047. Last updated 11 September 2012 |
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Council
will collect recycling bins on alternate weeks - one week we will
collect your Blue-lidded recycling bin and following week we will
collect your Yellow-lidded recycling bin. For those living in apartment
blocks, both types of recycling bins are collected each week.
Council
collects up to 80 Litres of garbage per week from each residence,
utilising 80 litre wheelie bins for houses and 240 litre bins shared
between home unit residents.
All residential
premises (including units) are provided with 13 green waste services
per year. 
Council provides all residences with
four free Househould Clean-Up Collection
services per year.
On average, 40% of garbage sent to
land fill is food waste. 
E-waste is defined
as waste from electronic equipment. This includes computers, monitors,
televisions, printers, video players etc.
Do you have unwanted chemicals from
your home, car or garage and aren’t sure how to dispose of them
safely?
