General Waste

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Report a missed bin collection or a damaged, stolen or abandoned bin.

Household General Waste Collection

Most Ipswich households are provided with a 240-litre wheelie bin with a red lid for general waste disposal, a 240-litre or 360-litre wheelie bin with a yellow lid for recyclables and a 240-litre wheelie bin with a green lid for Garden Organics.

  • The general waste collection service is provided weekly.
  • Household recyclables and Garden Organics are collected on alternative fortnights.
  • All bins remain the property of Ipswich City Council and should not be used for any other purpose than the disposal of waste.
  • The charges for a weekly general waste service and a fortnightly recyclables/Garden Organics service appear on your quarterly rates notices.

To check which day and week your bins are serviced you can download the Ipswich Bin App free of charge, download a 12 month Bin Collection Calendar from council’s website, or contact council on (07) 3810 6666 for a copy of the calendar for your suburb.

Items that can go in the general waste bin
  • general household waste
  • food scraps
  • Tetra packs/long-life containers
  • paper towel and tissues
  • disposable coffee cups
  • plastic bags and other soft plastics
  • plastic food wrapping, packets and cling wrap
  • ceramics and crockery
  • non-recyclable glass and mirrors
  • nappies
  • polystyrene foam / Styrofoam.
Items that cannot go in the general waste bin
  • batteries
  • gas bottles and disposable gas canisters/cartridges (example from camping stoves)
  • oil and paint
  • chemicals and pesticides
  • rocks, soil and tree stumps
  • building materials
  • all types of e-waste
  • recyclables
  • green waste.

 

IWS Parking Around Bins(PDF, 220KB)

Face it

  • Face front of bin towards the roadside and wheels back towards the footpath/verge
  • Bin lids should remain closed at all times for safety
  • Please do not place any objects on top of lids (e.g. bricks or water bottles to keep lids closed)

Space it

  • Space bins a minimum of one wheelie bin width apart (Approximately 1 metre space between bins)
  • Space bins a safe distance from cars, trees, power poles and other obstructions

Place it

  • Look for overhead lines and wires
  • Look for overhanging trees and tree branches
  • Place out the night before scheduled collection or prior to 5.00 am of the day of service
  • Bin must be presented to the kerbside for servicing

Park it

  • Ensure that there is at least one metre of space between your bin and any parked cars
  • Make sure that your bin is not placed under a tree or any other overhead obstruction
  • Do not park your car in areas where stopping of motor vehicles is prohibited under the Road Rules, this will ensure that the waste truck can easily navigate through the narrow streets.

Face it, Space it, Place it, Park it Brochure(PDF, 220KB)  

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