Waste & Recycling

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FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics)

The Town of Cambridge introduced a new FOGO three-bin bin system across all single-dwelling units on 1 July 2024. This page contains the rollout information for residents.

Find my Bin Day

Have you gone FOGO? Find out when your FOGO, Recycling, and General waste collections are due with a downloadable map and calendar.

Bin Requests & Reports

Order an extra recycling bin, a larger recycling bin or a green waste bin here. Find out who to contact to discuss your general waste service or to report a missed bin service, or damaged or missing bins.

What Goes in Each Bin?

Find out what you can dispose of in your recycling, green, and general waste bins.

Mattress Collections & Verge Valet™

Verge Valet™ is the convenient bulk rubbish and green waste service that's streets ahead of the old, messy communal collections. This service is available for residential ratepayers only – businesses are able to use the pre-paid Verge Valet® Extra version by calling (08) 6336 7223.

Recycling Programmes

We offer recycling programmes to make it easy to get rid of unwanted items. Click through to find out about:

- Mattress collection
- Household Lights
- Fluorescent Tubes
- Printer Cartridges
- Mobile Phones and E-waste
- Batteries
- Textiles
- Stationery
- Sporting Goods

Local Recycling Centres and Drop-off Points

Find your closest recycling centre where you can drop off general waste, green waste, recyclables and hazardous waste, and find the location of Town of Cambridge recycling stations for batteries, mobiles phones, print cartridges and more.

Reporting Trolleys and Illegal Dumping

All the information that you need to report a trolley. Use the online Report It form to report rubbish dumped in your area.

Hazardous Waste

Some common household items - such as aerosols and batteries - are hazardous and should not be disposed of in the general waste, recycling, or green waste bin. Find out what you can do and where you can dispose of them.

Reducing Household Waste

Reducing Food and Other household waste and avoiding Single Use Plastic

Waste & Recycling Resources

The Town of Cambridge provides a range of free resources and information to encourage and assist the community with their waste minimisation goals.

Rates & Bin Services

Information about what is shown on the resident's rates notice and where they can change their bins.

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