Parramatta is collected by City of Parramatta. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Parramatta?
Parramatta is collected by City of Parramatta, NSW.
That is the council that decides your collection day, supplies your bins and publishes the
schedule — so it is the council name to look for on any official bin information.
One thing worth knowing before you rely on that: council boundaries do not follow suburb names
tidily. Some suburbs are split down the middle by a boundary, and a street on the edge
of Parramatta can be collected by a neighbouring council entirely. The checker above works from
your address rather than the suburb name, so it is the thing to trust if you are anywhere near
an edge, or if what you read here does not match what your neighbours put out.
If you have just moved to Parramatta, or you are checking on behalf of a rental, our full
City of Parramatta bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Parramatta’s own website is the source of record
.
Parramatta bin colours and collection frequency
City of Parramatta issues 3 bins to households
in Parramatta:
Parramatta rolled out FOGO from November 2024. The lime green bin accepts all food scraps and is collected weekly. Yellow recycling is fortnightly.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Parramatta
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Parramatta divides its area into collection zones so
the trucks can work through it across the week, and those zone lines do not follow suburb
boundaries. A single suburb the size of Parramatta is often split across two or more collection
days, which is why a neighbour a few streets away can be a reliable-sounding but wrong source.
The other half is which week you are in.
General waste here is weekly , while recycling is fortnightly , and food and garden organics (fogo) is weekly.
Anything on a fortnightly cycle means counting weeks, and public holidays shift the count.
The checker above returns the actual next date for each bin, so there is nothing to count.
Parramatta bin day: common questions
What council covers Parramatta?
Parramatta is collected by City of Parramatta, in NSW. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule. Council boundaries don't follow suburb names exactly, so if you are on the edge of Parramatta it is worth confirming with the checker on this page, which works from your address rather than the suburb name.
When is bin day in Parramatta?
Collection day in Parramatta depends on your street. City of Parramatta splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Parramatta can be collected on different days. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to get the next collection date for your own address.
How often is general waste collected in Parramatta?
City of Parramatta collects the red bin for general waste weekly in Parramatta.
Which bin is recycling in Parramatta?
In Parramatta the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly.
Does Parramatta have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Parramatta provides a lime green bin for food and garden organics (fogo) in Parramatta, weekly.
What if I've just moved to Parramatta?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Parramatta colours below, then run your new address through the checker to get your collection day — asking a neighbour is unreliable, because they may be in a different collection zone.
