Commercial Waste Collection Services
Council provides a range of waste services to commercial and industrial businesses, in particular recycling, aimed at minimising waste to landfill.
Recycling not only helps the environment; it will help your business save money on disposal costs.
Commercial waste services available
Our available commercial waste collection types are listed below:
The general mixed waste (red-lidded bin) is the waste or garbage collection bin used to dispose of items that cannot be recycled or re-used and that is destined for landfill. The following items can be placed in your general mixed waste bin:
- Styrofoam packaging and food containers
- Broken ceramics, crockery and glassware
- Soft plastics including plastics bags, plastic wraps, chip packets and chocolate wrappers
- Food scraps (we recommend composting or worm farming to help reduce food waste sent to landfill)
- Paper contaminated with food e.g. pizza boxes
- Bagged ash and vacuum dust
A number of items should not be placed in the general mixed waste bin as they may harmful to human health and the environment. The following items should NOT be placed in your general mixed waste bin:
- Timber
- Bricks
- Construction materials and waste e.g. plasterboard
- Hazardous waste including oil, fuel, asbestos, light globes and batteries.
- Green waste
- Rocks and soil
Dangerous or problem waste can be taken to the Resource Recovery Centre and Community Recycling Centre to be recycled, disposed of correctly, to reduce contamination, divert waste from landfill and protect the environment and human health.
Bin Size Options: 240L and 1100L
Collection Frequency: Weekly, fortnightly or 4-weekly
Commercial Waste Service - What Goes in Your Bin(PDF, 221KB)
The commingled recycling bin (yellow-lidded bin) is the collection bin used to dispose of items that are recyclable, to be made into new products and used again. The following items can be placed in your recycling bin:
- Paper, newspaper and cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic containers and bottles
- Steel and aluminium cans and tins
- Milk and juice cartons
- Empty aerosol cans with nozzles removed
- Clean, empty paint cans
A number of items should not be placed in the recycling bin as they can contaminate the recycling stream and impact the recycling machinery. The following items should NOT be placed in your recycling bin;
- Styrofoam packaging and food containers
- Hazardous chemicals and chemical containers
- Any items smaller than a credit card
- Coffee cups (these are plastic lined, which cannot be separated in the recycling process)
- Soft plastics including plastics bags, plastic wraps, chip packets and chocolate wrappers
- Paper contaminated with food e.g. pizza boxes
- Broken bottles or jars
- Serviettes, paper plates and issues
- Ceramics, crockery, china or pyrex
- Mirrors or windows
Bin Size Options: 240L and 360L
Collection Frequency: Weekly, Fortnightly or 4-weekly.
Commercial Waste Services - Accepted and Not Accepted Products(PDF, 32KB)
Confidential/secure document bins are used to securely dispose of documents that contain sensitive information. This is an on-call service, where the bin is collected from your office. These bins are returned to the Resource Recovery Centre and kept locked until disposal.
The Resource Recovery Centre uses Challenge Southern Highlands to securely shred the contents of the bins on site.
* NB X-rays can be collected when a bin is collected, but must be separated from any paper products, and NOT placed in the bin.
The following items can be placed in your confidential/secure document bin;
- Office paper
- Hard covered books
- Cheque books
- Ledger books
- Receipt books
- Staples
- Manilla folders
The following items should NOT be placed in your confidential/secure document bin;
- Plastic
- CDs/DVDs
- Floppy disks
- Plastic Sleeves
- Plastic coated folders
- X-rays (these can be collected free of charge if separate from collection)
- Bull-dog clips
- Paperclips
Bin Size: 240L
Collection Frequency: Fridays, on request. Call 4868 0888 to book.
The paper and cardboard collection bin is just for paper and paper products.
The following items can be placed in your paper and cardboard bin;
- Office paper and cardboard
- Printer paper
- Cardboard folders
- Magazines
- Newspaper
The following items should NOT be placed in your paper and cardboard bin;
- Plastic folders
- Carbon paper
- Waxed paper and waxed cardboard cartons
Bin Size: 240L
Collection Frequency: Weekly, Fortnightly, or 4-weekly.
Commercial Waste Services - Accepted and Not Accepted Products(PDF, 32KB)
The garden organics (green lid bin) is the collection bin used to dispose of garden organic waste to be converted into soil conditioner. The following items can be placed in your garden organics bin;
- Grass clippings
- Leaves, fresh and dry
- Flowers and off-cuts
- Prunings, twigs and branches
- Bark
A number of items should not be placed in the garden organics bin, as they can contaminate the stream and reduce the effectiveness of the end product. The following items should NOT be placed in your garden organics bin:
- Food scraps and leftovers
- Garden tools e.g. hose
- Plastic plant pots
- Demolition material
- Pavers/bricks
- Hazardous material
Bin Size: 240 L
Collection Frequency: Fortnightly or 4-weekly only.
Commercial Waste Services - Accepted and Not Accepted Products(PDF, 32KB)
Request a commercial waste service
To request a commercial waste service, please complete the following agreement;
Change your current waste service
To change your current service, please complete the following form;
Replace a lost or stolen bin
For a replacement bin to be issued, please complete the following form;
Free Bin Trim waste assessments
New South Wales businesses have access to free help and support to maximise recycling and minimise waste ending up in landfill through the Bin Trim Program.
The Canberra Region Joint Organisation (CRJO) is currently offering local businesses in Wingecarribee Shire Council a free waste audit, waste report, and review, to facilitate the diversion of waste from landfill to assist businesses in reducing waste costs and reaching their sustainability goals.
In addition to a tailor made Bin Trim Action Plan, your business may be eligible for a rebate of between $1,000 and $50,000 to help with the purchase price of recycling equipment.
New South Wales businesses send more than 1.8 million tonnes of business waste to landfill each year. Roughly 70 per cent of the materials in a business’ general waste bin can be reused or recycled. From cardboard, paper, metal, and plastic through to food waste, so much of this ends up in the general waste bin when it could be avoided, reused, or recycled.
Why join the Bin Trim program?
1. Increasing recycling of business waste can reduce waste costs
2. Company operations are streamlined
3. Company reputation is enhanced amongst clients
4. Staff feel good about this activity
95 per cent of businesses that have taken part in the program have diverted waste from landfill to improve productivity and save operational costs.
How does it work?
- A specialist waste materials assessor will visit the company and carry out a waste audit
- The results of this audit are used to prepare a report for the company with recommended actions to assist the business in its waste management process
- A specialist CRJO assessor will assist the business in implementing these actions, however there are not obliged to change any current practices
- Following the initial report the assessor will undertake a second review and report for the business
Bin Trim is run by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as part of the Waste Less, Recycle more initiative.
Read more about the EPA's Bin Trim Program.
You can contact the CRJO by phone on 0417-795-444 or send an email to bintrim@crjo.nsw.gov.au.
2025 Commercial Waste Collection Calendar
Services may be provided on a multi-weekly, weekly, fortnightly or four-weekly basis.
For existing customers the schedule of collections is listed on your invoice.
2025 Commercial Waste Collection Calendar
If you are unsure of your collection day or week, please contact;
Telephone: 02 4868 0888
Email: mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au
Waste education
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