Extra recycling collection over Christmas and the New Year

4 December 2024

Council will provide an extra recycling collection to help residents with the extra recyclables over Christmas and the New Year.

The extra collection will take place on your usual bin night, from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025. The extra collection will be on the alternate week of your usual recycling week, which falls between the above dates.

Council’s ‘Find Your Bin Collection Day’ Dashboard now has a new feature!

Hawkesbury residents can now search their address and print a PDF annual calendar which shows their collection days and which week and day their recycling and garden organics bins get collected. It will even show what week your extra Christmas Recycling falls on!

If you are unsure about your collection day, search your address on the Find your Bin Collection Day Dashboard at: https://data.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/pages/waste-dashboard/

For more information on your Recycling Collection Calendar, please contact Councils Sustainability Officer through the Ask a Waste Expert Form: https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/_resources/forms/ask-a-waste-expert-how-to-reduce-reuse-and-recycle

Waste Collection Services during the Festive Season

• General Waste: No change including collections scheduled on public holidays
• Garden Organics: No change including collections scheduled on public holidays
• Recycling: Your regular recycling collections plus one extra week of recycling bin collections, between Monday, 23 December, and Friday 3 January. This service will be provided on your regular scheduled collection days including public holidays.

Additional Hawkesbury Recycling Options

Residents can also drop off any additional paper and cardboard recycling free of charge (for household quantities up to 20kg) at the Hawkesbury Community Recycling Centre, located at the Hawkesbury Waste Management Facility, 1 The Driftway, South Windsor. Open seven days (excluding public holidays) 8am to 4pm, with the last entry at 3:45pm.

Return and Earn also allows you to drop off your bottles and cans for a refund. To find a return point near you, see https://returnandearn.org.au/return-points