Blue Mountains City Council

Household Services

Kerbside Chipping Dates   

 
South & North Katoomba
put your materials out
19 & 20 May
Your service starts 21 May
 
Medlow Bath, Blackheath, Megalong
put your materials out
26 & 27 May
Your service starts 28 May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Services

Blue Mountains City Council provides the following services to households:

  • Weekly kerbside garbage collection (140 or 240 litre bin)
  • Weekly kerbside recycling collection (140 litre recycling bin)
  • Kerbside chipping services
  • Annual Clean Up service (once a year)
  • Household Chemical Clean Out (4 times a year at the Waste Management Facilities)

Household Resource Recovery Guide

This guide provides the service dates for your kerbside chipping and annual clean up services, and also gives you accurate information on your recycling services, the Eco Bin service, hazardous chemical clean out service and the sale of compost bins and worm farms.  Download the Resource Recovery Guide at right.

Household Chemical Clean Out

Hazardous waste should not be disposed of in your household bin, down the drain or into the soil. Please use the free chemical clean out to safely dispose of this type of waste.

This waste includes:

  • Liquid paint and paint related products
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Solvents
  • Pesticides and herbicides
  • Household cleaners
  • Batteries
  • Motor oils, fuels and liquids
  • Smoke detectors
  • Poisons
  • Compact fluorescent light globes
  • Pool Chemicals
  • Gas bottles
  • Acids and alkalis
  • Hobby chemicals

Blaxland Waste Management Facility:

  • 5 - 8 August 2011
  • 10 - 13 February 2012 

Katoomba Waste Management Facility:

  • 4 - 7 November 2011
  • 4 - 7 May 2012 

Drop off times: 9:00am - 4:30pm 

Annual Clean Up Service

For Service dates please download the Resource Recovery Guide at right.

Forms

Various waste services forms are available to download at right.  Alternatively, contact Council on (02) 4780 5000 to have a form posted to you.