Book a clean-up collection

• Old and broken furniture
• Broken small appliances
• Metals and whitegoods (e.g. fridges, washing machines)
• Damaged general household items that cannot fit inside a garbage bin
• Mattress (limit to 2 singles or larger per collection)
• Bulky garden organics (i.e. tree branches no larger than 10cm in diameter should be cut into 1 metre pieces and tied and bundled)
• Mirrors (maximum size 1 metre x 1 metre wrapped in a sheet/blanket)
• e-waste that cannot be dropped off at our problem waste eventsThis external link will open in a new window
• Paint cans (must be empty)

• Hot water heaters
• Oil heaters
• Paints, oils, gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, batteries, smoke detectors, fluoro globes and tubes – take them to your nearest CRC or the next Household Chemical CleanOut event.
• Construction and demolition materials such as bricks, concrete, tiles, sand and asbestos – find drop off options at the business disposal and recycling directory.
• Car parts, such as batteries and tyres – take them to a drop off point.
• Commercial waste, such as cooking oils – find a suitable collector here.
• Bean bags filled with small polystyrene balls.
• Heavy items that cannot be lifted by two people such as exercise equipment, carpet rolls, glass.
• e-waste including computers, peripherals and electrical appliances – recycle them at one of our drop off events.

• Place your clean-up items neatly on the kerb the evening before collection. Be mindful not to block roadways or footpaths.
• Items put out too early may attract illegal dumping as passers-by can add to the pile.
• Each clean-up collection should not exceed 2 cubic metres.
• Remove doors off fridges and other appliances whenever possible.
• Think about the safety of your neighbours and our crew when presenting your materials. For example, mirrors of any size must be wrapped to prevent glass from shattering.
• Remove batteries from small appliances – batteries are hazardous and should be safely dropped off at one of our problem waste stations or events.

Waverley Council's clean-up collection service helps to reduce the cost and pollution associated with illegal dumping, and is not designed to recover resources. We are unfortunately unable to recycle, repair or reuse most items collected aside from mattresses, large metal items and certain whitegoods. Mattresses (made of cotton and metal springs) and whitegoods (made mostly form metal) and other metal items are separated out at the transfer station and recycled. All other items collected in clean-up service are sent to landfill at this time. Council continues to research ways to divert these items from landfill.

Before booking a clean-up, have you considered other ways to re-purpose your unwanted items?  Whether it be hosting a garage sale, selling items online, repairing or donating, check our Make-do & mend page for all sorts of ways to reduce the amount of materials going to landfill.