Arrange a New Kerbside Bin Service

Please note: the information on this page is for rated residential properties only.

For business-rated or non-rated properties, please see our Commercial Waste Services page.
To upgrade an existing waste service at a residential property, such as bin upsizes or more frequent collections, please see our Upgrade your Kerbside Bin Service page.

If you've moved into a property where there are no existing bins, such as a brand new home, you'll need to apply for a kerbside waste service.

As part of the rateable residential entitlement, our standard household service includes:

a 140-litre general waste bin, serviced weekly;
your choice of a standard 240-litre or an upsized 360-litre recycling bin, serviced fortnightly; and
a 240-litre garden organics bin, serviced fortnightly.

You can also request a range of optional service upgrades at the time of application. Additional waste services are provided on a fee-for-service basis as outlined in the application form.

How to apply

Please complete our New Kerbside Waste Service request form.

Note: If you already have bins at your property and would like to arrange for bigger bins, extra bins or more frequent collections, please apply for a bin service upgrade.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.