Bulky waste collections


Bulky waste sorted

Save a trip to the tip with a bulky waste collection

Canberra households are eligible for one FREE bulky waste collection per financial year of up to 2 cubic metres.

The bulky waste collection service is great for items too big for your kerbside bins such as old furniture and broken appliances. Consider selling or donating items in good condition.

Not all the items collected through the bulky waste service will go into landfill. Where possible, items will be reused or recycled.

Search the Recyclopaedia to find out how to recycle or dispose of specific items in the ACT.

Live in an apartment or townhouse?

If you live in an apartment or townhouse with shared waste, contact your body corporate or building manager to make a booking on your behalf. Information for body corporates or building managers can be found on the multi-unit developments bulky waste page.

Bulky waste limit is 2 cubic metres

Acceptable

  • Furniture and household appliances
  • Children’s car seats and bulky toys
  • Tools including garden equipment with fuel and batteries removed
  • Timber up to 2 metres in length
  • White goods and sinks
  • Building materials/products (see list of excluded rubble)
  • Metal products/scrap metal (including hot water systems)
  • Electrical equipment with batteries removed
  • Blankets, linen and manchester
  • Light fittings with light bulbs removed
  • Automotive parts with fuel and batteries removed
  • Camping and outdoor equipment
  • Televisions and computers
  • Mattresses and bed bases – these incur a disposal fee per item.

Not acceptable

Booking your collection

  • Each household gets to choose one collection date per financial year. You can book a bulky waste collection up to 6 months in advance.
  • The form will ask for your name, address, contact information (email, mobile or home phone), preferred collection date and the items you want to be collected.

Booking notifications

  • Once your booking is confirmed, you'll receive a reference number, which you can use to make changes up to 5 days prior to your scheduled collection.
  • You can check the status of your service request and make changes to your booking using the request service status form. See the check status user guide for help.
  • You'll get a confirmation email or SMS when you book, and a reminder message 48 hours before your collection date. Please check your junk email folder if you haven’t received a booking confirmation.
  • If you don't get a confirmation or need to make changes within 5 business days of collection, call ACT NoWaste on 6205 9521.

Collection guidelines

  • Your are responsible for placing your items within your property boundary and in an easily accessible spot.
  • Items left in garages, trailers, or behind gates or fences will not be collected.
  • Place items out no more than 48 hours before the scheduled collection date and no later than 7am on the collection day.
  • If you are unsure about where to place your items for collection, please contact ACT NoWaste on 6205 9521.
  • ACTMAPi can help you find your property boundary.
  • You do not need to be home for the collection.

Incomplete collection

  • Sometimes only part of your bulky waste is collected. We have two trucks, one for reusable or recyclable items and one for landfill waste. They may arrive at different times on the same day.
  • Items not acceptable for the bulky waste collection are your responsibility.
  • Illegal dumping fines may apply for items outside your property boundary.
  • Report illegal dumping via Fix my Street or call Access Canberra on 13 22 81.

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Contact

To request a bulky waste collection over the phone call 6205 9521 or email us at  TCCS.NoWasteBins@act.gov.au.

Personal information

For details on the personal information collected by ACT NoWaste, please refer to the Transport Canberra and City Services Information Privacy Act 2014 Privacy Policy.

Related links

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