Main Garbage Shed and Bins

The main garbage shed for Queensboro is the brushwood shed at the driveway entrance to the building.  This shed contains the main garbage bins that are colour-coded for:

·        General Waste – red lid

·        Recycling – yellow lid

·        Green Waste – green lid

Garbage Collections

Garbage collection is the responsibility of the Sydney City Council which provides their service free to rate payers.

·        There is a general garbage collection every day

·        Recyclables are collected every Thursday

·        Green waste is collected fortnightly on Thursdays

Link to the Sydney City Council ‘Find my bin collection day’

Kerbside collection for white goods and large household items including mattresses can be booked with the Sydney City Council via their website Book a free pick-up | City of Sydney (Phone 02 9265 9333).  Collection normally takes place on Wednesdays.  Bookings must be made prior to 2pm on Tuesday for a collection on Wednesday that week.  See the website (www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au) to ascertain what is collectable and what is not, and the protocols you need to follow.

Note that generally the following items are not collectable:

·        Motor or cooking oil

·        Vehicle batteries

·        Tyres and car parts

·        Carpet

·        Building and demolition materials

Garbage Rooms and Chute

There are small garbage rooms on levels 1 – 4 located next to the fire doors and marked “Garbage”.

 The small garbage rooms contain:

·        A hatch to the rubbish chute

·        A round tub for recycling items (plastic, glass, aluminium)

·        Rectangular bin for cardboard and papers

 The garbage rooms are only for small amounts of recyclable rubbish.  All large or non-recyclable items, which are not suitable for disposal in the rubbish chute should be taken to the main garbage shed.

 #Note that the ground floor units will need to use the main garbage shed for disposing their rubbish.

Garbage Room Protocol

The garbage rooms are only for small amounts of recyclable rubbish.  All large and/or non-recyclable items which are not suitable for going down the rubbish chute should be taken to the main garbage shed.

 All residents are responsible for:

·        All food to be put in plastic bags (that will not break in free-fall) for disposal down the chute.

·        Close the chute door after use

·        Rinse all food containers before leaving them in the recycling bins

·        Place glass, metal, plastic and other containers that can be recycled in the round bin

·        All broken glass needs to be securely wrapped and placed in the bins in the main garbage shed

·        Place cardboard, papers and small flattened cartons in the rectangular bin

·        Take pizza boxes straight to the main garbage shed (to prevent attracting cockroaches to the garbage rooms)

Please keep the garbage rooms neat, clean and tidy.