Local businesses can choose from various services to manage their waste.
Sort your waste - save costs, improve your profile
General waste collections cost more that recycling and organics collections. When you use our organics and recycling services, your business can save money by reducing general waste collections. By being more sustainable your brand may also appeal to the many consumers who choose green businesses. Almost half of Australian shoppers (46%) report that sustainability is an important factor when making a retail purchase (Retail Sustainability Spotlight, 2024).
By sorting waste, your business helps:
- Save energy by reusing and recycling rather than producing something from scratch
- Divert more waste from landfill
- Reduce greenhouse gases and carbon emissions by keeping organic waste out of landfill
It also helps us reach our goal of becoming a net zero carbon emissions and zero waste city by 2036.
Join the City's commercial recycling or organics service!
Rewarding local businesses for sustainability! Sign up for organics or recycling services by April 17, 2025, for a chance to win a customised advertising package.
Cost for commercial recycling services
Our commercial bin collection service removes your business waste for a fee. You can choose collections and bin sizes based on the amount and type of waste your business produces and how often you need it collected.
To find out more or organise your service contact us.
Cost for commercial recycling services 2024 to 2025
- Fortnightly: $144
- Weekly: $287
- Twice weekly: $577
- Three times weekly: $864
- Five times weekly: $1,440
- Six times weekly: $1,728
General waste collection costs 2024 to 2025
Commercial General Waste Collection Charges for Non CBD Commercial Areas
- 140 Litre: $265
- 240 Litre: $456
Commercial General Waste Collection Charges for CBD Commercial Areas (All Sizes)
- Weekly (1 Bin): $456
- Twice Weekly (1 Bin): $913
- Three times weekly (1 Bin): $1368
- Five times weekly (1 Bin): $2280
- Seven times weekly (1 Bin): $3192
Organic waste collection costs 2024 to 2025
- Fortnightly: $165
- Weekly: $332
- Twice weekly: $663
- Three times weekly: $995
- Five times weekly: $1,658
- Six times weekly: $1,988
Supply of New Bin and Ongoing Maintenance Fee (ONE OFF)
- General Waste (Commercial) All Sizes $115.50
- Recycling (Residential & Commercial) All Sizes $115.50
- Organics (Residential & Commercial) All Sizes $115.50
Please note, All General Waste Bin allocations incur an infrastructure fee. Additional Recycling or Organics bins do not incur an infrastructure fee.
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To further reduce your business waste costs you could join the ASPIRE program:
Business waste - why it is a problem
Commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste accounts for 45% of all landfill waste in our city. We are keen to help businesses to avoid waste to reduce the financial and environmental impact it has to them and their community by offering ways to reduce it.