Waste and Recycling — Next Strata

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UP12936 — [Scheme name]
Source: ACT NOWaste 2026
Document ref: UP12936-WASTE

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Waste and Recycling Guide

[Scheme address]

[Suburb] collection day: Tuesday
General waste collected every Tuesday. Recycling and garden organics collected fortnightly on alternating Tuesdays — check the ACT NOWaste calendar at www.cityservices.act.gov.au/recycling-and-waste/bins for the current fortnight schedule (Week A calendar applies to this suburb).

Collection schedule — [Suburb]

Bin	Lid colour	Collection day	Frequency
General waste	Red lid	Tuesday	Every week
Recycling	Yellow lid	Tuesday	Fortnightly (alternating weeks)
Garden organics	Green lid	Tuesday	Fortnightly (alternating weeks)

Which Tuesday is recycling? This suburb is on the Week A calendar. Yellow (recycling) and green (garden) bins alternate fortnightly — when recycling is collected, garden organics is not, and vice versa. Check www.cityservices.act.gov.au/recycling-and-waste/bins for the current week. The calendar is colour-coded: yellow highlight = recycling week, green highlight = garden waste week.

2026 public holiday rescheduling

Public holiday	Normal collection	Rescheduled to
Good Friday — 3 April 2026	Tuesday 3 April	Saturday 4 April 2026
Christmas Day — 25 December 2026	Friday 25 December	Saturday 26 December 2026

Bin placement rules

Place bins at the designated common area collection point by 7:00am on Tuesday — or the night before
Front of bin facing the road, wheels at the back
Leave at least 30cm between bins so the truck's arms can pick up each bin
Keep bins at least 1 metre from obstructions — trees, parked cars, poles
Ensure bin lids are completely closed
Return bins to the bin store as soon as possible after collection — do not leave on the kerb overnight

What goes where

🔴 Red lid — general waste	🟡 Yellow lid — recycling	🟢 Green lid — garden organics
Food scraps and food-soiled containers Soft plastics (bags, cling wrap) Broken glass Nappies and hygiene items Tissues and paper towels Ceramics and crockery Anything you are unsure about	Paper and cardboard (flattened) Hard plastic bottles and containers Glass bottles and jars (lids on) Steel and aluminium cans Milk and juice cartons Empty aerosol cans Empty and rinse containers	Grass clippings and leaves Prunings and garden trimmings Weeds (not seeding) Small branches (under 10cm diameter) Flowers and plants Untreated wood offcuts No treated timber or food waste

Missed collection?

If the truck missed your bin, call JJ's Waste and Recycling on 6270 5070 within 24 hours and leave your bin on the kerb until collected.

Damaged or missing bin?

Report damaged or missing bins at www.cityservices.act.gov.au/recycling-and-waste/bins or contact Access Canberra on 13 22 81.

Bulk waste collection

Bulk waste items — furniture, whitegoods, mattresses — cannot be placed in common areas or beside bins. ACT NOWaste offers a free bulk waste collection for ACT residents.

Book online: www.cityservices.act.gov.au/recycling-and-waste/bins
Or call: 13 22 81
Items must be placed at the kerb on the morning of your booked collection day

Reporting bin store issues

For issues with the common bin store — overflowing, damaged doors, access problems — contact Next Strata at manager@nextstrata.com.au or 02 6188 9806. Do not contact ACT NOWaste for common property bin store issues.