Commercial Waste Services
Attention householders: To arrange waste services for a residential property, please see Service Requests. |
City of Newcastle offers a range of commercial waste and recycling services at competitive prices.
Annual charges apply that must be paid for in advance, with an account issued at the start of each financial year. A pro-rata charge is applied during the first year of service, meaning you can sign up at any time.
Please note: Rateable business properties are entitled to a 140-litre general waste (red lid) bin, serviced weekly, as part of their standard rateable entitlement. All other kerbside bin services, including recycling and garden organics, are available on a fee-for-service basis. Please see options and pricing below.
Collection days |
Services
per week |
Annual Charge
140-litre bin
|
Annual Charge
240-litre bin
|
Monday to Friday |
1 to 4 |
$630.00 |
$777.00 |
Monday to Friday |
5 to 8 |
$609.00 |
$750.75 |
Monday to Friday |
9 and over |
$582.75 |
$729.75 |
Saturday and Sunday |
1 or more |
$708.75 |
$966.00 |
The annual fees above are for 2023/24 and are for each bin service per week. Multiple bins and/or collections are charged accordingly. For example, two 140-litre bins collected twice weekly equals four services (that is, 2 bins x $630 x 2 services = $2,520 p.a.), as does a single 140-litre bin collected four times per week (that is, 1 bin x $630 x 4 services = $2,520 p.a.).
Rateable business properties are entitled to a 140-litre general waste (red lid) bin, serviced weekly, as levied under the Business Waste Management Services Charge.
This bin can be upsized to a 240-litre bin for an annual charge ($320.25 in 2023/24).
To help reduce waste sent to landfill, recycling and garden organics bins are offered at lower prices than general waste (garbage) bins.
Waste Stream |
Bin Size |
Annual charge
(2023/24)
|
Recycling |
240-litre |
$119.25 |
Recycling |
360-litre |
$142.60 |
Garden Organics |
240-litre |
$121.70 |
We offer 660-litre and 1,110-litre (large mobile bins with four castor wheels) for both general waste and recycling. Please contact us at wasteaccounts@ncc.nsw.gov.au or on 4974 2000 to apply for this service.
Waste Stream |
Annual Charge
660-litre bin
|
Annual Charge
1,100-litre bin
|
General Waste |
$2,037.00 |
$3,181.50 |
Recycling |
$1,013.25 |
$1,181.25 |
The annual fees above are for 2023/24 and are for one bin service per week. Multiple bins and/or collections are charged accordingly. For example, two 660-litre general waste bins collected weekly equals two services (that is, 2 bins x $2037 p.a. per bin = $4,074 p.a.).
Please complete our New Kerbside Waste Service - Non-residential property request if:
- you have moved into a brand new commercial property where there are no bins; or
- City of Newcastle does not already supply waste or recycling bins to the property.
If we already provide waste or recycling services to the property, and you would like to enhance the current service, please see the Upgrade an existing service information below.
If City of Newcastle already supplies waste or recycling bins to your property and you would like those bins serviced more often, or you would like to arrange for extra bins, please complete our Waste Service Upgrade-Non-residential property request.
Before requesting additional services, please choose carefully. Fees apply to all account cancellations and amendments (see below).
Update or cancel an existing account
If you have an existing account for commercial waste services that you would like to modify or cancel, please complete our Amendments and Cancellations form.
Fees apply in accordance with our adopted fees and charges as follows:
- Account cancellation (Additional service cancelled/bin(s) removed – no waste account retained at the property): $78.75.
- Account change of service (Amendment to additional service – Waste account retained at the property): $33.60.
If your contact information or business name has changed, or to notify us of a change of property ownership, please complete our Update Account Details form.