Green Waste Cleanup

Collection Dates for 2026

Monday 9 November 2026 – Friday 13 November 2026

  • Green waste registration form opens on Monday 21 September 2026
  • Registration will close at 12.00 pm on Thursday 5 November 2026.

Lithgow Council offers a scheduled Green Waste Cleanup service twice a year on the dates below.  Registration is required. A booking reference number will be provided when you register.

How do I arrange a collection?

Please note, the service is only available to those residents who have a weekly garbage collection service.

To register phone Council on 6354 9999 or complete the form on this page by 12 noon on the THURSDAY before the collection date.

On the SUNDAY NIGHT of the collection week, simply put your materials at the kerbside where you leave your mobile garbage bin.

Material left for collection will be removed on either the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday following the collection date.

Guidelines for Collection of Green waste

Council will pick up:

  • Garden prunings…no longer than 2 metres, not thicker than 200mm and tied in bundles. 
  • Weight limit of 16 kilograms for each bundle or box. 
  • Quantity of 1 cubic metre (about 4 wheelie bins) for each collection

*Please note, bagged lawn clippings and leaves are no longer collected in this Green Waste Clean-Up due to plastic contamination. 

  • Lawn clippings and leaves can be placed in your green ‘FOGO’ bin which is collected every week. Please remember that plastic and plastic bags cannot go into the green FOGO bin.
  • Lawn clippings and leaves can also be delivered to the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility or composted at home

This service is only for household green waste.

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