Residential Rubbish Overview
Find out about Dubbo Regional Council's domestic waste services, bulky rubbish collection, tipping vouchers, waste facilities and more.
Domestic Waste Services
Households in the Dubbo Regional Council will have waste services for their property, which may include a FOGO (green-lid) bin, recycling (yellow-lid) bin or residual (red-lid) bin depending on whether the household is identified as a three-bin service, two-bin service or rural service area. Find out more about collection types, view the collection calendar, inspect the interactive map for your property's collection details, and view frequently asked questions at Council's dedicated webpage Domestic Waste Services.
For information about recycling in the Dubbo Region, you can also view our dedicated webpage; A-Z Recycling.
Council Waste Facilities
Dubbo Regional Council manages a range of waste facilities across the Local Government Area. These waste facilities are cashless; all cards including our MyDubbo Region Shopping Card are accepted with no additional surcharges from Dubbo Regional Council. Find out more about the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre, Wellington Waste Transfer Station, and Village and Rural Waste Facilities at Council's dedicated webpage Council Waste Facilities.
My DRC Waste Vouchers
Every eligible household now receives two My DRC Waste Vouchers each financial year, and how you use them is up to you. Each voucher can be used for either a Tipping Voucher or a Bulky Rubbish Collection. Find out more at our dedicated webpage; Waste Vouchers.
Hazardous Waste
For information on NSW EPA's annual 'Household Chemical Clean-Out' event, or locations in the Dubbo Region that you can take your hazardous waste to, head to Council's dedicated webpage Hazardous Waste.
Waste Wise at Home
Dubbo Regional Council aims to provide and support a range of waste education opportunities for the whole community, find out how to be waste wise at home. Find out more at Council's dedicated webpage Waste Wise at Home.
Educational material, programs and services are available to encourage and support sustainable change. View Council's dedicated webpage for more information; Waste Education for Business and Community.
Garage Sale Trail
Dubbo Regional Council is partnering with Garage Sale Trail for 2026, to support our community in saving good products from going to landfill.
Clear out and cash in by registering to hold a garage sale, or pick up a bargain on 7 and 8 November or 14 and 15 November.
Find out more about the program at www.garagesaletrail.com.au/dubboregion
Get Grubby Program for Families
Dubbo Regional Council is providing free access to the Get Grubby Program for Families for residents of the Local Government Area, valued at $100.
To sign up for access complete our online form; Get Grubby Program for Families
Compost Giveaway
From Friday 9 October to Sunday 8 November, we are giving away 1m3 of compost to residents of the Dubbo Regional Council Local Government Area. In 2025, the giveaway was extended to include Wellington Waste Transfer Station. This year, the 2026 giveaway will continue in both Dubbo and Wellington but we ask that residents wear enclosed shoes, bring a shovel to scoop compost and bring any necessary products needed to make their trip safe and fine-free including a tarp to cover loads if needed.
To access compost through our giveaway, visit Whylandra Waste and Recycling Facility during business hours and ask our weighbridge staff for directions or visit the Wellington Waste Transfer Station during business hours and ask our gatehouse staff for directions.
Residents must load the compost themselves with their own shovel into a trailer, ute or bag (one visit only, no return trips). Please read signage at the compost pick-up point before shovelling compost, especially mix suggestions for use on garden beds or for your lawn.
Good quality compost starts at home. This compost is an outcome of great use of residential green lid food organics and garden organics (FOGO) bin. You can help us keep the quality of the compost to industry standards by using the bin as much as possible for eligible food and garden organic products, and by keeping bins free of contamination.
Watch our video below to see how the compost is produced.
Commercial users are not eligible for the compost giveaway, but can continue to purchase the compost as usual.
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2026