Green organics collection for residents
A great way you can reduce your carbon footprint and care for our environment is by using your green organics bin.
Organic material is much more than lawn clippings, leaves, and plant off-cuts. Did you know that all food scraps and certified compostable products can also be included in your green organics bin?
Your green organics bin is collected fortnightly by the City of Adelaide. Once collected, the contents are turned into mulch and compost for our gardens which helps create a more circular economy.
A kitchen caddy placed in your kitchen can help make it easier to collect food scraps.
The City of Adelaide provides residents with a free kitchen caddy and an ongoing supply of compostable liner bags. Find out how to get yours.
Throw it in
Cake and bread
Cheese and yoghurt
Egg shells and oyster shells
Expired and mouldy food, depackaged
Food scraps, cooked and raw
Fruit and vegetable peelings
Meat, seafood and bones
Tea bags and coffee grounds
Flowers, cut and dried (with string and wrapping removed)
Hair and fingernails
Lawn clippings, plant prunings, leaves, weeds, twigs and branches
Pet waste (no kitty litter)
Certified compostable food packaging labelled as AS 4736
Egg cartons and greasy cardboard
Paper towel and tissues
Shredded paper
Download our Green Bin Postcard (PDF 3.45MB) for your fridge.
Leave it out
Please remember that the following can’t go in your organics bin.
They cause contamination which may result in the entire truck load being sent to landfill.
NO dirt, rocks, or building materials
NO glass
NO nappies
NO plastic bags or wrapping
NO polystyrene or foam
NO tools, hoses or plant pots
Not sure if an item should go in the green organics bin?
Check Which Bin to find out how to dispose of the item.
Order a green organics bin
Don’t have a green organics bin?
Order your free bin online or call us on 1800 777 844.
Don’t need a full-sized green organics bin?
Order a 140 litre green organics bin. This is the same size as your red waste bin.
Organics recycling process
Did you know?
The 2019 bin audit found that 43 percent of the kerbside red waste bin contained compostable material, which could've been recovered if placed in the green organics bins.