Council clean-up rules last checked: June 2026.

Waverley Council offers one scheduled kerbside clean-up per year (no booking required) plus two 'Your Call' collections you book via the council's online portal. Each collection is capped at 2 cubic metres. Accepted items include furniture, white goods, small appliances (toasters, kettles, blenders), mattresses (2 singles or 1 larger per collection), mirrors (wrapped, max 1m x 1m), and bundled garden branches no thicker than 10cm. Placing items on the street without a confirmed booking is treated as illegal dumping: fines reach $8,000.

Book a 'Your Call' collection via the council's online portal. Bookings are confirmed by email with a reference number. The council requires at least 48 business hours' notice to change or cancel. For help with a booking, call 9083 8000 or email info@waverley.nsw.gov.au.

Important: Placing items on the street without a confirmed clean-up booking is treated as illegal dumping. Waverley Council can issue fines of up to $8,000. Book before you put anything out.

How to prepare for Waverley Council kerbside collection

1. Confirm every item is on the accepted list. Rejected items placed out are your responsibility to remove.
2. For a scheduled clean-up: place items neatly on the kerb on the Sunday evening before your collection week.
3. For a 'Your Call' booking: place items on the kerb the evening before your confirmed collection date.
4. Keep the total pile under 2 cubic metres (2m x 1m x 1m). Anything over the limit is not collected.
5. Do not block the footpath or roadway.
6. Remove doors off fridges and other appliances. Remove batteries from all small appliances before placing them out.
7. Wrap mirrors in a sheet or blanket to prevent the glass from shattering.
8. Do not place items out more than one evening before collection. Early placement attracts additional dumping.

What Waverley Council accepts for kerbside clean-up

• Furniture
• Metals and white goods (e.g. fridges, washing machines): remove doors off fridges and other appliances before placing out
• Small appliances (e.g. toasters, kettles, blenders): remove batteries before placing out
• Damaged general household items too large for a wheelie bin
• Mattresses: limit is 2 singles or 1 larger per collection
• Mirrors: maximum 1m x 1m, must be wrapped in a sheet or blanket
• Empty paint cans
• Bulky garden organics: tree branches only, no thicker than 10cm in diameter, cut into 1-metre lengths, tied and bundled

What Waverley Council will not collect

Waverley Council will not collect the following items. Rejected items placed on the kerb are left there.

• Loose green waste or garden debris, including bagged or boxed debris, and any branches not tied and bundled
• Batteries of any size
• Any items containing batteries or motors
• Oil heaters
• Hot water heaters
• Paints, oils, gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fluoro globes and tubes
• Construction and demolition materials (bricks, concrete, tiles, sand, asbestos)
• Bean bags filled with polystyrene balls
• Heavy items that cannot be lifted by two people: exercise equipment, carpet rolls, glass
• Turf and soil
• Car parts (batteries, tyres)
• Commercial waste (e.g. cooking oils)

For e-waste, hazardous and chemical items, the council's A-Z Waste and Recycling Directory at waverley.nsw.gov.au lists disposal options.

When to call Paul's instead

Waverley Council's kerbside clean-up covers a lot, but it has a firm annual limit, a 2-cubic-metre cap per visit, and a list of items it won't touch. If your load is over the cap, includes mattresses above the council's per-collection limit, or has loose garden waste or items containing batteries, those pieces stay on the kerb.

Paul's Rubbish handles what the council leaves behind: mattresses with no quantity limit and no extra charge, loose garden and yard waste, and items the council rejects. We cover all Waverley LGA suburbs, including Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly, Dover Heights and Vaucluse, and can clear the job same-day if you book before 10am.

Most council clean-up loads go to landfill. We sort and recycle what we can before anything goes there.

Free quote: 0407 125 125.

Waverley Council vs Paul's Rubbish

• Collections per year: the Council offers 1 scheduled (no booking) + 2 'Your Call' bookings; Paul's is on-demand, no annual cap.
• Timing: the Council sets the scheduled date and 'Your Call' requires booking ahead; Paul's is same-day if booked before 10am.
• Volume per visit: the Council caps each at 2 cubic metres; Paul's has no practical limit.
• Mattresses: the Council takes 2 singles or 1 larger and anything over stays on the kerb; Paul's takes any quantity, no extra charge.
• Loose garden waste: rejected by the Council; removed by Paul's.
• Where most items end up: landfill (council's own statement); Paul's sorts for recycling where possible.
• Cost: no separate charge within the Council's annual allowance (1 scheduled + 2 booked); Paul's is paid, free quote, volume-based.

Why Eastern Suburbs residents call Paul's

Over 15 years clearing Eastern Suburbs homes, Paul's Rubbish is public liability insured, backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and has over 400 Google reviews. Free quotes, no obligation. Call 0407 125 125.

Which suburbs does Waverley Council cover?

Waverley Council covers 12 Eastern Suburbs LGA suburbs. Paul's Rubbish services all of them.

• Bondi
• Bondi Beach
• Bondi Junction
• Bondi North
• Bronte
• Clovelly
• Dover Heights
• Queens Park
• Rose Bay (parts are located within Woollahra Council)
• Tamarama
• Vaucluse
• Waverley