Waste Management and Resource Recovery Centre (dump facility)

Council provides a weekly kerbside collection for household waste materials for all rateable properties within the Port Lincoln council area.

Council will provide each rateable property with a 140L red lidded bin.  Each bin has a serial number and is registered to the property in which it was delivered and must remain at the property unless returned to Council.

To ensure that your waste bin material is collected it is recommended that you place your waste bin kerbside by 6am on the scheduled collection day.

The bin should not weigh more than 60 kilograms when filled.

If for some reason your waste bin was not collected, and it was out on the kerbside in time, please contact the Council Office on 8621 2300 to find out the reason.

If you need an additional weekly bin pick up or require an additional 'once off bin' pick up service, or a new or replacement bin please contact the Council Office on 8621 2300 to arrange.

The additional bin pick up service will be scheduled to occur on the same day as your normal collection day.

Council provides a fortnightly kerbside collection for household recyclable materials for all rateable properties in the Port Lincoln council area excluding vacant land and Marina Berths.  The resident is to provide a 240L green bin (with either green or yellow lid) and place the bin kerbside by 6am on the scheduled collection day for collection.

The bin should not weight more than 55 kilograms when filled.

Please note: that Recycling bins are NOT SUPPLIED by Council.  The owner/occupier of a property must purchase their own bin.

Any recycle bin that is lost, stolen or damaged otherwise deemed non-useable must be replaced by the landowner at their expense.

Four hundred households are part of the Kerbside Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) program and use their FOGO bins as part of the widely adopted three-bin system.  This program helps divert food and garden waste from landfill and supports sustainable waste management in Port Lincoln.

Council plans to roll out the FOGO bin program city-wide over the next three years, expanding this sustainable waste services to all households.

The FOGO Bin Collection area currently spans between Normandy Place and Breton Place, and Lincoln Highway / Baudin Place and Eric Ave / Grange Grove.  Residences on both sides of Normandy Place, and all residences on Breton Place / Baudin Place are included.

No residences on Flinders Highway or Upper Baudin Place area are affected.

Council facilities within the area are also included in the FOGO collection program.

Kerbside Collection

• FOGO Bin - collected fortnightly.
• Red-lid Waste Bin - collected fortnightly on the same day as the FOGO bin.
• Yellow-lid Recycle Bin - collected fortnightly.

2026 FOGO Bin Collection Calendar [PDF 2.2MB]

FOGO Feasibility Reports

Port Lincoln is the last major SA city without kerbside organics collection.  The expanded rollout of the FOGO Pilot aligns with Council's Waste & Resources Strategy 2025-2029 and Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2025-2034 to increase landfill diversion and recovery of resources in Port Lincoln.

The following reports were presented to Council for adoption on 17 November 2025 outlining the business case and other considerations for adopting a fortnightly 3-bin system in Port Lincoln including kerbside FOGO.

Download: Kerbside FOGO Feasibility Report and 3-Bin Rollout Plan [PDF 32.2MB]

Download: Kerbside FOGO Pilot Completion Report - April 2025 [PDF 17.5MB]

Companies and businesses who use the Resource Recovery Centre on a regular basis are encouraged to have a trade account with the City of Port Lincoln.  A trade account will allow you to to pay your account within 30 days from the date of the invoice.

How to Apply

To apply for a trade account you will need to complete the Trade Account Application Form 7-1-T9 [PDF] and forwarded to Council either by:

Email: plcc@plcc.sa.gov.au

By post:

City of Port Lincoln
PO Box 1787
PORT LINCOLN  SA  5606

In person:

Level One, Civic Centre, 60 Tasman Terrace
PORT LINCOLN SA 5606

Companies and business that have been approved for a Trade Account on arrival at the Resource Recovery Centre will need to present a purchase order each time with details of load, company, business name etc.

If any of your company/business and/or account details have changed you will need to notify Council by completing the Change of Debtor Account Details Form 7-1-T64 [PDF] and forward to Council either by:

Email: plcc@plcc.sa.gov.au

By post:

City of Port Lincoln
PO Box 1787
PORT LINCOLN  SA  5606

In person:

Level One, Civic Centre, 60 Tasman Terrace
PORT LINCOLN SA 5606

If you have forgotten what day your household bins are collected refer to the following Calendar and Map or Collection Day Schedule by Street Name.

Waste and Recycling Calendar and Map [PDF 2.2MB]

Collection Day Schedule by Street Name [PDF 364KB]

You can also download the My Local Services App on your mobile phone, free to download from the App store or Google Play.  You can set up and receive a weekly notification reminding you to put your waste and recycling bin out the night before.

If you are still unsure of what day your bins are collected, please contact the Council Office on 8621 2300.