Notice: Auburn Centre for Community will be closed on Tuesday 1 July 2025 due to unexpected building maintenance. The situation will be reviewed at 3pm today and hirers will be notified if the closer needs to be extended. We thank you for your cooperation and appreciate your understanding in this matter.

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Commercial Waste Collection

Council provides commercial garbage services to ensure that all businesses across the local government area have access to an environmentally safe and secure collection process.

Setup Your Commercial Waste Collection

Business and commercial properties are not eligible for domestic waste services.

As an alternative, Cumberland City Council provides a commercial garbage service to ensure that all businesses across the local government area have access to an environmentally safe and secure collection process.

Using the Council's commercial waste service is optional; however, all businesses must have a collection service either from Council or a private contractor.

Council conducts audits to ensure that all properties are serviced adequately. If businesses are non-compliant, this may result in fines and/or prosecution.

Complete the Commercial waste service application (PDF, 193KB)

Food Organics Recycling for Business

The NSW Parliament has passed legislation to mandate food organic (FO) collection services for businesses and institutions in stages from July 2026.

Food Organics Collection Requirements

Supermarkets, institutions and hospitality businesses will be required to have a source-separated food organics waste collection service from 1 July 2026, with a staged approach based on the businesses’ weekly residual bin volumes.

  • Premises with ≥3,840L of weekly residual waste bin capacity to start on 1 July 2026
  • Premises with ≥1,920L of weekly residual waste bin capacity to start on 1 July 2028
  • Premises with ≥660L of weekly residual waste bin capacity to start on 1 July 2030.

Large supermarkets will be required to record food donations across six categories, including meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables, frozen food and baked goods.

For more information, visit EPA FOGO Mandate

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

Cumberland City Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland City Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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