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Event Waste Management and Bin Hire

Are you hosting a community event on Council land?

Council hires waste and recycling bins for community events and can assist you to effectively minimise waste sent to landfill and maximise recycling.

To hire bins for an event, your Event Organiser will need to complete and submit an Event Waste and Recycling form 10 business days prior to the event.

Your event must align with Council’s Single Use Plastics Policy.

Event Waste and Recycling form

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How many bins will you need?

Generally, you can estimate a minimum of one litre of waste and one litre of recycling per person per meal. However, the type of catering facilities, the supply of alcohol and the crowd profile can increase how much waste is generated. For example, at events such as food and wine festivals, the amount of waste generated per person is often higher.

At a large event with around 1,000 people the approximate waste generation would be:

  • 1,000 people x 1 meal = 1,000 litres of estimated waste and 1,000 litres of recycling
  • Waste Bins required: Divide 1,000 by 240 (a standard wheelie bin is 240 litres) = 4 bins
  • Recycling Bins required: Divide 1,000 by 240 (a standard wheelie bin is 240 litres) = 4 bins
  • You will need 4 waste bins and 4 recycling bins.

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For further information and assistance, contact waste@hornsby.nsw.gov.au or phone 13 70 30.