Compost and mulch · New South Wales

Blue Mountains Kerbside Chipping Service

Run by Blue Mountains City Council

SeasonalLast checked October 22, 2026
What you get
Kerbside chipping of up to 4 cubic metres of branches, counted as one of your two booked waste services each financial year
Who qualifies
Blue Mountains residents with a residential property
Where
Residents of the Blue Mountains City Council area.
Status
Seasonal. August only; 2026 bookings closed.
Type of payment
Free installation
Official program page

What you do

Book Council's August kerbside chipping service, pile your pruned branches out the front, and keep the chipped mulch for your garden.

Requirements

  • Available in August only; bookings required
  • Counts as one of the two booked waste services per financial year
  • Fresh material under six months old; branches 1 to 3 metres long and up to 15cm wide
  • No root balls, vines, logs, stumps, seeding weeds or listed weed species (e.g. agapanthus, bamboo, brooms, gorse)
  • Place material neatly in front of the property the weekend before your collection week and move the chips back onto your property promptly

How to apply

  1. 1Book the kerbside chipping service when bookings open before August
  2. 2Stack branches in front of your property the weekend before your booked week
  3. 3Collect the chipped mulch onto your property

Timing and deadlines

August each year

Sources

Last checked October 22, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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Source: Sow, “Blue Mountains Kerbside Chipping Service,” Yard rebates directory, checked October 22, 2026, https://www.usesow.com/rebates/new-south-wales/blue-mountains-kerbside-chipping

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