BINS & COLLECTION DAYS

Residential Waste Collections

The City provides each rateable residential property with kerbside bin services.

The City's standard bin service includes:

  • One lime green lid 240 litre FOGO bin, collected weekly.
  • One yellow lid 240 litre bin for recyclables, collected fortnightly.
  • One red lid 120 litre bin for general waste, collected fortnightly.

Different bin services are available at an additional cost. You can view the full range of Fees and Charges (page 26)

Request a new/upgrade/downgrade bin

For more information on what goes in each bin visit here.

Commercial Waste Collections

The City offers the following commercial bin packages. The fees below are for the 2023-24 financial year. This fee is based on per service.

  1. Commercial Waste Bin Service (240L rubbish bin at $390).
  2. Commercial Recycling bin only (240L recycling bin at $82)
  3. Commercial 1100L Waste Bin (includes 1100L recycling bin at $3,189)

Please note that a recycling bin is offered to commercial properties that utilise the City’s services free of charge. The number of recycling bins cannot exceed the number of rubbish services.

For new commercial bin services and changes to the current bin service, please contact the City.

  

FIND MY BIN DAY

Enter your property address in the search bar below to find your waste collection dates.

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BIN COLLECTION CALENDAR

Enter your address in the search bar above at any time to find your next collection day.

Click here to download the 2024/25 Residential Waste Calendar

  

BIN PLACEMENT GUIDELINES

Your recycling and general waste bins are collected alternatively each fortnight, on the same day as your rubbish bin collection.

Place your bins on the verge before 6 am on the day of your collection. Bins must be:

  • Within 1m of the kerb (or as close as possible without obstructing the footpath)
  • 1m away from obstacles (including street trees, parked cars, signs, lamp posts and parked cars)
  • Half a metre apart
  • At a weight less than 35kg for 120L rubbish bins
  • For 240L rubbish bins, the weight should be less than 70kg.

Bins are only permitted on the verge 24 hours before and after collection.

Bins are to be stored so as not to be visible from the street or public place except for bin collection day.
Please ensure rubbish bins are not overfilled and the lids are closed.

  

DAMAGED & MISSING BINS

All bins must be on the verge for repairs. Please allow 5 working days for repairs to be carried out.

Please complete the below request form or contact the Customer Service Centre on 1300 633 633.

Report a damaged bin

Please note that all bins must be on the verge for repairs/replacement. Please allow 5 working days for your request to be completed.

  

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about the City's waste services, please use the enquiry form below.

Make a general waste enquiry