Council offices will be closed during the Christmas and New Year period. Bin collections will continue throughout the festive season.
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The Strand, Nelson Place and surrounding streets in Williamstown will be temporarily closed on New Year’s Eve
Major events road closures
Waste and recycling over the 2024/25 festive season - Over the holiday period, there will be some delays to waste and recycling bin collections. Bins will not be collected on Christmas Day (Wednesday 25 December 2024) or New Year’s Day (Wednesday 1 January 2025). In those weeks, collections will occur one day later for the parts of the municipality that normally have their collections Wednesday-Friday.
We offer a range of waste services for all property types.
How to organise a hard waste collection and what we collect.
Find out when your bins will be collected.
The Recycling 2.0 app makes it easier for residents of Hobsons Bay to recycle right.
What goes in which bin? Find out more here!
Purchase more paper bags for your FOGO caddy, or try your first pack for free.
Find alternative recycling options for household waste.
Frequently asked questions about your kerbside waste and recycling service.
What you put in your yellow recycling bin is handled by real people.
Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme – an initiative that provides a 10-cent refund for every eligible drink container returned.
Children from Prep to Year 6 are encouraged to create a poster for National Recycling Week. Up to $500 in gift vouchers to be won.
Does your general rubbish bin still have a dark green lid?
Our four-bin system separates and re-streams household waste, leading to better recycling outcomes. The service includes:
There are a number of reference materials available to print:
Download a fact sheet, which shows what can and can’t go in each bin, here.(PDF, 4MB)
Download the Recycling 2.0 information flyer (September 2020), here.(PDF, 4MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Arabic(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Burmese(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Croatian(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Filipino(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Greek(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Hindi(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Italian(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Karen(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Macedonian(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Maltese(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Punjabi(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Simplified Chinese(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Spanish(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Traditional Chinese(PDF, 8MB)
Recycling 2.0 Fact Sheet - Vietnamese(PDF, 8MB)