Rubbish (Red/Dark Green Bin)

Your dark-green (or red lid) bin is collected weekly.

All electronic waste, CDs, light globes and printer cartridges need to be separated from your rubbish bin and taken to various locations. See other options for household waste for more details. 

Food and garden waste should be placed in your green bin (for food and garden organics, with the light green lid) instead. See Food waste for tips on how to manage odour and mess when collecting food waste at the kitchen and kerbside. 

In future, to make a clearer distinction between the two green-lidded bins used in the new service, Council will continue to replace dark-green rubbish bin lids with red lids.

Items accepted in your rubbish bin:
(To search a full list of items and find which bin it goes in, click here.)

Pet poo

Cat litter

Lids from jars, bottles and containers

Coffee pods

Nappies and absorbent sanitary products

Polystyrene packaging

Plastic packaging (Codes 3-4 & 6-7)

Pens and pencils

Garden hoses

Icy pole sticks

Ice cream containers (Codes 3-4 & 6-7)

Juice and milk cartons 

Kitchen cloths

Used wipes

Used tissues

Used serviettes and paper towels

Broken kitchen/ovenware

Sanitary products and nappies

Plastic straws

Toothbrushes

Vacuum cleaner bags

Plant pots

Takeaway coffee cups

Wrappers, muesli bars, ice creams

Stickers and sticky tape

Textiles 

 
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Do you need to dispose of something that can't go in your bin?

Take a look at our Hard waste collection service or Other options for household waste page.

Missed Collection?

If your bin has not been emptied, please contact Council asap on 1300 179 944, as this is the quickest way to arrange a recollection. Alternatively you may complete the Missed collection online form, however, this may take longer to process. 

Public Holidays

Council’s waste collection contractors and disposal facilities are closed on the following days only:

  • Christmas Day
  • New Year’s Day
  • Good Friday

On these days, regular collections will resume the following day and continue until all affected areas have been collected. Please leave your bin/s out until your bin/s have been emptied.

All other listed public holidays do not affect waste collection services.

Lost, damaged and stolen bins

Council will replace or repair your recycling bin if it has undergone normal wear and tear, or if it has been stolen. A statutory declaration may be required.

If you have lost your bin or it's has been stolen or damaged, please contact Council on 1300 179 944 or Report a damaged or missing bin.

 

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