Keep your recycling loose
Put your recycling into the bin loose. That way it can easily be processed and turned into new products, right here in Victoria.
Remember not to use plastic bags. Recycling in plastic or paper bags can’t be processed by sorting facilities, even if all the bagged items are recyclable. This means the hard work you put into sorting your recycling will go to waste!
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Use the Recycle Mate tool
Use the Recycle Mate tool below to find out which bin it goes in.
If it can't go in any bin scroll down and click on the numbers in the map to find where you can take it.
Garbage bin (red lid)
The bin with the red lid is for household garbage that cannot be recycled and is collected weekly, on the same day each week.
Garbage in the red lid bin is sent to landfill. To find out more about landfill please visit what happens to my garbage, recycling, garden waste.
To see what you can and cannot put in your garbage bin please view the waste brochure.
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service - 5MB
Please note: All garbage waste must be placed into plastic bags before placing it in the red bin.
Recycling bin (yellow lid)
The bin with the yellow lid is for household recycling and is collected fortnightly, on the same day each fortnight.
Recycling in the yellow lid bin is sent to a recycling sorting factory. To find out more about recycling please visit what happens to my garbage, recycling, garden waste.
To see what you can and cannot put in your recycling bin please view the waste brochure.
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service - 5MB
Recycling Waste Fact Sheet - 81KB
Please note: All items for the recycling bins must be put in loose. Do not place recycling in plastic or paper bags.
Food and Garden bin (green lid)
The bin with the green lid is for household garden waste and food scraps and is collected fortnightly, on the same day each fortnight.
The garden and food waste bin is collected on the opposite week to your recycling.
Garden and food waste in the green lid bin is sent to a local composting facility. To find out more about your garden waste please what happens to my garbage, recycling, garden waste, or visit Back to Earth.
To see what you can and cannot put in your food and garden waste bin please view the waste brochure.
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service - 5MB
Garden Waste fact sheet - 643KB
Please note: All items for the gardening bins must be put in loose. Do not place in plastic bags.
Find a guide to recycling and rubbish in different languages
For further information about your waste collection service and to see what you can and can not put in your bins please view the waste brochure.
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - English
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Chinese Simplified 简体中文
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Dari دری
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Greek Ελληνικά
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Hazaragi
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Italian Italiono
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Khmer ខ្មែរ
A Guide to your Waste Collection Service 5MB - Vietnamese Tiếng Việt
Council does regular bin inspections, aiming to improve recycling behaviours and minimise contamination.
