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Waste and Recycling

City of Melton residents are provided with a range of services to assist with managing waste responsibly and sustainably. The Waste and Recycling Guide(PDF, 5MB) provides a summary of these services. Many of them are free and available to both tenants and owners.

For details on your bin collection day, put your address into My Area or download the Bin Collection Calendar(PDF, 78KB)

Waste service bin options and entitlements

New streamlined waste service options have been introduced for residents to choose from.

Find my bin day

Find your next waste collection date and book a hard waste collection.

Kerbside bins and collections

Bin options, repairs and replacements.

Rubbish

Information on your landfill waste bin (red lid), hard rubbish, abandoned trolleys and disposing of waste responsibly.

Recycling

Information on your recycling bin (yellow lid), resale and op shop and the Melton Recycling Facility.

Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO)

FOGO stands for Food Organics Garden Organics. It is an easy and sustainable way to dispose of organic waste.

Hard waste

Book in your hard waste collection and we'll sort it out.

Melton Recycling Facility (MRF)

The MRF offers 3 services in 1: Transfer Station, Resale Shop and Permanent Drop-off Site.

Waste education

Information and resources for child care, schools, educators and the community.

E-waste

New electronic waste rules introduced by the State Government on 1 July 2019 mean that anything with a cord or battery cannot go in
any kerbside bins.