Free green waste disposal
13 November 2025 to 12 January 2026
Available to all residents (homeowners and renters) in the City of Melton, dispose of your household green (garden) waste free at the Melton Recycling Facility (MRF) between 13 November 2025 and 12 January 2026.
Free green garden waste conditions apply:
- No mixed loads are allowed (green garden waste only)
- Limbs and branches up to 30cm in diameter
- Small tippers are allowed, manual unloading only (tipping function cannot be used)
- No commercial operators or commercial loads will be accepted
- For safety, vehicle limits apply - trucks are not permitted
- Proof of residency required - Photo ID with address or photo ID and a utility bill.
Please note: contaminated and Noxious Garden Waste loads will be charged as Mixed Waste. This includes, but is not limited to: palm species, yucca species, rose bushes, treated timber and large quantity of soil contamination.
The Melton Recycling Facility is open 7 days a week 8am to 4.30pm except Christmas Day and New Year's Day.