Due to current weather conditions there may be longer wait times at the Transfer Station at the Melton Recycling Facility. Thanks for your understanding.
Melton Recycling Facility
Announcement
We are currently experiencing high demand for collections. Wait times for a collection may be longer than usual.
Hard waste collections allow residents to have items collected from their property, including furniture, e-waste and appliances. Find out what items we do and do not collect for hard waste.
Each household that receives a Melton City Council kerbside bin service is entitled annually to:
Booking a hard waste collection is easy with a bit of planning.
Check that you are only putting out items we collect. Items we do not collect will be left for residents to dispose of themselves.
Now you have checked your items, it’s time to book your collection. Request a collection online by clicking the button below (log in required).
Book a hard waste collection
For tenants, you will also need to email hardwaste@melton.vic.gov.au with a copy of a current utility bill or lease agreement within 24 hours of booking to as proof of residency to confirm the booking. Without this proof of residency, your booking will be cancelled.
Ensure your total items are up to 3 cubic metres in size and are placed within 5 metres of your property boundary, with clear access, the night before collection.
Batteries must be removed, branches tied and glass wrapped or taped. Make sure you check the conditions for collection in the booking portal to ensure safe collection by our contractors.
If you're moving out, a hard waste collection must take place before you vacate the property.
These items can be collected.
Please bag small loose items and ensure your pile is stacked neatly and safely for collection.
Whitegoods (remove fridge/freezer doors)
These items CANNOT be collected.
In general, individual items which cannot be safely lifted by two people; and items which are longer than 1.5 metres.
To have your collection picked up, items must be presented from within your property boundary, such as a driveway or front yard.
Materials on the nature strip make a neighbourhood unsightly and invites scavengers. It also invites other residents to contribute to your pile of unwanted goods. This can mean that the items you've put out may miss out on getting collected.
No additional vouchers cannot be purchased through Council.
Free items can be dropped off at the Recycle Centre and Resale Shop at Melton Recycling Facility including appliances, paint, scrap metal and cardboard. For more information visit the Melton Recycling Facility.
If you have something that isn't on the list, refer to our A-Z guide for your home or call us on 03 9747 7200.
The hard waste collection items can often be recovered, reused or recycled where as the Melton Recycling Facility visit items are typically mixed waste. These items are therefore unsorted and will go straight to landfill, which results in higher disposal costs. This is why a 1m3 entitlement is applied. Fees may apply to certain items so refer to the transfer station gatehouse fees.
The Melton Recycling Facility provides free disposal of many items all year round. See the full list of items at the Melton Recycling Facility.
Green garden waste is also free to drop off at the Melton Recycling Facility from mid-November to Mid- January each year.
No, the property must have people living in it when the waste collection occurs in case items are not able to be collected.