Kerbside Recycling Services in the Boroondara City Council area

Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.

Recycling Container:

Commingled recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Weekly

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Aluminium Foil
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes Without a Window
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Plastics marked with
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Kerbside Recycling Service

Recycling Container:

Commingled recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Weekly

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Aluminium Foil
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes Without a Window
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Plastics marked with
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Kerbside Recycling Service

Recycling Container:

Fully commingled 240L recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Weekly

Available to:

Businesses

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Aluminium Foil
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes Without a Window
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Recycling collections available for businesses that pay Council an annual garbage charge.
  • Plastics marked with
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Other information

The following items are NOT collected in your Kerbside Recycling Service(s):

  • Plastic Bags
  • Ceramics, Pyrex glass, Ovenware
  • Cups, plates, wine and drinking glasses
  • Light bulbs
  • Syringes/Needles
  • Polystyrene & Takeaway containers
  • Plastic margarine, yoghurt & ice cream containers
  • Motor oil containers
  • broken glass, window glass
  • Medical waste

Recycling Tips

Please do not place plastic bags, recyclables in plastic bags or polystyrene in the recycling bin. Plastic bags and polystyrene foam such as meat trays and packaging are not recyclable.

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact City of Boroondara on 03 9278 4444.