Kerbside Recycling Services in the Brimbank Council area

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

Yellow lid 240 L Recycling Bin

Recycling Container:

Fully commingled 240L recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Fortnightly

Available to:

Houses and Units

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 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

Other information

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

  • Plastic Bags
  • Bubble Wrap
  • Polystyrene Foam
  • Ceramics, Pyrex glass, Ovenware
  • Cups, plates, wine and drinking glasses
  • Mirrors
  • Light bulbs
  • Garden organic waste
  • Pot plant buckets/containers
  • Nappies
  • Food scraps
  • Batteries
  • Syringes/Needles
  • Container lids
  • Clothing
  • Toys
  • Waxed Paper
  • Waxed cardboard
  • Cooking oil, chemicals or liquids

Recycling Tips

The recycling crate is not for rubbish! Please squash plastic bottles and cartons, so they don't blow out of the crate and into our creeks.