Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of Melbourne area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Recycling Container:
comingled recycling bin with a yellow lid
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
- all rigid plastic containers including plant pots (But no plastic that isn't rigid - eg plastic film, cling wrap, biscuit trays and no polystyrene foam - used for disposable coffee cups and packaging)
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
- Nappies
- Food scraps
- Batteries
- Syringes/Needles
- Shopping Bags
- Cling Wrap
- Plastic Films
Recycling Tips
Eliminate contamination from recycling streams.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact City of Melbourne on 9658 9658.
