Kerbside
Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of Greater Geelong Council area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Kerbside Service
Co-mingled recycling|240L|Yellow
Fortnightly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
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)
Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)
Plastics marked with
Other Items
Materials Not Accepted
Household Garbage
Plastic Bags/Bin Liners
Garden Equipment
Rocks, Bricks, Dirt, Soil or Sand
Painted, Stained or Chemically Treated Timber
Food/Vegetable Scraps
Metal/Plastics
Fruit Scraps
Vegetable Scraps
All Food Scraps (including meat)
All Other Food Scraps
All Other Food Scraps
Other Materials Not Accepted
Recycling Tips
1.Keep your recycling loose, not in plastic bags. 2.All containers must be empty. 3.No need to rinse, just scrape it clean. 4.Remove metal lids from glass jars and place both in the recycling bin. 5.No plastic bags. Return these to your supermarket.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact City of Greater of Geelong on 03 5272 5272.
General Waste Service
General Waste|120L|Red
Fortnightly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
Materials Not Accepted
Household Garbage
Plastic Bags/Bin Liners
Garden Equipment
Rocks, Bricks, Dirt, Soil or Sand
Painted, Stained or Chemically Treated Timber
Food/Vegetable Scraps
Metal/Plastics
Fruit Scraps
Vegetable Scraps
All Food Scraps (including meat)
All Other Food Scraps
All Other Food Scraps
Other Materials Not Accepted
Recycling Tips
1.Keep your recycling loose, not in plastic bags. 2.All containers must be empty. 3.No need to rinse, just scrape it clean. 4.Remove metal lids from glass jars and place both in the recycling bin. 5.No plastic bags. Return these to your supermarket.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact City of Greater of Geelong on 03 5272 5272.
Kerbside Service
Garden Organics|140L|Lime Green
Fortnightly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
Grass Clippings
Small Branches
Twigs
Garden Prunings
Weeds
Flowers
Materials Not Accepted
Household Garbage
Plastic Bags/Bin Liners
Garden Equipment
Rocks, Bricks, Dirt, Soil or Sand
Painted, Stained or Chemically Treated Timber
Food/Vegetable Scraps
Metal/Plastics
Fruit Scraps
Vegetable Scraps
All Food Scraps (including meat)
All Other Food Scraps
All Other Food Scraps
Other Materials Not Accepted
Recycling Tips
1.Keep your recycling loose, not in plastic bags. 2.All containers must be empty. 3.No need to rinse, just scrape it clean. 4.Remove metal lids from glass jars and place both in the recycling bin. 5.No plastic bags. Return these to your supermarket.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact City of Greater of Geelong on 03 5272 5272.
