Kerbside

Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of Greater Geelong Council area

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

Fortnightly Service

Recycling bin with a yellow lid

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 Paint Cans (empty)

Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)

Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)

Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)

Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)

All plastic bottles and containers

Additional Info

Plastic cutlery and cups

Takeaway containers (plastic)

Plant pots

Materials Not Accepted

Other Materials Not Accepted

Foam containers

Garbage

Motor oil containers

Plastic bags

Plastic food wrap

Polystyrene

Waxed cardboard

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.