Garbage, green waste, recycling and hard rubbish collection, as well as recycling point locations, reducing food waste and composting tips.
What you can put in your bin, when your bins are collected and how to order a new or replacement bin.
What you can put in your recycling bin, when it is collected and how to order a new or replacement recycling bin.
You can order a green waste bin for your garden clippings.
Council's annual hard waste collection is a great opportunity to get rid of large items that are no longer useful or that can be recycled.
Find out how to reuse, recycle or responsibly dispose of eWaste in the city of Merri-bek
Recycling and waste solutions.
You can report a missed bin collection to Council.
How to request a change to your bin capacity.
You can report a damaged or lost bin to Council and request bins for new properties.
Council conducts random inspections of bins to help reduce contamination and to educate residents.
There is no Council landfill (tip) in Merri-bek, but there is a private transfer station in Brunswick East and other recycling points in nearby municipalities.
Starting and looking after your compost bin. Council sells cheaper subsidised compost bins to residents with free delivery.
Community composting hubs assist people who are unable to compost their food waste at home.
Council offers garbage and recycling collection services for non-residential properties.
Key information about our waste contract and the amount of waste that goes to landfill from Merri-bek.
Enter a property address to find the garbage, recycling and green waste bin collection days.
Enter a property address to find the garbage, recycling and green waste bin collection days.
Search your address or click on an area in the hard waste collection map to see when hard waste will be collected.
Search your address or click on an area in the hard waste collection map to see when hard waste will be collected.
There is no Council landfill (tip) in Merri-bek, but there is a private transfer station in East Brunswick and other transfer stations and recycling centres in nearby municipalities.
The annual waste charge included in your rates helps fund the Council garbage, recycling, green waste and hard waste collection services.
