Did you receive a sticker on your recycling bin this week? Read more about the Recycle Right education program.
City of Melbourne residents can access a wide range of services for reusing, recycling or disposing of unwanted household items and materials.
There are lots of ways to reuse your old clothes, furniture, toys and other items.
To help clean up our city streets and laneways, the City of Melbourne has introduced new waste laws for the central city.
City of Melbourne is undertaking a public interest test on a proposed trial of waste infrastructure in laneways.
Chemical waste
What can I recycle?
Electronic waste recycling
Waste and recycling for businesses
Street cleaning and graffiti
Syringe and needle disposal
Litter and street maintenance
Sound in the city
Waste and environmental policies
Household waste is collected weekly throughout the City of Melbourne. Rubbish and recycling are collected on the same day. See which are the collection days for your suburb.
See more Collection days
All City of Melbourne residential ratepayers are entitled to one free annual hard waste collection.
See more Hard rubbish
City of Melbourne residents can drop off recyclables and green waste for free and dispose of unwanted items / materials for a fee at the Waste and Recycling Centre on Dynon Road, Kensington.
See more Waste and Recycling Centre
There are a number of ways you can reduce your everyday kitchen and garden organics at home. Whether you live in a large house or small city apartment, there are home composting options.
See more Home composting
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