Business owners or operators are responsible for arranging for waste collection. Waste must be placed in appropriate bins or skips for collection.
On 1 July 2010, new city waste laws came into effect in the central city. Find out what your business needs to do to be compliant.
City of Melbourne is undertaking a public interest test on a proposed trial of waste infrastructure in laneways.
Reduce your waste
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Building sites
The City of Melbourne encourages restaurants, cafés and other businesses dealing with food to recycle food waste.
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Cigarette butts make up about one-third of the one billion items of litter entering Melbourne’s waterways. View business butt disposal requirements.
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If you're dealing with oil, hazardous waste or empty crates, you need to arrange commercial pickup. You can also arrange syringe disposal.
See more Other business waste
Commercial properties are obligated to ensure they remain within noise emission limits, which may differ according to the time of day.
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