How often are bins collected?
General waste (landfill) bins and food and garden waste bins are collected weekly.
Recycling (yellow lid) bins are collected fortnightly, except for low-rise multi-unit properties with a communal food and garden organics service. These properties have a weekly recycling collection.
If your property has a lime green lid food and garden waste bin and a fortnightly recycling collection, please refer to the collection calendars below.
2023–24 waste collection calendar
The new 2023-24 waste collection calendars are now available to download. Hard copies printed on recyclable paper are also available to collect from:
Customer Service Centre at Melbourne Town Hall
120 Swanston Street, Melbourne
8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (public holidays excluded)
Refer to our A-Z guide to recycling and waste disposal for options to recycle/dispose of items which can't go in your recycling bin.
Collection days map
Select an area on the map below to see the collection day for that area.