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Commercial waste and recycling

Businesses in the City of Melbourne can access a range of waste and recycling services including bin collection, communal garbage compactors, recycling hubs and food waste collection.

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Bins and collection services

Arrange waste collection for your business.

Waste laws

Keeping our streets clean and minimising disturbance from late-night bin collection.
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Waste collector permits

Apply for a permit to collect waste in the central city.

Waste and recycling hubs

Access the city’s waste compactors and recycling hubs.

Food waste

We encourage businesses to separate and recycle their food waste.

Other commercial waste services

Options for disposing of waste such as cooking oil, chemicals and e-waste.

Cigarette butt disposal

Businesses have a legal responsibility to manage cigarette butt litter.

Plans and strategies

Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030

Our strategy which guides how the city collects and process waste.

Waste charge

Find out about the Waste Charge listed on your rates notice.

Business and investment

our acknowledgement

  • Torres Strait Islander Flag
  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.