You Are Here : Home / Residents & property/Waste & rubbish

Waste & rubbish

Your garbage is collected weekly from the nature strip, with recyclables or garden organics collected on alternate weeks (that is, every 2 weeks). There are also additional hard waste and household chemical collections.

Your weekly garbage will still be collected on a public holiday, even Christmas Day!

You might see red lid garbage bins in Maroondah from November 2021. That’s because we’re changing our garbage bin lids from green to red over the next ten years to align them with Australian Standards and so they meet the requirements of the Victorian Government’s Recycling Victoria policy.

Look up your collection day

Enter your address to check your next collection

See a printable waste calendar

All waste services

On call hard rubbish and bundled prunings collection

Two hard waste or bundled prunings collections are available each financial year to residents who pay the residential bin charge.

Waste collection schedule - when will my bins be emptied?

Enter your address to see your collection days for your garbage bin, recycling bin and food and garden organics bin.

A to Z of waste disposal guide

Find out how to get rid of your unwanted waste and household items using our alphabetical guide (A to Z).

Weekly rubbish collection

Find out what can go in your general waste bin. General waste bins should be on the kerb by 6am on the day of collection (or the night before), and removed within one day of collection.

Food and Garden Organics service

Read more about food and garden organics collections in Maroondah. FOGO is a kerbside collection service that allows food scraps to be added to garden waste bin so it can be recycled into top quality compost.

Recyclables collection

Your blue lid recycling bin is used for the collection of recyclable containers and paper items.

Recycling station at Realm

A recycling station is now located at our Realm Customer Service Centre in Ringwood where you can drop in and dispose some of those harder to recycle residential items.

Container Deposit Scheme

Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) is a Victorian Government initiative that provides consumers with a 10 cent refund for eligible drink containers.

The Nappy Project

The Nappy Project has been designed to provide families with advice, support and resources so they can try out reusable nappies.

Electronic waste collection (E-waste)

The Victorian Government banned e-waste from going to landfill on 1 July 2019. Council holds several e-waste collection events a year.

Household chemical collection

You can dispose of unwanted household chemicals for free at local events or permanent drop-off sites. The collected items are recycled and do not go to landfill

Recycling and waste centres

Find rubbish tips and recycling centres located in Melbourne's Greater Eastern Region.

Sharps and pharmaceuticals disposal

We provide our residents a free disposal service for used hypodermic needles and syringes.

Discount compost systems

Council is offering Maroondah residents up to 60% off the purchase of a compost bin, worm farm (and worms) or a Bokashi bin.

Commercial and industrial waste services

Waste collection services are available for both commercial and industrial businesses located in Maroondah.

Community waste education and workshops

We offer a range of free waste education workshops and presentations.

School and early learning waste education

Council provides a range of free waste education programs for primary and secondary schools within Maroondah both online and in person.

Recycling and FOGO Bin Inspection Program

Council conduct visual inspections of recycling and FOGO bins. Visual inspections of bins allows Council to provide households with feedback on their waste disposal behaviours and gather contamination data for targeted education campaigns.

Waste and sustainability newsletter

Keep up to date on all things waste, recycling and sustainability by joining our monthly waste and sustainability newsletter which includes updates on waste education for the community and schools including workshops and webinars, community events, school incursion opportunities, waste services updates and more.