Garden organics collection

Your garden organics bin (maroon lid) is for the collection and recycling of grass clippings, prunings, weeds, leaves and other garden waste. 

When are my garden organics collected?

We collect garden organics fortnightly on your garbage collection day, every alternate week to your recycling bin.

Enter your address to check your next collection day

Printable calendar

See a printable waste calendar

What happens to my garden organics once collected?

Currently, your garden waste is turned into a high-quality compost, used by Victorian farmers to help grow our food. Your organic waste is processed to create nutrient-rich, weed-free compost that can be used on farms, in parks and as fertiliser.

You can learn more about how Victorian’s organic waste is used by famers in the Back to Earth Initiative video below.

View videos of farmers involved in the Back to Earth initiative

Garden organics guidelines

We ask that you:

•  Place material loosely in the bin so that it will be emptied completely.
• Do not use any bags, wrapping or string to contain/bundle the material.
• Do not overfill your bin, as this can lead to spillage and litter problems. 
• Place material with a heavy moisture content (such as freshly mown grass clippings) near the top of your bin to prevent sticking. A good hint is to mow your grass as close to collection day as possible and put the clippings on top of pruning or twigs.
• Keep your garden organics bin under 40kg or it may not be collected. How will you know? It will be very difficult to move. The heaviest material is generally grass clippings, especially when wet.