Kerbside Recycling Services in the City of Monash area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Kerbside Service - Co-mingled recycling
Additional Info
Please keep your recycling loose (no plastic bags). Lids can be kept on your containers, and items do not need to be washed (just empty). No batteries, mobile phones or any item with a battery, plug or power cord. We accept the triggers on the pump bottles. But they must be attached to the bottle. Crush phone boxes to ensure it gets recycled.
Accepted Materials
Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)
Aluminium Cans
Aluminium Foil
Cardboard
Egg Cartons
Envelopes With a Window
Envelopes Without a Window
Glass Bottles and Jars
Magazines
Newspapers
Office Paper
Phone Books
Pizza Boxes (clean)
Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
Steel Food Cans
Steel Paint Cans (empty)
Recycling Tips
Keep soft plastics out of the recycling (yellow) bin. Soft plastics can be taken back to Coles/Woolworths for recycling through RedCycle. Polystyrene is not accepted in the recycling (yellow) bin. Please place in red bin or take to Monash Waste Transfer station (Notting Hill) for recycling. Coffee cups are not accepted in the recycling (yellow) bin. Please place in landfill (red) bin or take to the nearest Simply Cups recycling service (participating 7-Eleven stores)
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 03 9518 3555.
Kerbside Service - General Waste
Additional Info
Items in your general waste bin are sent to landfill.
Batteries, mobile phones and electronic waste (any item with a battery, plug or power cord) cannot be placed in your kerbside bins. Please take these to the Monash Waste Transfer Station.
Accepted Materials
Coffee Capsules
Coffee Cups
Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Soft Drink Cups
Other Items
Toothbrush, toothpaste tubes
Old clothing, footwear
Broken glass (wrapped)
Nappies, pet waste (wrapped)
Ceramics, pyrex
Mirrors, broken window glass (wrapped)
Vacuum dust (wrapped)
Recycling Tips
Keep soft plastics out of the recycling (yellow) bin. Soft plastics can be taken back to Coles/Woolworths for recycling through RedCycle. Polystyrene is not accepted in the recycling (yellow) bin. Please place in red bin or take to Monash Waste Transfer station (Notting Hill) for recycling. Coffee cups are not accepted in the recycling (yellow) bin. Please place in landfill (red) bin or take to the nearest Simply Cups recycling service (participating 7-Eleven stores)
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 03 9518 3555.
Kerbside Service - Food Organics & Garden Organics (FOGO)
Additional Info
All residents are eligible to receive an 8L kitchen caddy for food waste. Please contact Waste Services to arrange.
Accepted Materials
All Food Scraps (including meat)
Flowers
Fruit Scraps
Garden Prunings
Grass Clippings
Green Leafy Vegetables
Leaves
Paper and Cardboard
Small Branches
Twigs
Vegetable Scraps
Weeds
Other Items
AS4736 certified compostable bin liners Paper towel, serviettes Shredded paper, newspaper Coffee grounds, tea leaves, tea bags (labels removed) Small pieces of cardboard (A4 size or smaller)
Recycling Tips
Keep soft plastics out of the recycling (yellow) bin. Soft plastics can be taken back to Coles/Woolworths for recycling through RedCycle. Polystyrene is not accepted in the recycling (yellow) bin. Please place in red bin or take to Monash Waste Transfer station (Notting Hill) for recycling. Coffee cups are not accepted in the recycling (yellow) bin. Please place in landfill (red) bin or take to the nearest Simply Cups recycling service (participating 7-Eleven stores)
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Customer Service on 03 9518 3555.
