Kerbside Recycling Services in the Whitehorse City Council area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Kerbside Service - Co-mingled recycling
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
Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Magazines
Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Newspapers
Office Paper
Phone Books
Pizza Boxes (clean)
Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
Steel Food Cans
Steel Paint Cans (empty)
Other Items
We accept plastic and glass bottles/jars with lids on. If residents are concerned about lids not being recycled they can add the lid in an alike materials container, e.g. metal lids from a beer bottle can be put into a tin and the top squeezed shut.
Hard, rigid plastic one-use containers from the kitchen, bathroom or laundry.
Recycling Tips
1. Remember to remove the lids from jars and bottles before putting them in your recycling bin. 2. Glass other than jars and bottles, such as ovenproof glass, glassware, window glass, etc cannot be recycled so dispose of it as household waste. 3. When putting your recyclables into your recycling bin, don't put them in plastic/ garbage bags. These bags cannot be recycled and contaminate the collections.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Whitehorse City Council's Customer Service Centre on 03 9262 6333.
Kerbside Service - General Waste
Accepted Materials
Coffee Capsules
Coffee Cups
Soft Drink Cups
Recycling Tips
1. Remember to remove the lids from jars and bottles before putting them in your recycling bin. 2. Glass other than jars and bottles, such as ovenproof glass, glassware, window glass, etc cannot be recycled so dispose of it as household waste. 3. When putting your recyclables into your recycling bin, don't put them in plastic/ garbage bags. These bags cannot be recycled and contaminate the collections.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Whitehorse City Council's Customer Service Centre on 03 9262 6333.
Kerbside Service - Food Organics & Garden Organics (FOGO)
Accepted Materials
All Food Scraps (including meat)
Flowers
Fruit Scraps
Garden Prunings
Grass Clippings
Green Leafy Vegetables
Small Branches
Twigs
Vegetable Scraps
Weeds
Other Items
Opt in Service. Small branches are to be 7.5cm and less than 1 metre in length. Only lime green compostable liners as736
Recycling Tips
1. Remember to remove the lids from jars and bottles before putting them in your recycling bin. 2. Glass other than jars and bottles, such as ovenproof glass, glassware, window glass, etc cannot be recycled so dispose of it as household waste. 3. When putting your recyclables into your recycling bin, don't put them in plastic/ garbage bags. These bags cannot be recycled and contaminate the collections.
Replacement Recycling Container
If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Whitehorse City Council's Customer Service Centre on 03 9262 6333.
