Bin collection
Nillumbik Shire Council provides a kerbside bin collection service for all properties we collect rates from. The standard service includes:
- a weekly green waste collection
- a fortnightly recycling collection
- a fortnightly landfill collection
What to put in each bin
Green waste (green lid)
Our green waste bins have a green lid. They are collected weekly, and the contents are turned into compost.
What to put in your green waste bin
Food scraps
- Fruit and vegetable scraps
- Dairy and eggs shells
- Meat, fish and small bones
- Bread, pasta and rice
- Meal scraps
- Coffee grounds and tea leaves
No packaging, plastics or compostable bags. Keep food waste loose or wrapped in paper towel or newspaper.
To find out more about managing food waste, the importance of composting and how to get your own discounted compost system, visit Managing food waste.
Garden materials
- Clippings
- Small branches
- Prunings
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Grass
- Weeds (including ivy, creepers and vines)
What to leave out
Do not put plastic bags in your green waste bin, even if they are labelled 'biodegradable' or 'compostable'.
Recycling (yellow lid)
Our recycling bins have a yellow lid. They are collected fortnightly, and the contents are recycled.
What to put in your recycling bin
- hard/rigid plastic (plastics holding a shape or form) bottles and containers
- cardboard (including lightly soiled pizza boxes)
- paper, newspaper and magazines
- steel or aluminium cans, trays, aerosol cans and foil (scrunched in a ball)
- glass bottles and jars
Return drink containers for a 10-cent refund as part of Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme. To find your closest refund point visit Container Deposit Scheme Victoria.
What to leave out of your recycling bin
- plastic bags
- soft plastics
- batteries and electronic waste (e-waste)
- food and liquid
- clothing
Landfill (red lid)
Our landfill bins have a red lid. They are collected fortnightly and go to landfill.
What to put in your landfill bin
- Nappies
- Polystyrene/foam
- Pyrex, drinking glasses
- Crockery and broken ceramics
- Window glass and mirror glass
- Soft/flexible plastics
- Textiles/rags
- Any non-hazardous materials that can't go in the green waste bin or recycling bin
What to leave out
Do not put in food or garden material in your landfill bin. Use your green waste bin instead.
How to put your bins out
- Place bins out by 6.00am on collection day, half a metre apart and away from trees, power poles and cars.
- Squeeze any air from bags of rubbish before placing in your landfill bin. This will create more space in your bin, stop waste from getting stuck and prevent a partially-emptied bin.
- Do not over compact your bin.
- Do not overfill; the lid must be closed.
Moving house
If you are moving house, please leave all three bins at the property for the next resident to use.
If you have built a new house on a block that was previously vacant or did not have a bin service, select the option below to 'Order bins for a newly built property'.