Waste & recycling
How Benalla's kerbside bins work. The council's collections, run by its contractor Foott Waste, differ between the urban area and the rural area. In the urban area the green-lid organics bin is emptied every week, and the red-lid general waste bin and the yellow-lid recycling bin are emptied on alternate fortnights. In the rural area the red-lid general waste bin is emptied every week and the yellow-lid recycling bin every fortnight; rural properties don't have an organics service. Look up your bin day by address, or find your area (Urban A or B, Rural A or B) on the council's maps and download its 2026 calendar.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Bulky / hard waste collection
- Pickup or drop-off for large items that don't fit in your bins.
Bin collection at a glance
- General waste (red lid)
- Urban: fortnightly, alternating with recycling. Rural: weeklyFor household waste that can't be recycled, such as soft plastics, nappies and broken crockery. E-waste, chemicals and batteries don't go in this bin. Urban households managing nappies or medical waste can apply for an extra weekly red-bin collection, free under the council's Waste Services Policy while the need lasts (for nappies, until the youngest child turns four); approvals are reviewed each January.Special needs collection →
- Recycling (yellow lid)
- Fortnightly — urban and ruralPaper, cardboard, aluminium cans, rigid plastics and glass bottles. Keep food, nappies and hazardous materials out.What goes where →
- Organics (green lid) — urban area only
- WeeklyFood and garden waste, such as fruit and vegetable scraps, lawn clippings, meat, bones and paper towels. Plastics, treated timber and kitty litter don't go in. Urban households get a free kitchen caddy with compostable liners; replacement liners are free from the Customer Service Centre.Be a Good Sort →
- Glass (purple lid)
- Not yet — the council says glass collection begins in July 2027In the council's words: 'The glass collection service will begin in July 2027, providing drop-off or kerbside options for glass recycling.' Until then, glass bottles go in the yellow recycling bin, and unbroken glass is accepted free at the Resource Recovery Centre.Be a Good Sort →
- Benalla Resource Recovery Centre (landfill)
- 96 Old Farnley Road — 12pm to 3.45pm every dayClosed on public holidays and on Code Red or Total Fire Ban days. 2026–27 fees include $84 per cubic metre of general waste and $19.50 per cubic metre of green waste; e-waste is $2 an item and large household items such as lounges and mattresses $53 an item. Recyclables such as plastics, unbroken glass bottles, aluminium, cardboard (under 100 kg), steel and whitegoods (fridges must be degassed) are free. Liquid and chemical waste isn't accepted.Hours, fees and materials →
- Hard waste
- No kerbside hard waste collection is described on the council's waste pagesThe waste pages we read (checked Sep 2026) list kerbside general waste, recycling and organics only; large household items are taken to the Resource Recovery Centre for a per-item fee. Inferred from those pages — check with the council on 03 5760 2600.Waste and recycling →
- Free green waste weekends
- May and October each yearResidents can drop off up to 300 kg of green waste free at the Resource Recovery Centre. Timber must be raw; stumps must be under 40 cm in diameter and 1 m long. Domestic vehicles only — no trucks or tippers.Details →
- Find your bin day
- Address search, the BRCC Waste App, or your area's 2026 calendarBins go out the night before, facing the road, with at least 1 metre between bins. Bin requests (new, replacement, upsize or downsize, extra bins) use the council's online form; tenants can ask for replacement bins only.Collection maps and calendars →
We describe the bins the way the council does. Frequencies and lid colours come from the council's Waste Collection and 'Be a Good Sort' pages and its 2026 Urban Area A calendar. The council's pages say it may put a sticker on, write to, or suspend the bin service of households that repeatedly contaminate their bins. Services and fees change, so check the council's pages below.
Sources — check it yourself
- Benalla Rural City Council — Waste Collection (urban and rural services, maps, calendars) · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Kerbside Collection Calendar 2026, Urban Area A (PDF) · 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Be a Good Sort (Rules for Waste Collection) · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Waste & Recycling Overview (bin request form) · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Benalla Resource Recovery Centre (hours and 2026–27 fees) · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Fees and Charges 2026–2027, adopted 24 June 2026 (PDF) · 2026–27
- Benalla Rural City Council — Special Needs Waste Collection · Sep 2026
- Benalla Rural City Council — Free green waste weekend returns for Spring (10 Oct 2025; address and rules) · Oct 2025
- Victorian Government — Standardising household recycling across Victoria · Sep 2026
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.