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Waste & recycling

How Monash's household bins work today. Homes on the council's service have three bins: a landfill bin with a red lid and a recycling bin with a yellow lid, each collected every two weeks on alternate weeks, and a food and garden waste bin with a green lid, collected every week. Glass bottles and jars go in the recycling bin. Use the council's address lookup to find your collection days.

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Bulky / hard waste collection
Pickup or drop-off for large items that don't fit in your bins.
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Bin collection at a glance

Landfill (red lid)
Every 2 weeksCollected on the alternate week to the recycling bin. For anything that can't go in the recycling or food and garden bins, such as soft plastics, nappies and broken drinking glass or crockery (wrapped).
Recycling (yellow lid)
Every 2 weeksPaper and cardboard, hard plastic bottles and containers, glass bottles and jars (lids on), and steel and aluminium cans. Put items in loose, not bagged. You can ask for an extra recycling bin if yours fills up.What goes in recycling →
Food and garden waste (green lid)
Every weekFood scraps (including meat, bones and dairy) and garden prunings. Food can go in loose or wrapped in paper towel or newspaper, or in certified compostable liners. Branches no longer than 40 cm or 10 cm across. The contents go to a commercial composting facility.What goes in this bin →
Glass (separate bin)
No separate glass bin yet — glass goes in the recycling binThe council says the Victorian Government has directed councils to introduce a separate glass collection by July 2027, and that Monash has joined other councils in delaying this service until the state releases its statewide standards for it, and there is no change to household bins in 2026–27. The council has also asked the state to reconsider the need for a glass bin, given the Container Deposit Scheme. The state's standard lid colours are purple for glass, lime green for food and garden, yellow for recycling and red for general rubbish.Council's waste FAQ →
Hard waste
1 free collection a year for eligible homes; extra collections $216The 2026 annual collection ran from 13 July to 4 September 2026, with each address given its own date. Up to 4 m³, sorted into 5 stacks. Apartments and other multi-unit properties may not be eligible. An extra paid collection (Wednesdays and Thursdays, up to 2 m³) costs $216, or $183 for pensioners.Hard waste →
Drop-off
Monash Recycling & Waste Centre, 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting HillOpen 7.30am–3pm, 7 days (closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and before 1pm on Anzac Day). Many items are free for Monash residents and ratepayers who show original proof of residency; since 1 July 2025 others pay fees. Chemicals, asbestos and domestic garbage are not accepted. Phone (03) 9518 3288.Accepted items and fees →
Find your bin day
Council address lookup, or the 2026–27 calendar for Area A or Area BCheck your bin day →

We describe the bins the way the council does. From 2026–27 the cost of the household bin service is billed as a separate waste charge on your rates notice (see Rates & fees). Frequencies, charges and the glass-bin timetable can change, so check the council's pages below.

Sources — check it yourself

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.