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Waste & recycling

Waste & recycling

How South Gippsland's bins work today. Since 1 July 2026 a standard kerbside service has three bins: a 240-litre food and garden organics (FOGO) bin collected every week, and a 240-litre mixed recycling bin and a 120-litre general waste bin each collected every fortnight. Glass bottles and jars go in the recycling bin — there is no separate glass bin. The service covers residential properties in the built-up township areas; commercial properties and rural properties on a truck route can apply for it. Bins must be out before 6am on collection day.

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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

Food and garden organics (FOGO)
Weekly — 240-litre bin (since 1 July 2026)Fruit and vegetable scraps, meat, seafood, bones and shells, bread, rice and pasta, dairy, coffee grounds and loose-leaf tea, pet food, grass, leaves, weeds, prunings, hay and straw. Not accepted: plastic bags (including 'biodegradable' ones), food packaging, animal droppings and cat litter, treated timber, branches over 10 cm across, nappies, coffee cups, coffee pods and tea bags. Each property was given a 7-litre kitchen caddy and compostable liners. The council says the material goes to Pinegro's composting facility in Morwell.What goes in the FOGO bin →
Mixed recycling
Fortnightly — 240-litre bin, including glass bottles and jarsRigid plastics, paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aerosol and tin cans, aluminium foil and cans, and milk and long-life cartons, put in loose (not bagged). Not accepted: plastic bags and wrap, polystyrene, drinking glasses, Pyrex, window or broken glass, clothing, batteries and e-waste. The council says recycling goes to Cleanaway's recovery facility at Coolaroo.What goes in the recycling bin →
General waste
Fortnightly — standard bin 120 litresFor what can't go in the other two bins, such as soft plastics, polystyrene, broken glass, nappies, tissues, clothing and cat litter. It goes to the Koonwarra Landfill. Households that need more room can ask for a 240-litre bin or an extra bin, at extra cost (see Rates & fees).What goes in the general waste bin →
Glass
In the recycling bin — no separate glass binThe state requires councils to offer a separate kerbside glass service by 1 July 2027. In May 2026 the council resolved to ask the Victorian Government to reconsider that requirement and to allow alternatives such as glass drop-off points; it says it has made no provision for a glass bin in the 2026–27 budget and estimated the cost at $983,000 in the first year and $355,000 a year after that. This is the council's stated position.Council statement (PDF) →
Hard waste
One booked kerbside collection a year — $165 ($59 for pension card holders)Up to 2 cubic metres. Bookings are taken in July and August and collections run in October and November; bookings for 2026 are closed. The contractor is Dasma Environmental.Hard waste collection →
Transfer stations and landfill
Koonwarra (daily), Korumburra, Foster, Mirboo North, Venus Bay and WalkervilleKoonwarra: weekdays 8am–4pm, weekends 10am–4pm. The others open on some days only — for example Foster Tuesday, Thursday and weekends from 12pm to 4pm, and Mirboo North Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Sunday. Venus Bay and Walkerville have extra hours in summer. All close on Christmas Day and Good Friday. Walkerville has no EFTPOS. Fees apply to most waste; common recyclables are free.Locations and hours →
Find your bin day
Collection calendar, July to December 2026The calendar lists the collection day and week for each town (maps for Korumburra and Leongatha). Missed collection, damaged or stolen bin, or a change of service: use the council's online request form or call 5662 9200. The collection contractor is Cleanaway.Bin calendar (PDF) →

We describe the bins the way the council does; its pages name each bin by what it's for and don't state lid colours. About half of South Gippsland's residents have a kerbside service, the council says — many rural properties don't. Services and charges 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.