You will have one hard waste collection per year.
Items that can be placed out for collection:
- Household appliances and furniture
- Dismantled wardrobes
- General unwanted household items in boxes
- Timber not exceeding one metre in length
- Chinaware and window glass (wrapped in cardboard or thicker paper, clearly marked 'glass')
- All waste metal including tin, scrap iron, lawnmowers and bikes
- Car parts not exceeding 1.5 metres in length and 15 kg in weight
- All whitegoods including fridges and washing machines (for safety requirements fridge doors must be removed)
Your total hard waste should not be larger than two cubic metres.
Items that cannot be placed out for collection:
- Hazardous waste
- Rubble
- Chemicals
- Tyres
- Branches and prunings
- Asbestos
- Paint/tins containing wet paint
- Items longer than 1.5 metres
- Loads exceeding two cubic metres
- Items heavier than 15 kg
- Liquid waste
- Televisions
- Recyclables e.g. bottles, paper
- Materials from renovations, building sites and/or fencing
2013 hard waste collection dates
You will no longer receive a mailing before your annual hard waste collection takes place. So that you don’t miss your collection, please keep your calendar all year as a reference. You can also check the dates below or look out for promotion in the local papers.
The 2013 dates for hard waste collection are:
Area 1
| Usual waste collection day | Start of the hard waste collection |
|---|
| Monday |
24 June |
| Tuesday |
8 July |
| Wednesday |
29 July |
| Thursday |
2 September |
| Friday |
19 August |
Area 2
| Usual waste collection day | Start of the hard waste collection |
|---|
| Monday |
1 July |
| Tuesday |
22 July |
| Wednesday |
12 August |
| Thursday |
9 September |
| Friday |
26 August |
To find out what zone you live in you can view the 2013 hard waste collection map (pdf, 2.7MB). Place your items out on the nature strip on the Sunday night before your collection week. There is no need to call us – your items will be collected sometime during the week of your collection.
Recycle your hard waste online
Got items that you no longer want but are too good to throw out? Give them away on Ziilch, an easy-to-use online recycling website. It's free to join, free to list and free to take.
To get started, simply sign-up and list an item to give away. Interested Ziilch members will then request your item and you can arrange a mutually convenient time for the person to collect it.
Transfer Station
Remember that you can dispose of a wide range of items year round at the Transfer Station in Moonee Ponds.
More information
Call Citizen Services on 9243 8888.