What you need to know
How to do the right thing with your waste.
Bin wasn't collected?
If your bin hasn’t been emptied you can lodge a request online.
Bin issues
Lodge an online request for the following issues:
- order new bins
- bin service cancellation
- collection of abandoned/extra bin
- damaged/stolen/missing bin
- missed collection/collection spillage
Demolition
All demolition properties need to surrender all of the household bins including general rubbish, recycling and FOGO bin.
*Please select all three bin options while lodging this request
How to correctly put your bin out for kerbside collection:
- Put your bin out the night before it's due for collection.
- Place your bins next to the kerb, handles towards the house.
- Make sure your bins are 30cm apart and 1m away from parked vehicles.
- Put your recyclables loose. NO PLASTIC BAGS. Recyclables in plastic bags can’t be sorted and will end up in landfill. Don’t let your hard work go to waste!
- Your bin lid must be closed fully and your bin should be no heavier than 70kg.
- Collections start from 6am (5.30am on main roads, for example: Mount Alexander Road, Keilor Road, Buckley Street, Maribyrnong Road).
What goes in the red-lid bin:
- food packaging, soiled cardboard/jars/plastic
- polystyrene, rubber, foam, textiles
- nappies, animal waste
- long life milk cartons, takeaway cups
- broken glass
- plastic plant pots
- plastic and biodegradable bags
- food scraps (if you don't have a green-lid FOGO bin).
More information on where to dispose your landfill waste.
Take out:
- paper and cardboard
- paint, household chemicals
- glass bottles and jars
- electronic waste and batteries
- building waste, soil or rubble.
What happens to your general rubbish
The general rubbish from your red-lid bin is taken by our collections contractor, Cleanaway, to Melbourne Regional Landfill (MRL) in Ravenhall.
Waste hazards and how to manage them
Dangerous goods (DGs) are substances that are:
- corrosive
- flammable
- combustible
- explosive
- oxidising; or
- water-reactive.
Some examples of hazardous waste in our daily lives:
- household paint
- batteries
- fluorescent lights
- asbestos
- other household chemicals
You can recycle some items at our Transfer Station or libraries. Please refer to our A-Z recycle guide for information. Please also watch out for updates on special events such as “Detox your home”. To dispose of special items such as asbestos or home demolition waste, please refer to EPA guidelines.
The Dangerous Goods Act 1985 (DG Act) defines which substances are DGs:
- flammable liquids (petrol, kerosene, turpentine, flammable paints etc.)
- corrosives (hydrochloric acid)
- flammable gases (LP Gas)
- non-flammable non-toxic gases
- asbestos
- explosives.
WorkSafe Victoria administers the Dangerous Goods Act 1985.
What goes in your yellow-lid recycling bin:
- aluminium and steel food packaging
- plastic bottles (lids separated)
- clean glass bottles and jars (lids separated)
- clean plastic containers
- clean paper and cardboard
- clean foil and foil trays
- empty paper bags accepted - all recycling must be loose
- NO food waste
- NO plastic or biodegradable bags
- NO bagged items
- NO textiles
- NO coffee cups and tetrapaks
- NO electronic waste and batteries.
You can pick up a bin sticker from our Customer Service in Civic Centre. Alternatively, please email recycle@mvcc.vic.gov.au, and we will send the sticker or other printed information to your mailbox.
Our A-Z of recycling guide answers lots of common questions about what to do with the plastics, glass and many other items.
What happens to your recycling
The commingled recycling in your yellow-lid recycling bin is transported by our collections contractor, Cleanaway, to a Cleanaway material recovery facility (MRF) in Laverton for sorting and processing.
Green-lid FOGO Bin
Green-lid FOGO bins are designed for Food Organics and Garden Organics - FOGO. Your household bin system is now transitioned into the new 3 bin system, including landfill, recycling and FOGO.
Please note: Council does not collect food scraps from your kitchen caddy. Put food waste into your green-lid FOGO bin for Council kerbside collection.
The collection schedule for your green-lid FOGO bin will remain fortnightly until further notice.
Use our A - Z recycling guide to look up individual items and find out what bin to put them in.
Alternative recycling in Moonee Valley
Some small e-waste items such as household batteries, mobiles phones, printer cartridges and fluorescent tubes and globes can be recycled at our special recycling stations at the Civic Centre (Moonee Ponds), and Avondale Heights, Niddrie and Sam Merrifield libraries.
Cleanaway education programs
Moonee Valley is collaborating with Cleanaway to deliver education programs into pre-school and primary school classrooms with waste and recycling related topics. These incursions are carried out by Cleanaway are conducted by experienced environmental educators who are passionate about educating the younger generation about sustainability.
This incursion has been carried out in St. Mary’s Primary Ascot Vale School and St Monica’s Primary School, and it has been very popular amongst teachers and students. We encourage schools to contact Council for this free program. Please E-mail recycle@mvcc.vic.gov.au or ring 9243 1188 for more information.