Monash Recycling & Waste Centre

Monash Recycling and Waste Centre accepts a wide range of non-hazardous items for recycling and disposal.

Address: 380 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill VIC 3168
Opening hours: 7.30am - 3pm, 7 days a week
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and before 12pm on Anzac Day.

During extreme weather conditions, the centre may temporarily close for safety. This includes when temperatures are above 36°C.

Contact: 03 9518 3555 (Customer Experience team)

Closing early Friday 12 December: The centre will be closed from 12.30pm and will reopen on 13 December at 7.30am
Limited capacity to accept soil until further notice: please call before your visit to ask if collection is available.

• What's free for residents and ratepayers?
• Plan your visit
• FEES and accepted materials
• Materials not accepted
• Free household chemical drop-off
• Where to safely recycle batteries and electronic items
• Other council-run and private transfer stations

What's free for residents?

The centre is open to all members of the public. As of 1 July 2025, fees apply if you are not a Monash resident or ratepayer. 

Monash residents and ratepayers can drop off many items for free and access a discount on other accepted materials. To claim this, you must show our window operator original proof of residency or ratepayer status when you drive in. 

If this is not shown, non-residential fees will apply.

Plan your visit

FEES and accepted materials

FEES and Accepted Materials

For recycling and disposal of items not listed here, please use our online A-Z guide to recycling

If you are uncertain about whether your item can be left at the Recycling & Waste Centre, please call our Customer Experience team on 9518 3555.

Materials not accepted

• Asbestos
• Car bodies, auto transmissions, car differential oil
• Chemicals
• Concrete dust, dust with high amounts of silica
• Cooking oils (over 20 litres)
• Domestic garbage
• Liquid and hazardous wastes
• Loose-fill or blow-in insulation
• Petrol and fuels
• Sawdust

Take household chemicals to your closest free drop-off event (see below).

Household chemicals

Visit Sustainability Victoria for how to safely dispose of some household chemicals.

You can drop unwanted medicines off at your local pharmacy.

Other council-run and private transfer stations

Nearby council-run transfer stations include:

• Whitehorse Recycling Waste Centre,  corner of Burwood Highway and Morack Road, Vermont South. Phone: 9801 4831.
• Knox Transfer Station, 251 George Street, Wantirna South. Phone: 9887 4222.
• Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre,  648 Riversdale Road, Camberwell. Phone: 9278 4444.
• Stonnington Waste Transfer Station, 43 Weir Street, Malvern. Phone: 8290 1333.

There are also a number of privately run landfill/transfer stations:

• Kingston Transfer Station (Rhino Bins), 24-30 Fonceca Street, Mordialloc. Phone: 9580 4842.
• Alex Fraser Recycled Material,  275-315 Kingston Road, Clarinda. Phone: 136 135. Concrete, bricks, asphalt and rocks only.