When we collect your recycling bin Your recycling bin (yellow lid) is collected fortnightly, on the alternate week to your food and garden waste bin. On public holidays, bins will be collected as normal.
What goes in your recycling bin Your recycling bin (yellow lid) is for common household packaging items typically bought at a supermarket and found in your kitchen, bathroom or laundry. Find out what can and can't go in your recycling bin and what happens to your recycling.
How do I recycle other items Find out how to recycle plastic bags and soft plastics; coffee cups; batteries and electronic waste; stationery, coffee pods and oral care; clothing, shoes and textiles; paint and household chemicals.
What we do with your recycling We take your recycling to a sorting factory, called a materials recovery facility, where the different materials are sorted for recycling.
Recycling Issue facing Victorian Councils Detailing information on the recycling crisis in Victoria following China's ban on recycling materials from overseas, the impact it is having on councils and communities and what Monash Council is doing.
Composting at home Composting your food scraps and garden waste is one easy way to reduce landfill and protect the environment. Your new food and green waste collection will complement home composting, if there is food you currently don't compost.
Recycle Right Feedback Program The Recycle Right feedback program involves Recycling Feedback Officers checking recycling and food and garden waste bins and giving residents information on their recycling efforts. People who use bins correctly are invited to enter a prize draw.