Monash Recycling & Waste Centre

The Recycling and Waste Centre is located at 380 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill. Phone: 9518 3555 (Customer Experience team).

For staff and customer safety, the Recycling & Waste Centre may temporarily close to the public during extreme weather conditions. 

We have very limited capacity to accept soil until further notice. Please call ahead of your visit to ensure collection is available. We will update this page when collection resumes.

• 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

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

• Domestic garbage
• Chemicals
• Liquid and hazardous wastes
• Asbestos
• Car bodies, auto transmissions, car differential oil 
• Cooking oils (over 20 litres)
• Petrol and fuels 

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.