Bin Information

Your 120L green waste bin is supplied by council. If you wish to upgrade to 240L bin an additional charge applies. Please contact your council (below) for more information on your service.

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Twigs and small Branches
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

From July 1 2015, Benalla Rural City’s urban residents now receive an organics waste service. The new green lidded organics bin is being collected weekly and the general rubbish bin will now be collected fortnightly.

Once collected, the organic material will be transported to Western Composting Technology’s state of the art organics processing facility in Shepparton, where it is processed into compost, suitable for use on broad acre farms right down to backyard vegie patches.

• fruit and vegetable scraps
• meat scraps and bones
• fish and seafood (including shells)
• dairy products
• teabags and coffee grounds
• tissues and napkins
• hair
• lawn clippings
• garden pruning’s (including weeds and rose trimmings)
• twigs and branches (under 100mm in diameter)
• animal droppingss

• plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable unless supplied by council for use in your caddy)
• nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• garbage
• glass
• tree stumps and roots
• soil
• plastics and foam
• metal – eg. gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire
• building materials – eg. concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Twigs and small Branches
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Animal waste
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Twigs and small Branches
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Animal waste
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Fruit and vegetable scraps
• Used paper towel and tissues
• Egg shells
• Dairy leftovers
• Coffee grounds and loose leaf tea
• Bread, pasta, cereal and rice
• Meat scraps and bones
• Grass and leaves
• Small branches
• Garden prunings
• Weeds and flowers

• No plastic bags or packaging of any kind
• Cigarette butts
• Nappies and baby wipes
• Coffee pods and tea bags
• Coffee cups (including compostable)
• Kitty litter (including biodegradable)
• Dog or cat droppings
• Ash and tree stumps
• Vacuum dust
• Hair (including pet hair)
• Dishcloths
• Paper plates
• Biodegradable and compostable cutlery and plates
• Wooden icy pole sticks

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Twigs and small Branches
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Twigs and small Branches
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings and weeds
• Leaves
• Flowers
• Garden prunings including ivy, bamboo and creepers
• Twigs and small branches (no larger than 10cm diameter by 30cm length)
• Shrubs

• Branches or twigs larger than the accepted size limit (no larger than 10cm in diameter and 30cm in length)
• Bricks or rubble
• Dirt, soil or turf
• Dog faeces or kitty litter
• Household garbage or recyclables
• Food waste
• Large logs or stumps
• Nappies
• Plant pots
• Plastic bags, including biodegradable bags
• Hazardous chemicals, oil, liquids or paint
• Building materials or trade waste
• Medical or infectious waste, syringes or needles
• Items that prevent the bin lid from completely closing

Bin Information

Greater Shepparton City Council has been collecting green waste for more than eight years. 

• fruit and vegetable scraps
• meat scraps and bones fish and seafood (including shells)
• dairy products
• tea bags and coffee grounds
• tissues and napkins
• hair
• lawn clippings
• garden prunings (including weeds and rose trimmings)
• twigs and branches (under 100mm in diameter)
• animal droppings

• plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable unless supplied by council for use in your caddy)
• nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• garbage
• glass
• tree stumps and roots
• soil
• plastics and foam
• metal – eg. gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire building materials – eg.
• concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Fruit and vegetable scraps
• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Twigs and small Branches
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps - e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

Moira’s organic food and garden service has now commenced.

Material is collected by local collection contractor DSK Waste and transported to Western Composting. Western Composting is a state-of-the-art, technology-leading organics processing facility located in neighbouring shire, Greater Shepparton City Council. 

• fruit and vegetable scraps
• meat scraps and bones
• fish and seafood (including shells)
• dairy products
• teabags and coffee grounds
• tissues and napkins
• hair
• lawn clippings
• garden pruning’s (including weeds and rose trimmings)
• twigs and branches (under 100mm in diameter)
• animal droppingss

• plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable unless supplied by council for use in your caddy)
• nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• garbage
• glass
• tree stumps and roots
• soil
• plastics and foam
• metal – eg. gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire
• building materials – eg. concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Food scraps - fruit, vegetable, dairy, meat scraps and bones (can be wrapped in a small amount of newspaper or paper towel, but not in a plastic bag, even if it says it's compostable or biodegradable)
• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Food scraps – eg vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, bones
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

Your 120L green waste bin is supplied by council. A second bin can be acquired at an additional charge. Please contact your council (below) for more information on your service.

• Food scraps - fruit, vegetable, dairy, meat scraps and bones (can be wrapped in a small amount of newspaper or paper towel, but not in a plastic bag, even if it says it's compostable or biodegradable)
• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Flowers

• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

Residents within the Strathbogie Shire now receive a full organics collection service (which includes both garden and food waste) in addition to their rubbish and recycling collections. The new green lidded organics bin is collected weekly and the general rubbish bin and recycling bins are collected fortnightly.

Once collected, the organic material will be transported to Western Composting Technology’s state of the art organics processing facility in Shepparton, where it is processed into compost, suitable for use on broad acre farms right down to backyard vegie patches.

To find out more about using your new service, watch Dr Karl explain it on here on YouTube.

• fruit and vegetable scraps
• meat scraps and bones
• fish and seafood (including shells)
• dairy products
• teabags and coffee grounds
• tissues and napkins
• hair
• lawn clippings
• garden pruning’s (including weeds and rose trimmings)
• twigs and branches (under 100mm in diameter)
• animal droppingss

• plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable unless supplied by council for use in your caddy)
• nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• garbage
• glass
• tree stumps and roots
• soil
• plastics and foam
• metal – eg. gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire
• building materials – eg. concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Small prunings
• Weeds
• Ivy and creepers
• Twigs and small Branches
• Bamboo
• Leaves
• Fruit and vegetable scraps
• Flowers

• Meats, dairy, bread
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Glass
• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Tree stumps and roots
• Soil
• Plastics and foam
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass