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

Food scraps and leftovers from Bayside households will be recycled into compost via a new food and green waste recycling service from 15 July 2019.

• Compostable bags with the Australian standard AS 4736
• Meat and bones
• Fruit, citrus and vegetable scraps
• Seafood including shells
• Dairy leftovers including cheese
• Bread, pasta, cereal and rice
• Egg shells
• Coffee grounds and loose leaf tea
• Paper towels, newspaper and tissues
• Cooking oil
• Grass clippings
• Flowers
• Small branches
• Weeds
• Garden prunings

• Glass
• Polystyrene
• Nappies
• Pyrex and ceramics
• Kitty litter
• Dog and cat droppings
• Glossy, waxed or coated paper
• Sticky labels off fruit and vegetables
• Coffee cups (including biodegradable or compostable)
• Teabags
• Biodegradable or compostable cutlery
• Cigarette butts
• Vacuum dust
• Icy pole sticks
• Plastic bags and other soft plastics

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

Residents within the Campaspe Shire that opt-in to the green bin service are soon to receive an expanded collection service, which will include both garden and food waste, in addition to their general waste and recycling collections. The green bin will be renamed the 'food and garden waste bin' and remain a fortnightly collection along with the recycling bin (collected on alternate weeks to the green bin). The general waste bin will remain a weekly collection.

Campaspe’s expanded food and garden waste service will commence from 1 July 2019.

Material from the green bins will be collected by local collection contractor Veolia and transported to Biomix. Biomix is a state-of-the-art, technology-leading organics processing facility located in the Campaspe Shire near Stanhope.

• fruit and vegetable scraps
• seafood, fish, meat and bones
• dairy products
• egg shells
• cooked and processed foods
• teabags and coffee grounds
• paper towel, tissues and napkins
• hair
• lawn clippings
• garden prunings (including weeds and rose trimmings)
• twigs and branches (under 100mm in diameter)
• animal poo
• compostable bags (only AS 4736)

• plastic bags (including biodegradable)
• food packaging (including cling wrap)
• nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• glass
• plastics
• metal – eg. gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire
• building materials – eg. concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass
• gardening tools – eg. shovels, plastic plant pots, etc

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

• 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

• Flowers
• Garden prunings
• Grass clippings
• Weeds - except for noxious weeds (eg. blackberries)
• Leaves and bark

Bin Information

• Garden prunings
• Weeds
• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Small twigs and branches
• Fruit and vegetable waste including scraps, peelings fruit cores, and whole fruit and vegetables. All other food waste must go into rubbish bin

• Household waste
• Wire and string
• Large tree branches
• Meat and cooked food
• Garden pots
• Building materials
• Hot or cold coals
• Plastic bags (on their own or containing green waste)
• Hazardous chemicals, oil, liquids or paint.

Bin Information

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

• Bagged material (even if it is garden waste)
• Large logs, stumps or timber cut offs
• Food waste
• Plastic bags (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Garbage
• Nappies (including biodegradable and compostable)
• Crockery, Pyrex or glassware
• Recylables, paper or cardboard
• Plant pots
• Polystyrene
• Oil, chemicals or hazardous waste
• Building materials – eg concrete, brick, tiles, rubble, glass
• Soil or potting mix
• Metal – eg gas bottles, star pickets, gardening tools, wire.

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 (free of soil)
• branches and small logs up to 10cm diameter and 40cm in length
• Garden prunings
• Leaves

• Plastic bags or garden organics in bags
• Plant pots
• Syringes
• Bricks or rubble
• Sand or dirt
• Household rubbish or food scraps
• Large logs or stumps
• Material from a commercial business.

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

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

From 1 July 2019 food scraps will be collected along with garden waste in the fortnightly food and garden organics service. The food and garden organics service is an opt-in service available to households paying the annual waste charge.

• Fruit and vegetable scraps
• Citrus, onion and garlic
• Meat, bones and seafood
• Coffee grounds and loose tea leaves
• Egg shells
• Dairy products
• Bread, pasta and cereal
• Used paper towel and shredded paper
• 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

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

• Bagged material (even if it is green waste)
• Logs or timber
• Food waste
• Plastic bags
• Garbage
• Recyclables
• Plant pots
• Dirt
• Rubble or soil
• Nappies.

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

Bin Information

• Grass clippings
• Weeds
• Flowers
• Garden prunings and rose clippings
• Leaves and bark
• Small branches and timber off cuts (max 300mm long, 100mm diameter)

• Plastic bags
• Recyclables
• Garbage
• Nappies
• String, twine or wire
• Food waste
• Syringes
• Soil, stones, brick or concrete
• Hazardous or chemical waste
• Stumps, large branches, timber or garden stakes.