Wyndham City currently offers three waste collection services to most households.

    Red and Yellow Bins
    Blue and Yellow Bin
    Green Bin

    Garbage Bin

    Size:*Yellow (140L), Red (140L)
    Collected Weekly

    *We are currently changing the colours of your bin lids to ensure that Wyndham’s colours comply with Australian Standards.

    Your yellow lid bin is currently being
    replaced with red lid bins.

    Recycling Bin

    Size:240L
    Collected Fortnightly

    *We are currently changing the colours of your bin lids to ensure that Wyndham’s colours comply with Australian Standards.

    Your blue lid bin is currently being
    replaced with yellow lid bins.

     

     

    Green Waste Bin

    Size:240L
    Collected Fortnightly

    Optional - Fee applicable

    Your green waste bin is 240L in size and is collected fortnightly and is an optional service with an annual fee.

     

    Important things to know:

    • If you need to report a damaged,missing or stolen bin or would like to order an additional bin or green bin visit Household Bin Requests.
    • To find out how and where to sort you waste visit the A - Z Interactive Residential Waste Guide.
    • Find my bin collection day or download a Waste Collection Calendar and Map
    • Place your bin out a night before your collection day
    •  If your bin is not collected by 5pm on the your bin collection day, you can let us know by our online customer portal or calling our customer service team on 1300 023 411.
    • Place bins side by side near the kerb with handles facing away from the road
    • Leave 50cm space between bins and  1 metre clear of trees, light and power poles, parked vehicles and driveways.
    • Ensure recycling bin and green waste bin are placed out on the correct day, as they are collected on alternate weeks.
    • Bring your bins back to your property within 24 hours of collection
    • Do not squash the items in the bin, this can result in the waste being jammed and difficulty when emptying
    • Place waste inside the bin: extra bags or boxes will not be collected
    • Make sure the bin lid can close and do not fill to more than 70kg
    • If you live in a court, mark your bin with your house number and place it on the straight section of the street. Please do not park your vehicles in the court on the day of your collection as it prevents the waste vehicles from being able to turn and can disrupt collection

    About your Garbage Bin - (Red/Yellow Lid Bin)

    Wyndham currently have two different colour and size garbage bins:

    • Yellow (140L)
    • Red (140L)

    What you can and can't place in your bin

    Accepted Items

    Unaccepted Items

    • Flexible Plastics 
    • Nappies
    • Polystyrene/Foam in small bags so it does not jam the bin
    • Broken Crockery
    • Food Scraps (if you do not have a green bin, worm farm or compost bin)
    • Animal droppings
    • Car parts
    • Rocks, soil, green waste
    • Building materials
    • Recyclables
    • Electronic waste (e-waste), asbestos and toxic chemicals 

    Where does my waste from this bin go:

    Waste that is put into the garbage bin is taken to landfill where it is buried and compressed underground. It is important to recycle as much as possible to ensure these natural resources aren’t lost and are used to create new products instead.

    About your Recycle Bins (Blue Lid bins)

    Your Recycle bin has a blue lid and is 240L in size. Collections for this bin are fortnightly.

    What you can and can't place in your bin

    Accepted Items

    Unaccepted Items

    • Hard plastics: plastic milk bottles, biscuit & cake trays, cleaning bottles, deodorant cans, ice cream containers, insect spray bottles, medicine bottles, bottles, punnets, shampoo & conditioner bottles, takeaway containers, Tupperware & yoghurt containers.
    • Metals: aerosol cans(empty), aluminium cans, trays and foil, deodorant cans & tin cans (including tuna, pet food, etc.).
    • Paper and Cardboard: advertising material, cereal & biscuit boxes, egg cartons, envelopes, greeting cards, magazines, newspaper, office paper, pizza boxes, takeaway containers, toilet rolls, washing powder boxes & wrapping paper
    • Glass: glass bottles and jars, if broken then wrapped or placed in a box
    • bagged recyclables
    • soft plastics (such as plastic bags and food wrappers)
    • polystyrene
    • nappies
    • food scraps or garden waste
    • Broken window panes or bakeware
    • milk cartons

    Where does my waste from this bin go:

    Contents of this bin goes to Visy Recycling Facility. Ensure items are loose so they can be sorted and recycled.

    About Green Waste Bins (green lid bins) - Optional

    Your green waste bin is 240L in size and is collected fortnightly and is an optional service with an annual fee.

    What you can and can't place in your bin

    Accepted Items

    Unaccepted Items

    • Garden Waste: Grass, branches, leaves, weeds
    • Food waste: Fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee, egg shells
    • Garbage
    • Plastic bags
    • Coffee pods
    • Dog/Cat poo
    • Cigarette butts
    • Ceramic crockery
    • Tea bags
    • Soil and rocks

    Kitchen caddies

    Residents who opt for the green waste service are eligible to obtain a free kitchen caddy for their fruit and vegetable waste from one of our collection points.

    Collection Points
    Wyndham City Council Civic Centre - 45 Princes Hwy, Werribee VIC 3030
    Manor Lakes Community Learning Centre - 86 Manor Lakes Blvd, Manor Lakes VIC 3024
    Tarneit Community Learning Centre - 150 Sunset Views Blvd, Tarneit VIC 3029
    Point Cook Community Learning Centre - 1/21 Cheetham St, Point Cook VIC 3030

    Where does my waste from this bin go?

    Green waste is sorted and transformed into rich compost at the Veolia composting facility. This compost can be used in parks and gardens in Wyndham.

    Ordering an Optional Bin

    Conditions:

    • Optional bin charges are NON-REFUNDABLE.
    • Allow up to, two (2) weeks for Council to deliver a new bin to your property.
    • If the service is to be continued in the following financial year, the optional bin charge will automatically occur on the property owner’s rates notice. The form MUST be signed by the owner and agents must provide owners authority.
    • If you wish to cancel the service in the following financial year, please complete Councils “Cancellation of optional/additional bin/s form” (available from Council' s website), prior to 30 June to prevent the non-refundable charge re-occurring.
    • Optional bins must not be moved from the property or relocated to another property upon cancellation.
    • Owners in the process of selling their property are not able to cancel the optional bin service, as the new owner pays for the optional bin in the conveyancing process, (up to the end of the financial year). It is up to the new owner to cancel the bin, if it is not required.
    • Acceptable forms of payment are: cash, cheque, money order, EFTPOS or credit card. A receipt will not be posted out unless otherwise requested by the applicant.

    You can order an extra garbage, recycling or green waste bin by downloading, completing and submitting an additional bin form to Wyndham City via:

    If you have any further questions contact Wyndham City on 1300 023 411.

    Download an optional bin request form

    Where do you place your bin for collection

    Storing of Bins:

    On non-collection days, all your bins must be stored on your property, not on the footpath, street or nature strip. Bins left out on the street, footpath or nature strip can create safety hazards and cause littering problems if they get knocked over. They're also more likely to be damaged, stolen or lost. Please contact council if you have problems storing your bin on your property between collections.

    For Houses on Courts:

    If you live in a court please:

    • Mark your bin with your house number
    • Please place bins on the straight section of the street - not in the bowl or 'T'
    • Do not park vehicles in court bowl or 'T' on collection day. This prevents waste vehicles from being able to turn and can disrupt collection.

    Apartment or Unit:

    Not all apartments and unit developments have bins collected by us. Some have private waste collections which have different arrangements and may accept different items. Please check with your property manager or owner’s corporation.

    Need more help knowing what goes where?

    Download our handy waste and recycling guide

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