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Kerbside garden and/or food services in the Shire of Yarra Ranges area

Below is a list of Kerbside garden and/or food services provided by your council

Bundled Green Waste Collection

Recycling Container:

Bundled Green Waste collection (non plastic string to be used)

Collection Frequency:

Twice a Year

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Grass Clippings
  • Small Branches
  • Twigs
  • Garden Prunings
  • Weeds
  • Leaves

Other information

The following Items are NOT collected in your Kerbside garden and/or food services:

  • Household Garbage
  • Plastic Bags/Bin Liners
  • Building Rubble/Materials
  • Garden Equipment
  • Tree Stumps
  • Rocks, Bricks, Dirt, Soil or Sand
  • Painted, Stained or Chemically Treated Timber
  • Large Tree Trunks
  • Pot plant containers
  • Food/Vegetable Scraps
  • Metal/Plastics
  • Untied prunings.
  • Hard Waste.
  • Green Waste in Plastic Bags.
  • Green waste in waxed boxes.
  • Diseased Garden Waste.
  • Green waste tied with plastic string or wire.
  • Limbs larger than 200mm in diameter, over 1.5 metres in length or that cannot be lifted by one person.

Organic Recycling Tips

Mulching and composting of green waste revitalises your garden

Replacement Recycling Container

If you need a replacement kerbside recycling container, please contact Waste Management phone 03 1300 368 333.