Collection days

To find out your kerbside collection day, enter your address in What's near me? and scroll to the bottom of the page

Kerbside waste bins are not collected on the following public holidays.

• Anzac Day
• Good Friday
• Christmas Day
• New Years Day

Any collections that fall on these days will be collected the following day

The GRO kerbside collection

Our long term target is ZERO landfill which is aligned with the Victorian Government's 'Towards Zero Waste Strategy'.  Your active participation will ensure we fulfil our goal. 

The letters and colours of our 'GRO' logo refer to the bin lid and the materials permitted in each:

G:   green and organic waste (green lid)

R:   recycling (yellow lid)

O:   other or residual waste (red lid)

Green Bin -Organics

The Green Bin is a 120 litre bin and is collected weekly. The Green Bin is for organic waste materials which should be put loosely into the bin. Items for the Green Bin are:

• food scraps (including dairy, meat and bones)

• garden materials (including branches, prunings, leaves, grass and weeds)

Do not put plastic bags into the Green Bin, food scraps can be wrapped in paper

Yellow Bin - Recycling

The Yellow Bin is a 240 litre bin collected fortnightly. Items for the Yellow Bin are:

• all hard plastics (plastics holding a shape or form)
• cardboard (including lightly soiled pizza boxes)
• paper
• steel pots and pans
• glass bottles and jars
• milk and juice cartons
• aluminium - cans and foil

Please ensure no soft plastics, such as plastic bags are placed in the Yellow Bin.

Red Bin - Other

The Red Bin is a 120 litre bin collected fortnightly. Place materials that cannot be composted or recycled in this bin. Items for the Red Bin are:

• plastic wrap and plastic bags
• pyrex
• crockery
• window glass and mirror glass
• disposable nappies
• non-hazardous materials that cannot be recycled

Where do my green organics go?

Green waste from Nillumbik and other northern councils is being temporarily diverted to Hanson Landfill at Wollert while an alternative processing facility is being arranged.   

Nillumbik Council, with 11 other northern Councils is involved in Northern and Western Organics Processing Contract. Once this facility is built, Nillumbik Council will return to recycling its garden and food waste. Until then, Nillumbik residents are urged to continue to dispose of green waste in their green bins. Separate your waste as usual and avoid contaminating green waste with plastic bags or other household garbage. 

While the return to processing green waste to mulch and soil improving products is preferred, Hanson landfill reduces its carbon footprint by converting waste to energy. Methane gas generated by the landfill, to which green waste is a large contributor, is being extracted and converted to electricity. Hanson landfill representatives claim they are exporting enough electricity to the grid to power approximately 4000 households.

For more information on Methane capture see the LMS website 

Annual Waste Service charges

The waste management charge on your rates notice covers the cost of collection from each property, waste disposal costs including State Government levies, additional services such as hard waste collection, programs to encourage recycling and waste reduction as well as paying for the rehabilitation of the former landfills at Kangaroo Ground and Plenty.

The annual charge for 2011/12 is $323.60

Additional bins

Residents can purchase additional bins for collection. These must be purchased from Nillumbik Shire Council.

Additional bins maybe purchased over the phone with a credit card or in person at the Operations Centre or the Civic Centre with cash or credit card.
You may return an additional Green, Yellow or Red bin. If it is in a serviceable condition you will receive a refund of 50% of the cost of the bin.
The extra red bin service may be cancelled at any time and once the bin is collected the collection charge will stop.

Missing or stolen bin

To order a replacement bin:
Download a declaration form (0.03MB)
Complete the form in person at the

• Operations Centre, 290 – 304, Yan Yean Rd Plenty or
• Civic Centre, Civic Drive, Greensborough

Once the form has been processed the bin/s will be delivered to your property within three working days.

Damaged bin

Phone the Operations Centre 9433 3555
You will need to leave the damaged bin on the kerb empty, so that it can be fixed or replaced.

New service

If you are moving into a newly built property you will need to order a new service. A certificate of occupancy can be emailed, faxed or brought to the Operations Centre or the Civic Centre. Once the certificate of occupancy and payment has been received a service request will be raised and the bins will be delivered within three working days

Moving house

If you are moving house - please leave the set of three GRO bins with the property