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Banyule City Council Banyule collects food and garden organics weekly, with recycling and rubbish collected fortnightly. Choose an exact address for the property’s collection dates.
At a glance Food and garden organics bin: Weekly.Recycling bin: Fortnightly.Rubbish bin: Fortnightly.
What goes in each bin These rules are for council bins. If your building uses a private bin service, check its signs or ask the provider.
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Food and garden organics bin Weekly. For loose food scraps and garden material that Banyule turns into compost.
✓ Yes — place in this binFruit, vegetables and spoiled food Meat, seafood, bones, dairy and eggs Bread, pasta, cereal, coffee grounds and loose tea Leaves, flowers, grass, weeds and small branches × No — keep out of this binPlastic or compostable bin liners Nappies, sanitary items and animal waste Tea bags, coffee pods and food packaging Plastic, glass, stickers and elastic bands Check the full council guidance ↗ For Banyule’s accepted empty household containers, paper and cardboard, placed loose.
✓ Yes — place in this binGlass bottles and jars with metal caps left on Hard plastic bottles and containers with lids on Aluminium and steel cans, aerosols and clean foil Newspaper, magazines and cardboard × No — keep out of this binPlastic bags, soft plastics and bagged recycling Food scraps and liquids Batteries and electronic waste Glassware, ceramics, Pyrex and light globes Check the full council guidance ↗ For household waste that cannot go through Banyule’s recycling or FOGO services.
✓ Yes — place in this binNappies and sanitary items Bagged animal waste and kitty litter Polystyrene packaging, trays and cups Soft plastics, broken glassware and worn-out textiles × No — keep out of this binFood scraps and garden material Accepted bottles, containers, cans, paper and cardboard Batteries and electronic waste Hot ash, chemicals and other hazardous waste Check the full council guidance ↗
Local bin rules Put recycling and FOGO material in loose, not in bags. Empty recycling containers and leave lids on plastic bottles and glass jars. Do not use plastic or compostable liners in the FOGO bin. Keep branches under 10 cm thick and 70 cm long so they fit inside the FOGO bin. Never put batteries or electronic waste in a kerbside bin.
Quick answers
How often are Banyule bins collected? FOGO is collected weekly. Recycling and rubbish are collected fortnightly; choose an exact address to see the property’s dates.
Can compostable bags go in Banyule’s FOGO bin? No. Put food and garden material in loose. Plastic and compostable bin liners are not accepted.
Can glass go in Banyule’s recycling bin? Yes. Empty glass bottles and jars go in the yellow-lid recycling bin, with metal caps left on. Glassware, Pyrex and ceramics belong in rubbish.