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Yarra City Council Yarra uses separate bins for rubbish, mixed recycling, glass, and food and garden organics. These rules apply to Council bins; private apartment and business services may differ.
At a glance Rubbish bin: Weekly.Recycling bin: Fortnightly.Glass bin: Every four weeks from 6 July 2026.Food and garden organics bin: Weekly, on the same day as rubbish.
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.
Red or dark green lid
Rubbish bin Weekly. For household waste that cannot go in Yarra’s recycling, glass or FOGO bins.
✓ Yes — place in this binNappies and wet wipes Glassware, crockery and mirrors Kitty litter and animal droppings Non-recyclable plastic packaging × No — keep out of this binBatteries and electronic items Recycling, glass and FOGO material Oil, paint, solvents and liquids Hot ashes, syringes and building materials Check the full council guidance ↗ For empty paper, cardboard, cartons, metal and the rigid plastics accepted by Yarra.
✓ Yes — place in this binPaper, cardboard, junk mail and egg cartons Metal cans and metal lids Milk, juice, soy and stock cartons Clear plastic bottles marked 1, plus plastic items marked 2 or 5 × No — keep out of this binGlass — use the purple-lid bin Soft plastics and plastic bags Aerosol cans Loose plastic lids and plastics marked 3, 4, 6 or 7 Check the full council guidance ↗ Every four weeks from 6 July 2026. For empty glass bottles and jars. Lids can stay on.
✓ Yes — place in this binBeer, wine and spirit bottles Pasta sauce and condiment jars Olive oil and sauce bottles Other empty glass bottles and jars × No — keep out of this binDrinking glasses and vases Pyrex and other cookware Light bulbs Perfume containers, mirrors and window glass Check the full council guidance ↗ Lime green lid
Food and garden organics bin Weekly, on the same day as rubbish. For loose food scraps and accepted garden material that Yarra turns into compost.
✓ Yes — place in this binFruit, vegetables, meat, seafood and bones Bread, cereal, dairy, eggs, rice and pasta Leaves, grass, weeds and small branches Loose tea, coffee grounds, newspaper and paper towel × No — keep out of this binPlastic or compostable bags and packaging Tea bags, coffee pods and fruit stickers Pet waste, nappies and wet wipes Liquids, cooking oil, treated wood and oversized branches Check the full council guidance ↗
Local bin rules Empty recycling and glass containers and keep them free of food and liquids. Place recycling loose in the yellow-lid bin — never inside bags. No plastic or compostable liners in Yarra FOGO bins. Put bins out after 5 pm the night before or by 5 am on collection day. Check for a Yarra logo on apartment or business bins; private services can use different rules.
Quick answers
Can compostable liners go in Yarra’s FOGO bin? No. Yarra does not accept compostable or biodegradable liners, bags or products in FOGO.
Can meat, seafood and bones go in FOGO? Yes. Put them in loose with packaging, ties and stickers removed.
Do these rules apply to every apartment building? Only if Yarra City Council provides the bins. Check for the Yarra logo or ask your building manager about a private service.
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