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City of Boroondara Boroondara collects recycling and FOGO weekly, and household waste fortnightly. Sort accepted items loose and use the exact-address checker for your weekday.
Your exact collection day
Check your street address Collection weekdays and next dates vary by property. Select a complete address for an official property-level result.
Use the official council checker ↗ Collections Day encrypts the address and keeps the result private and non-indexable. At a glance Recycling bin: Weekly.Food and garden organics bin: Weekly.
What goes in each bin Use these rules for Council-provided bins. If your building uses a private service, check its signs or ask the service provider.
For empty paper, cardboard, glass, metal and accepted rigid plastic containers.
✓ Yes — place in this binPaper, magazines, junk mail and cardboard Plastic bottles and rigid containers Glass bottles and jars Steel tins, aluminium cans and foil × No — keep out of this binBatteries and bagged recycling Food and garden waste Polystyrene and soft plastics Textiles, ceramics and crockery Check the full council guidance ↗ Lime green lid
Food and garden organics bin Weekly. For food scraps, garden material and the specific paper products accepted by Boroondara.
✓ Yes — place in this binFruit, vegetables, dairy, eggshells and spoiled food Loose tea leaves and coffee grounds Leaves, lawn clippings, weeds and small branches Wet or dirty paper, newspaper and tissues × No — keep out of this binTea bags and any kind of plastic Nappies and pet poo Fruit and vegetable stickers Bagged garden waste Check the full council guidance ↗
Use the service properly Put recycling in loose and empty — never bag it. Do not use plastic resin codes alone to decide whether packaging is recyclable. FOGO caddy liners must be Council-approved or display both AS 5810 and AS 4736. Put bins on the nature strip the night before, clear of trees, poles and parked cars. Face bins toward the street with the handle toward your property.
Quick answers
Can plastic bags go in Boroondara’s recycling bin? No. Keep plastic bags, soft plastic wrapping and bagged recycling out of the yellow-lid bin.
Can I use a compostable FOGO liner? Only accepted liners made from 100% corn starch and marked with both AS 5810 and AS 4736. Paper bags, newspaper and paper towel are also accepted.
How often is the household waste bin collected? Every two weeks. Recycling and FOGO are collected weekly; check your address for the weekday.
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