Brimbank collects general waste weekly and mixed recycling fortnightly. Food and garden organics is currently an optional fortnightly service, so check what the property actually receives.
At a glance
Recycling bin: Fortnightly, alternating with food and garden organics weeks.
Food and garden organics bin: Fortnightly for properties that subscribe; the service has an annual fee until the July 2027 system change.
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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.
Yellow lid
Recycling bin
Fortnightly, alternating with food and garden organics weeks.
For clean, dry and empty household paper, cardboard, accepted rigid containers and metal packaging.
✓ Yes — place in this bin
Metal cans, tins and empty aerosols
Clean, dry paper and flattened cardboard
Empty glass bottles and jars
Hard plastic bottles and containers
× No — keep out of this bin
Plastic bags, film, wrap and bagged recycling
Polystyrene and soft plastics
Food scraps and garden waste
Batteries, electronic items and household chemicals
Keep recycling loose rather than putting it in plastic bags.
Empty containers and keep paper and cardboard clean and dry.
Use only loose food and garden material in the FOGO bin; compostable packaging and liners are not accepted.
FOGO is currently optional. Owners can order it from Council, while renters need their landlord to arrange it.
Keep lids closed and put a subscribed FOGO bin out even when it is not full.
Common questions
Quick answers
Does every Brimbank property have a FOGO bin?
No. The food and garden organics service is currently optional and charged annually. The address lookup confirms the collection zone, not whether a household subscribes.
Can recycling go in a plastic bag?
No. Place accepted recycling loose in the yellow-lid bin; bagged recycling is not accepted.
Can compostable bags go in Brimbank’s FOGO bin?
No. Council excludes plastic, compostable and biodegradable bags, packaging and liners.