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South Gippsland Shire Council Since 1 July 2026, serviced South Gippsland homes use weekly FOGO, fortnightly recycling and fortnightly general waste. Town calendars identify the weekday and alternating stream.
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 Food and garden organics bin: Weekly from 1 July 2026.Mixed recycling bin: Fortnightly.
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.
Green lid
Food and garden organics bin Weekly from 1 July 2026. For food scraps, organic material and garden waste from serviced residential properties.
✓ Yes — place in this binFruit and vegetable scraps Food leftovers Accepted garden clippings Other accepted organic waste × No — keep out of this binPlastic bags and packaging General household rubbish Nappies and pet waste Broken ceramics and other non-organics Check the full council guidance ↗ Yellow lid
Mixed recycling bin Fortnightly. For accepted household plastics, cardboard, bottles, jars and cans.
✓ Yes — place in this binAccepted rigid plastic containers Paper and cardboard Glass bottles and jars Tin and aluminium cans × No — keep out of this binSoft plastics Food and garden waste Nappies and pet waste Broken ceramics Check the full council guidance ↗
Use the service properly Use the calendar for your town; weekdays are not shire-wide. General waste and recycling run on alternating fortnightly weeks. Rural ratepayers can have different service choices. Keep food scraps out of general waste under the new service.
Quick answers
When did South Gippsland’s FOGO service begin? The new residential arrangement began on 1 July 2026, with some six-month service properties changing earlier.
How often is general waste collected? Fortnightly for the standard service, alternating with recycling.
Does every rural property have to use the service? Council states that rural residents can cancel if the arrangement does not meet their needs; check the property’s current eligibility.
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