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City of Stonnington Stonnington collects general rubbish weekly and recycling fortnightly. Eligible properties also receive fortnightly food and garden organics collection.
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: Fortnightly.Food and garden organics bin: Fortnightly where the property receives the service.
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.
Yellow or blue lid
Recycling bin Fortnightly. For empty paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and rigid plastic containers.
✓ Yes — place in this binPaper and cardboard Glass bottles and jars Steel and aluminium cans Rigid plastic bottles and containers × No — keep out of this binPlastic bags and soft plastics Polystyrene Broken glass Disposable nappies Check the full council guidance ↗ Lime green lid
Food and garden organics bin Fortnightly where the property receives the service. For food scraps and accepted garden waste at eligible properties.
✓ Yes — place in this binFruit and vegetable scraps Meat, seafood and leftovers Bread, cereal, rice, noodles and pasta Leaves, grass, weeds and small prunings × No — keep out of this binAll plastic bags, including compostable bags Food packaging Cooking oils, sauces and liquids Sand, dirt, large logs and stumps Check the full council guidance ↗
Use the service properly Put recycling in loose — never inside a plastic bag. Empty containers before recycling and leave lids attached. No plastic or compostable bags in FOGO. Put bins out after 3 pm the day before collection and return them the same day. Keep lids closed, bins under 60 kg and waste off the ground.
Quick answers
Does every Stonnington property have a FOGO bin? No. FOGO is available to eligible properties, including houses and eligible townhouses. Check the exact property result.
Can compostable bags go in Stonnington FOGO bins? No. Food and garden material must not be placed in plastic or compostable bags.
How often is general rubbish collected? Stonnington’s standard general rubbish service is weekly. Use the address search for the property’s collection day.
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