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Hard Waste Services
Before you book in a hard waste collection, consider donating, selling or giving away items that are in good condition
Bookings are essential. Items can be placed on the kerbside the day before hard waste collection.
We’ll collect a maximum of one cubic metre (1 metre x 1 metre x 1 metre) of hard waste including:
- old tins, scrap iron, steel and other waste metal products (including barbecues)
- pottery, ceramics and chinaware
- sheet glass which is securely wrapped and clearly marked as “glass”
- mattresses
- small rugs (no more than 1.5m long) – rolled and taped and tied
- E-waste of all sizes and types
- Household appliances (such as refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves and washing machines (doors removed) televisions, videos, air conditioners, mowers, etc.)
- household furniture
- tools & equipment
- toys, bicycles and sporting equipment
- timber less than 1 m in length, maximum of 10 pieces per Premises
- hot water units
- similar materials generally of a household nature.
We won`t collect any of the following materials:
- tree roots, branches and materials weighing in excess of 30kgs each
- trade waste from industrial or commercial premises
- waste resulting from erection, renovation or demolition of buildings
- fences and scrap fencing materials
- liquid waste including chemicals, paint, and motor oil – see chemical waste for disposal options
- Garbage and Recyclables
- Polystyrene and Styrofoam
- bricks, concrete, rubble, excavation material, dirt or stones;
- hazardous/offensive wastes, including asbestos
- car bodies either whole or dismantled
- car, truck and tractor tyres
- unwrapped panes of broken glass
- garden waste (consider booking a free garden waste collection)
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any material contained in Designated Containers.
Note: During Spring Clean, collections can occur either on the Monday or the Tuesday.
If your hard waste was not collected by 4pm on the booked collection day you can report it online:
Please have the reference number or date of your booking handy.
Note: During Spring Clean, collections can occur either on the Monday or the Tuesday.
If your hard waste was not collected by 4pm on the booked collection day you can report it online:
Please have the reference number or date of your booking handy.
Residents can drop off hard waste items directly at the Citywide Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Centre. Charges may apply.
If you have additional material that is not accepted through our hard waste collection, there are various other disposal options, including:
- donating, selling or giving away items that are in good condition
- green waste kerbside collection service – for garden organic material
- e-waste recycling bins – for various electronic items
- chemical waste disposal services – for paint, motor oil, and pesticides.
You can also use the facilities at the Waste and Recycling Centre.
Bins and skips
You may need to use a bin or skip for larger quantities or other types of waste not accepted through our hard waste collection, such as for waste material from building and construction activities. A bins and skips permit is required for bins/skips placed on a road or City of Melbourne-owned land.