Council offers booked hard and green waste collections; large items also accepted at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Three-bin service with weekly recycling and FOGO: a lime green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin collected weekly, a yellow-lid recycling bin collected weekly, and a red-lid general waste bin collected fortnightly.
- Yellow lid, recycling
Rinsed bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard, placed loose. Check the council page for glass and soft plastics rules in your area.
- Green lid, organics
Lime green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for food and garden waste; composted at the Bio Gro facility in Dandenong South. No plastic, packaging, glass or nappies.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by City of Boroondara. See what bin does it go in for the item-by-item answers, and the purple glass bin rollout for where a fourth lid is arriving.
Getting a collection in City of Boroondara#
City of Boroondara takes the booking, sets the date and decides what it will lift, so have your address and an item list ready before you start. Most councils cap the volume per booking, and the rule above is the one that applies here.
How booked and scheduled collections differ across the country is covered in hard rubbish collection in Australia.
When your bin goes out#
Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so this guide does not carry per-street dates and will not guess one. The service pattern for City of Boroondara is below; City of Boroondara publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in City of Boroondara#
Lime green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for food and garden waste; composted at the Bio Gro facility in Dandenong South. No plastic, packaging, glass or nappies.
Whether a green bin takes food scraps as well as garden material depends on the service your council runs. See the FOGO bin explained, and the item pages for food scraps and garden waste.
Quick answers for tricky items#
The short answer for the items households most often get wrong. Each links to the full rule, which City of Boroondara can still vary locally.
- Mattress - Not a kerbside bin
- Pizza box - Green or red lid
- Batteries - Never any kerbside bin
- Soft plastics - Red lid, unless a program runs
- Garden waste - Green lid
- E-waste - Not a kerbside bin
- Glass - Purple or yellow lid
- Food scraps - Green or red lid
Hard rubbish and bin questions#
- How does hard rubbish collection work in City of Boroondara?
- Council offers booked hard and green waste collections; large items also accepted at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with City of Boroondara?
- Bookings are made by City of Boroondara, not by this guide. Book at boroondara.vic.gov.au with your address and a list of items ready, because most councils cap the volume per booking.
- When does my bin go out in the City of Boroondara area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so City of Boroondara is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at boroondara.vic.gov.au.
- What bins does City of Boroondara collect, and how often?
- Three-bin service with weekly recycling and FOGO: a lime green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin collected weekly, a yellow-lid recycling bin collected weekly, and a red-lid general waste bin collected fortnightly.
- What goes in the City of Boroondara green bin?
- Lime green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly for food and garden waste; composted at the Bio Gro facility in Dandenong South. No plastic, packaging, glass or nappies.
- Which postcodes does City of Boroondara cover?
- City of Boroondara services 3122, 3124, 3101. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
Postcodes covered#
City of Boroondara services 3 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
3122, 3124, 3101
Nearest tips and transfer stations#
Taking a sorted load in yourself is often cheapest. Tip Finder Australia maps every tip and recycling centre in Victoria with fees and hours.
More Victoria councils#
Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
Sources#
- City of Boroondara - official bins and recycling page
- City of Boroondara waste and recycling - boroondara.vic.gov.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.