Brimbank City Council hard rubbish and bin collection

Your kerbside bins#

• Red lid, general waste

  Currently three bins: a red-lid garbage bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin (fortnightly), and a bright green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin (fortnightly, alternating with recycling, opt-in with an annual fee). A standard four-bin system starts 1 July 2027: weekly FOGO (green), weekly garbage (red), fortnightly recycling (yellow) and monthly glass (purple).

• 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

  Bright green-lid FOGO bin for food scraps and garden waste, collected fortnightly now and moving to weekly under the 2027 four-bin reform.

The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by Brimbank City Council. 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 Brimbank City Council#

Brimbank City Council 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.

Council waste page

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 Brimbank City Council is below; Brimbank City Council publishes the day itself.

Find your collection day

Garden and food organics in Brimbank City Council#

Bright green-lid FOGO bin for food scraps and garden waste, collected fortnightly now and moving to weekly under the 2027 four-bin reform.

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 Brimbank City Council 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

All which-bin answers

Hard rubbish and bin questions#

How does hard rubbish collection work in Brimbank City Council?

At-call hard waste collection, free once every year, covering up to 4 cubic metres of hard rubbish and 2 cubic metres of green waste per booking.

How do I book a hard rubbish collection with Brimbank City Council?

Bookings are made by Brimbank City Council, not by this guide. Book at brimbank.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 Brimbank City Council area?

Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so Brimbank City Council is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at brimbank.vic.gov.au.

What bins does Brimbank City Council collect, and how often?

Currently three bins: a red-lid garbage bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin (fortnightly), and a bright green-lid food and garden organics (FOGO) bin (fortnightly, alternating with recycling, opt-in with an annual fee). A standard four-bin system starts 1 July 2027: weekly FOGO (green), weekly garbage (red), fortnightly recycling (yellow) and monthly glass (purple).

What goes in the Brimbank City Council green bin?

Bright green-lid FOGO bin for food scraps and garden waste, collected fortnightly now and moving to weekly under the 2027 four-bin reform.

Which postcodes does Brimbank City Council cover?

Brimbank City Council services 3021, 3020, 3023. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.

Postcodes covered#

Brimbank City Council services 3 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.

3021, 3020, 3023

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.

Find a tip in Victoria

More Victoria councils#

Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.

All Victoria councils