Bulky items are handled through booked verge collections; residents also get a garden organics verge collection for bulky purely organic material such as logs, stumps and branches.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Three-bin FOGO system: a red-lid general waste bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly (alternating with general waste), and a lime-green-lid FOGO bin for food organics and garden organics collected weekly. Residents receive a kitchen caddy for food scraps.
- 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
Food and garden organics go in the lime-green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly and are processed at the Resource Recovery Group Canning Vale FOGO facility.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by City of Melville. 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 Melville#
City of Melville 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 Melville is below; City of Melville publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in City of Melville#
Food and garden organics go in the lime-green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly and are processed at the Resource Recovery Group Canning Vale FOGO facility.
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 Melville 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 Melville?
- Bulky items are handled through booked verge collections; residents also get a garden organics verge collection for bulky purely organic material such as logs, stumps and branches.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with City of Melville?
- Bookings are made by City of Melville, not by this guide. Book at melvillecity.com.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 Melville area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so City of Melville is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at melvillecity.com.au.
- What bins does City of Melville collect, and how often?
- Three-bin FOGO system: a red-lid general waste bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly (alternating with general waste), and a lime-green-lid FOGO bin for food organics and garden organics collected weekly. Residents receive a kitchen caddy for food scraps.
- What goes in the City of Melville green bin?
- Food and garden organics go in the lime-green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly and are processed at the Resource Recovery Group Canning Vale FOGO facility.
- Which postcodes does City of Melville cover?
- City of Melville services 6156, 6153, 6149, 6157. 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 Melville services 4 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
6156, 6153, 6149, 6157
Nearest tips and transfer stations#
Taking a sorted load in yourself is often cheapest. Tip Finder Australia maps every tip and recycling centre in Western Australia with fees and hours.
More Western Australia councils#
Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
Sources#
- City of Melville - official bins and recycling page
- City of Melville waste and recycling - melvillecity.com.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.