Council offers a Clean Up / hard rubbish collection for whitegoods and other bulky items.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Three-bin service (FOGO rollout completed September 2025): a red-lid landfill bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin, and a green-lid food organics garden organics (FOGO) bin. Community glass recycling kerbside drop-off points are planned from quarter 3 of 2026/27.
- 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
Green-lid FOGO bin for food waste (including meat and dairy) and garden waste; households received a kitchen caddy with the bin.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by Moonee Valley 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 Moonee Valley City Council#
Moonee Valley 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.
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 Moonee Valley City Council is below; Moonee Valley City Council publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in Moonee Valley City Council#
Green-lid FOGO bin for food waste (including meat and dairy) and garden waste; households received a kitchen caddy with the bin.
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 Moonee Valley 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
Hard rubbish and bin questions#
- How does hard rubbish collection work in Moonee Valley City Council?
- Council offers a Clean Up / hard rubbish collection for whitegoods and other bulky items.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with Moonee Valley City Council?
- Bookings are made by Moonee Valley City Council, not by this guide. Book at mvcc.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 Moonee Valley City Council area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so Moonee Valley 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 mvcc.vic.gov.au.
- What bins does Moonee Valley City Council collect, and how often?
- Three-bin service (FOGO rollout completed September 2025): a red-lid landfill bin, a yellow-lid recycling bin, and a green-lid food organics garden organics (FOGO) bin. Community glass recycling kerbside drop-off points are planned from quarter 3 of 2026/27.
- What goes in the Moonee Valley City Council green bin?
- Green-lid FOGO bin for food waste (including meat and dairy) and garden waste; households received a kitchen caddy with the bin.
- Which postcodes does Moonee Valley City Council cover?
- Moonee Valley City Council services 3039, 3040, 3042. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
Postcodes covered#
Moonee Valley 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.
3039, 3040, 3042
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#
- Moonee Valley City Council - official bins and recycling page
- Moonee Valley City Council waste and recycling - mvcc.vic.gov.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.