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Recycling

What Recycling Does Council Offer?

Residential Recycling is available to all Darebin households for free (one 120 litre wheelie bin per household).

Business Recycling is available to all Darebin businesses for a small start-up charge of $88 per business (one 240 litre wheelie bin per business).

Sportsground Recycling is available at a number of local reserves through our Clean Up Our Game – Recycle! project.

For more details and general information about recycling read on below...

What Goes in my Yellow-Lidded Recycling Bin?

Darebin’s yellow-lidded recycling bins are for the collection of recyclable items.

Items that can be recycled in the yellow-lidded bins include:

  • Hard plastics such as buckets, plant pots, toys (no batteries) and Tupperware.
  • Pots, pans and other metal cooking dishes - even with plastic handles. (No Pyrex.)
  • All paper and cardboard such as coffee cups, pizza boxes, paper towel, egg cartons, Tetra packs, newspapers and envelopes (even with plastic windows).
  • Aluminium and steel items such as cans, cooking oil containers, foil trays, aluminium foil (rolled in a ball) and empty paint cans (lids removed).
  • All glass items eg. Bottles and jars (not broken).
  • Plastic items eg. Drink and milk bottles, ice-cream and takeaway containers, yoghurt tubs, laundry and bathroom containers.

    • NO plastic bags and NO soft plastics (ie. any plastic that can be scrunched into a ball).

    Check our more comprehensive list of Items that go in your yellow-lidded recycling bin

    When is My Recycling Bin Collected?

    Recycling bins are collected fortnightly. Recycling collection weeks alternate with green recycling collection weeks and are different for East and West Darebin.

    The 2013 Recycling Calendar shows your recycling days and provides useful information about Council’s waste and recycling services.

    The 2013 Recycling Collection Day Map shows recycling days with a more detailed map.

    Alternatively you can or search on your property address in the Interactive Map on DarebinGuide to find out which days your recycling bin will be collected in 2013.

    Business recycling bin collection days may differ from household bin collection days on Station Street, Reservoir and High Street, Westgarth. Please contact Customer Service on 8470 8888 to find out your collection day if your business property is on one of these streets.

    Council encourages you to wait until your bins are full before you put them out for collection.

    Public Holidays

    Bins will not be collected on Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day or Anzac Day. They will be collected the following day. All other bin collections in the week of a public holiday will also occur a day late.

    Where Can I Recycle Other Items?

    Customer Service Centre Recycling Stations

    All Darebin Customer Service Centres accept small amounts of the following items for free:

  • Batteries
  • Fluorescent tubes and globes
  • CDs and DVDs
  • X-rays
  • Cameras and accessories
  • Mobile phones and accessories
  • Corks
  • Ring-pulls


    • Darebin Resource Recovery Centre (The Tip/Transfer Station)

    The Darebin Resource Recovery Centre accepts small amounts of the following items for free:

  • Paint, paint tins and spray cans
  • Gas bottles
  • Fluorescent tubes and globes
  • Cooking oil
  • Motor oil
  • Batteries
  • Computers and accessories
  • Televisions
  • Polystyrene


    • Phoenix Fridge (The Brotherhood of St Laurence)

    The Brotherhood of St Laurence provides a free whitegoods collection service. For more information call 1300 366 283.


    Recycling Near You

    Detailed options for recycling other items can be found at Recycling Near You or call the Recycling Hotline on 1300 733 712 (Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm EST).


    Other Recycling Options

    The following recycling options may also be useful:

  • Waste Exchange Database: Allows communication between generators of waste and potential recyclers.
  • Ziilch: Simple online recycling of unwanted goods.
  • The Sharehood: Helps you share resources within your neighbourhood.
  • Reverse Art Truck Inc: A non-profit organisation that collects seconds and factory off cuts for reuse as art materials. Free pick up.
  • Freecycle: A non-profit portal for exchanging unwanted goods for free.
  • Ozrecycle: Another way to give and get things for free instead of sending them to landfill.
  • FreeTreasure: Free Treasure is developing to become one of Australia’s best communities to find free stuff

    • Other recycling services such as St Vincent de Paul, The Smith Family and The Salvation Army accept a range of household items.

    Get It Right On Bin Night

    Get it Right on Bin Night is a State-wide project that helps you make some simple changes at home to ensure you’re recycling right. Visit the Get It Right On Bin Night website for recycling tips and information.
    Get it Right!

  • Know what you can and can't recycle
  • Check for recycling in every room of your house, including the bathroom and study
  • Make sure recyclable items are empty
  • Don’t put recycling in plastic bags

    • Yellow Pages/White Pages

    Phone books create a significant environmental impact. You can opt out of delivery of these phone books by calling 1800 810 211 or go to Directory Select for more information.

    Maps

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    You can use DarebinGuide to enter your property address and find out your next collection dates for green waste, recycling, household rubbish, and when your street is due to be cleaned.

    Further Information

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    Customer Service
    Ph: (03) 8470 8888
    Email: mailbox@darebin.vic.gov.au

    Related Links

  • Business Recycling Service
  • Buying Green
  • 2013 Recycling Calendar
  • 2013 Recycling Collection Day Map
  • Interactive Map (DarebinGuide)
  • Rubbish Tip - Resource Recovery Centre