Bin Types
Garbage bins
Garbage bins (red lid) are for household rubbish and are collected weekly.
Rubbish in this bin goes to landfill. Material that can be reused, recycled, or composted should not go in this bin.
Rubbish should be contained in bags or wrapped. You must bring your bin in on the same day it is emptied.
Bin collection days
Your bins must be out by 6am on your collection day. Make sure you leave at least 50 centimetres between the bins, with the wheels away from the road.
Check your bin collection days online by entering your street address into the My Street online tool.
You can also look up the Brimbank waste calendar (PDF 256 KB).
Changes to bin collection days over the Christmas and New Year period
Bins will not be collected on Wednesday 25 December 2024 or Wednesday 1 January 2025. Bin collections that fall on or after these dates for those weeks will all move to the next available collection day.
This means if your bins would usually be collected on:
- Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day) – They’ll be collected on Thurs 26 December (Boxing Day)
- Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day) – They’ll be collected on Fri 27 December
- Friday 27 December – They’ll be collected on Sat 28 December
- Wednesday 1 January 2025 (New Year’s Day) – They’ll be collected on Thurs 2 January
- Thursday 2 December – They’ll be collected on Fri 3 December
- Friday 3 December – They’ll be collected on Sat 4 December.
Unemptied, damaged or lost or stolen bins
How to get a bin
Cost of residential collection service
You pay an Environmental Charge each year, through your council rates. Environmental charges will vary according to the size of your garbage bin.
| Type | Size | Annual Charges |
|---|---|---|
| Garbage | 80L | $231.54 |
| Garbage | 140L | $379.14 |
| Garbage | 240L | $675.83 |
| Food and garden organics | 140L | $99.26 |
| Food and garden organics | 240L | $110.97 |
Please note: 240L garbage bin is no longer available/existing clients only.
More information on the environmental charge can be found in our Annual Budget.
Bin feedback program
We conduct random bin inspections throughout Brimbank to:
- understand how residents are using their bins
- protect the safety of workers at our waste facilities
- provide feedback to residents on how they are using their bins
- reduce the impact of contamination.
Contamination occurs when people put incorrect items in their recycling bin or food and garden organics bin. When you contaminate a bin with incorrect items, the recycling process becomes less efficient and valuable resources can be sent to landfill rather than being reused or recycled.
If staff identify a “hazardous” item in your bin, they will sticker it shut and your bin will not be collected. A letter will be placed in your mailbox requesting you to remove the contaminant item.
We will organise collection once the contaminant has been removed.