Brimbank residents are eligible for one free hard rubbish/green waste collection per financial year. This means you can have your old household items and green waste picked up from your property that can't be placed (or don't fit) in your kerbside collection bins.
Watch a short video to learn more about how this service work
Eligibility
All residential properties receiving a waste service in Brimbank are entitled to one no-charge hard rubbish collection each financial year (1 July-30 June annually).
For more information, download our hard rubbish collection service brochure (PDF 2.6MB).
Read the brochure in:
- Vietnamese
- Maltese
- Macedonian
- Italian
- Greek
- Croatian
- Traditional Chinese
- Simplified Chinese
- Chin Hakha
- Arabic.
Book your collection
Phone: 03 9249 4728 Book online
Watch how-to videos on booking a collection in:
Please note that phone bookings are taken directly by our contractor.
Before you book a collection
- Know what types of hard rubbish and green waste we will and won’t collect
- Place items at the front property line, not more than 2 metres into the property with clear access for the collection crews. Please contact us if you don’t have space for this: 03 9249 4728.
- Each residential property is eligible for one free hard rubbish collection. This includes 4m3 of hard rubbish and/or 2m3 of green waste. If you would like both 4m3 of hard rubbish and 2m3 of green waste as part of your one free collection, they must be booked at the same time.
- Please do not stack hard rubbish or green waste against any fences or hedges.
Need to cancel your collection?
Need to cancel or amend your collection? This can be done online or over the phone before your collection date. Please let us know no later than 5pm on the Thursday before your week of collection.
Collection guidelines
Hard rubbish: what we will and won't collect
Hard rubbish: what we will and won't collect
| We WILL collect | We will NOT collect |
| Mattresses and bed bases (1 set only) | Items weighing more than 30kg each (excluding household appliances) |
| Household furniture and toys | Items longer than 1.5m |
| Whitegoods (fridges need to have doors removed), air conditioners and hot water units | Building or renovation materials (including bricks, concrete, excavation material, plaster, dirt, timber or stones) |
| Car tyres (4 maximum) | Commercial or industrial trade wastes |
| Computers, televisions, and electrical equipment | Household garbage |
| Scrap metal, tools and equipment including body parts, lawn mowers, roof iron and guttering | Household recyclable goods |
| Pottery, ceramics and crockery | Hazardous and/or offensive wastes (including abestos, chemicals and paint) |
| Sheet glass (up to 1.5m) securely wrapped in either cardboard or bubble wrap and clearly labelled 'GLASS'. Glass tabletops need to be removed from their frame prior to wrapping | Car engines |
| Carpet/underlay (1.5m length once rolled, able to be lifted chest height by 2 people, 3 rolls maximum) | 4WD, truck and tractor tyres |
| Tools equipment, car parts (not including engines), each item less than 30kg weight or 1.5m long | Unwrapped broken glass |
| Open/unlidded, clean, rinsed, empty metal tanks, drums and paint tins | Timber or timber pallets |
| Clothes and shoes | |
| Water tanks | |
| Untied branches or branches tied with anything other than string or twine | |
| Oversized tree branches or pruning bundles | |
| Grass clippings or pruning bundles | |
| Fence panels of any type | |
| Tree stumps/roots |
Mattresses and bed bases
You can have one mattress collected, however you must book the mattress as a separate item when you book your collection. Mattress collection does not include the bed base. You will need to also book a regular hard waste collection for your bed base.
Green waste: what we will and won’t collect
Green waste: what we will and won’t collect
We WILL collect We WILL NOT collect Items must be able to be lifted shoulder height by one person Untied branches or prunings Tree branches and prunings – bundled and tied with string or twine (less than 75mm wide and 1.5m long. Bundles must be smaller than 300mm wide) Green waste tied with matierials other than string or twine Single tree limbs (no branches attached, neatly stacked) smaller than 200mm wide and 1.5m long Green waste in plastic bags or containers Grass clippings, weeds and leaves Noxious weeds or vines Bundles in excess of 300mm wide or 1.5m long Large tree stumps or roots Tree limbs wider than 200mm Fence panels or timber of any type Items not able to be lifted by one person
Not too heavy! One person must be able to lift an item to shoulder height.
How much can be collected?
How much can be collected?
In one single collection, we’ll take:
- 4 cubic metres of hard waste; and
- 2 cubic metres of bundled green waste
To receive both hard rubbish and green waste collections you must book both services at the same time.
How to place your hard rubbish/green waste for collection
How to place your hard rubbish/green waste for collection
- Put your items for collection 2 metres within the front of your property boundary.
- Place in your front yard or at the start of your driveway.
- Ensure there is clear access, no cars or locked gates – unless you’re told otherwise when you book.
- In order to collect the items, our contractors must be able to reach your hard waste and green waste safely.
- Present items neatly
- Do not stack Hard Waste or Green Waste against any fences or hedges.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in your hard waste not being collected and/or you having to arrange an additional paid service.
On collection week
On collection week
Be ready! Put your items out on the Sunday before your collection week. Clearly separate your hard rubbish and green waste from other items on your property.
Need to book another collection?
Need to book another collection?
Already used your free booking and need another collection? Additional collections are available at a cost. To book call 03 9249 4728.
Cost for additional services
The following costs are a guide. Final collection costs will be confirmed upon booking your service with WM Waste
| Collection service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Hard rubbish only (up to 4 cubic metres) | $109.84 |
| Green waste (up to 2 cubic metres) | $84.08 |
| Car tyres (when booked with a hard waste collection) | $17.33 per tyre |
| Mattresses (when booked with a hard waste collection) | $31.19 per mattress |
| Fridges and air conditioners (when booked with hard waste collection | $46.20 per item |
