Hard Waste and Green Waste Collection Service

The City of Stonnington provides two collections of hard waste and pruning per year, one in spring and one in autumn. Notification, in the form of a leaflet, will be placed in your letterbox 2 weeks prior to your collection date. Do not put hard rubbish out until after you have received the leaflet notification. Advertisements will appear in the Stonnington Leader prior to the commencement of each collection cycle.

To find out when hard waste will be collected from your area, call Council's Service Centre on 03 8290 1333 or look out for information in your letterbox.

Preparing hard waste and garden prunings for collection:

Place your hard rubbish and garden waste in three separate piles for ease of collection;

1. Household rubbish

2. Scrap metal

3. Garden Waste

Items to place out for collection

Pile 1: Household Rubbish

• Furniture and mattresses
• Pottery and Ceramics
• Sheet glass, securely wrapped

Pile 2: Scrap Metal

• Air conditioners and hot water units
• Metal Car parts less than 30kg and 1.5m long
• Tools and equipment
• Metal tanks, drums and empty paint tins under 40cm diameter
• Household appliances, white goods (doors must be removed from fridges)
• Waste Metal (tins, scrap iron, steel etc)
• Roofing iron and guttering up to 1.5m in length

Pile 3: Garden Waste

• Tree prunings up to 1.5m and maximum diameter of 50cm
• Branches and logs up to 1.5m

Garden Pruning Requirements

• Bundle and tie all pruning
• Maximum length of pruning is 1.5 metres
• Maximum diameter of bundles are 50cm
• The pruning must be able to be disposed of by a single person
• A maximum of 5 cubic metres per property applies

Please note: Items must be able to be lifted to shoulder height by two people, and must fit into the back of the collection truck. Items must be no longer than 1.5m (expected for household appliances and furniture).

Garden Waste collection bins are available for fortnightly collection at an annual fee. Visit the Garden Waste pages for further information.

Items that CANNOT be placed out for collection

• NO renovation or building materials
• NO gas bottles
• NO passenger car, 4WD or truck tyres
• NO household garbage
• NO car bodies or engine blocks
• NO recyclables/cardboard
• NO hazardous materials or asbestos
• NO motor oil, liquid waste or pesticides
• NO chemicals, pharmaceuticals or paint
• NO batteries

For disposal or recycling options for these items which cannot be placed out for collection, visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au

 Do not put hard rubbish out until after you have received the leaflet notification.