Find your hard waste dates

Stonnington has two scheduled hard waste collections every year, in spring and autumn.

If you need to dispose of hard waste outside these collection times, visit the Waste Transfer Station or use our waste and recycling guide.

The autumn 2025 collection begins on March 17.

Preparing for your hard waste collection

What we collect

We collect:

  • bundled green waste
  • anything with a plug, battery or cord
  • broken appliances
  • mattresses
  • sofas and couches
  • scrap metal
  • whitegoods (eg washing machine)
  • household furniture.

For a full list of what can be collected, view our searchable waste and recycling guide below.

Find what hard rubbish can be collected

What we do not collect

Some of the things we do not collect are:

  • unbundled green waste
  • renovation or building materials
  • gas bottles
  • any tyres
  • household garbage and recyclables
  • hazardous materials and chemicals
  • car parts
  • asbestos
  • paint
  • fire extinguishers
  • batteries of any type.

When and where to put out hard waste

Put items out the front of your property on the nature strip. Don’t put them out more than 24 hours before your collection date.

It's an offence to look through or take items from other people’s hard waste. Everything must be collected by our authorised collection service.

When you put out your items for collection, make sure you follow our guidelines.

  • Individual items must weigh less than 20 kilograms.
  • Items must be shorter than 1.5 metres long, except mattresses.
  • All the hard waste together must take up less than five cubic metres.
  • Mattresses must be placed separately. Don’t put anything on top of them.
  • Make sure there are no vehicles parked in front of the waste on collection day.
  • Make sure the footpath is always clear, with access for wheelchairs and prams.
  • Make sure your green waste is bundled.

Hard waste for businesses and owners corporations

You will need to book a hard waste collection if you:

  • are a business or non-residential property
  • don’t have much space outside your property to put hard waste
  • live in a large apartment building - contact your owners' corporation to book a collection for you
  • live on a main road. 

You can only make a booking during our usual autumn and spring hard waste collection times. The booking details will be made available about a month before the collection.

Make sure you book your hard waste collection before the cut-off date. 

Book a hard waste collection

 

Is my hard waste recycled?

We try to recycle as much of your hard waste as possible, including:

  • scrap metal
  • green waste
  • electronics
  • mattresses
  • soft furniture (such as couches, armchairs).

To help with recycling, your items may be removed by more than one vehicle at a time. However, you may see mattresses and green waste collected by the same truck – don't worry, it all gets sorted!

Reducing your hard waste

Hard waste should be reserved for items that you cannot recycle or reuse. Consider these alternatives before putting an item out for hard rubbish:

  • pass it onto family or friends
  • fix broken items
  • donate, sell or swap items via:
    • Facebook Marketplace
    • local Facebook ‘buy nothing’ groups
    • local Facebook buy/swap/sell groups 
    • garage sale
  • Ziilch website
  • Freecycle website
  • clothing swaps
  • local Op Shops. 
  • find textile recycling near you
  • free collection of your donated goods for Sacred Heart Mission's op shops. Money raised from op shop sales goes to support people experiencing homelessness or disadvantage.

 

 

 

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