Business waste and recycling

Remember to put your bins on the street before 6 am on collection day.

Bins get emptied any time between 6 am to 8 pm on collection day. If your bin isn't picked up by 8 pm, report a missed bin collection on My Port Phillip.

About our service

We offer a weekly kerbside bin service for eligible local businesses and a weekly cardboard collection for businesses trading along main shopping strips.

Is my business eligible?

Your business is eligible for our kerbside bin services if:

• it's rated, meaning it's run from a property that pays rates
• no other tenants in the building get our services.

We offer one ‘service' per property. If a business in your building already gets kerbside bin services, you’ll need to share bins.

What can go into business bins

You should follow the same rules for putting things in bins at work as you do at home. Only office and lunchroom waste should go in them.

For stuff like bulk foods or oil, you'll need to book a trade or commercial waste service from a private provider.

Cardboard collection

We offer a free cardboard collection service to businesses on major shopping strips. Your loose cardboard will be collected on bin day.

Please make sure your cardboard is:

• not more than one cubic metre in size
• bundled and stacked neatly
• placed at the immediate front or rear of your property
• put out the night prior to collection.

We won’t collect any plastics or general waste that is left beside bins.

Putting business waste in public litter bins – don’t do it

The public bins on streets and in parks are for us all to use for small litter only. Putting your residential/commercial waste into these bins is illegal.

Report misuse of public litter bins on My Port Phillip. You can phone ASSIST on 03 9209 6777 during business hours. 

Contact us

Our Waste and City Maintenance team is here to help.

Send us a message on My Port Phillip

Phone: 03 9209 6777