Household rubbish You can dispose of your rubbish using: weekly rubbish bin collection, hard waste collection or by taking your rubbish to one of our tips and hoppers.
Booked Hard / Green Waste Service The Shire’s booked hard/green waste service collects hard and/or green waste from your home (nature strip) and can be organised by calling the Shire on 5950 1406.
Food and Green Waste Learn how to dispose of your food and green waste, no charge green waste weekends, green waste drop-off at transfer stations or green waste kerbside pickup.
Recycling Learn which items you can dispose of in your fortnightly kerbside recycling bin (blue lid).
Cloth nappy and plastic free period products rebate Shire residents can apply for a rebate on eligible cloth nappy and plastic free period products.
Mobile recycling trailer Looking to book the Shire’s mobile recycling trailer? Community groups and organisations can book the trailer (free of charge) to come to your town. Making it available for residents to drop off their unwanted clothing and small electrical items.
Order a new or larger bin Information for residents on ordering a new or bigger bin in order to dispose of rubbish, recycling or green waste.
Bin Inspection Program It's now more important than ever that we continue to recycle and reduce contamination. Bin tags will be left on bin handles to help households Recycle Right
Bin Lid Latch Free Bin lid latches stop rubbish from escaping when accidentally tipped over, it also enables residents to secure bin lids and prevents animals from accessing rubbish. The latch auto releases when emptied into the rubbish trucks.
Recycling Champions We're looking for passionate people to help us protect and conserve the Peninsula. Volunteer to become a recycling champions and help the community to reduce, reuse and recycle. No prior knowledge or experience is required, just your passion and willingness to share your knowledge.
Beach Patrol Beach Patrol is a chain of voluntary groups that clean up the beaches and foreshore. Every month, volunteers meet at designated areas to pick up rubbish.
Repair Cafe There are two repair cafes on the Mornington Peninsula. Visit the friendly volunteers to learn how you can repair your broken items and give them a new life
Beyond Zero Waste Strategy The Beyond Zero Waste Strategy 2030 works toward the ambitious goal to deliver zero waste to landfill.
Single-use Plastics Single-use plastics are often used once or twice and then disposed. Learn how we all can work together to phase out these plastics and protect the Peninsula.
Fix It Festival 2020 Join us for a series of online workshops to learn how we can reduce waste, repair, recycle, compost and grow our own veggies.