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Our Waste Future

Learn what we are doing to help the community achieve zero waste going to landfill and what you can do to reduce your waste.

It’s important that as a community we reduce our waste and move towards a waste-free Peninsula. Waste has significant financial and environment costs for the Mornington Peninsula. Reducing the waste we produce, increasing what we recycle and resource recovery are important aspects of a sustainable Peninsula.

This work is part of our Beyond Zero Waste Strategy.

Reduce waste, recycle more and save money

There are many actions that you can take at home to reduce waste, recycle more and save money. Visit our Waste Wise Peninsula webpage to finds connections to businesses, programs and ideas to help you make simple switches!

Avoid packaging, particularly single-use plastic packaging, by investing in BYO cutlery, coffee cup and produce bags.
Avoid packaging by visiting one of the bulk food shops on the Peninsula
Over 40% of waste going to landfill is food waste. Composting is a natural process that can be harnessed in your own backyard to reduce food waste going to landfill. Order your discounted compost bin, worm farm or bokashi bin.
Got e-waste? Recycle your unwanted e-waste (electronic or electrical items).
What goes in your bins? Find out what can and can’t go in your recycling bin and household waste bin to help recycle right.
Free recycling at our Resource Recovery Centres and Hoppers. Learn the range of items you can dispose of FREE. Reducing landfill by adopting recycling and resource recovery can save you money! Visit our Waste Disposal Guide.

Waste services on the Peninsula

The Shire offers a range of services to our community, to help them manage their waste.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Projects & Initiatives

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.

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

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.

Food waste collection

From July 2021, food waste can go into your green waste bin.

Events & Activities

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

Seaside Scavenge

Hey Scavengers!
Get ready for another awesome day of live music, waste education, pop-up markets and more at the McCrae Seaside Scavenge 2022.

Composting and Worm Farm workshop

Let's celebrate Compost Week! Find out everything you need to know about composting and worm farms at the Eco Centre, Mt Martha

Composting workshop at Somerville

Come and join the gardeners at Somerville Community House for a talk and demonstration from Compost Community, our local compost experts. Further your understanding of compost basics and get your questions answered by Ella from Compost Community. Compost bins, worm farms, bokashi bins... all will be on display and examined for their pros and cons.

Strategies, Plans & Policies

The Shire is committed to best practice waste management and moving towards a zero-waste peninsula.

Beyond Zero Waste Strategy

The Beyond Zero Waste Strategy 2030 works toward the ambitious goal to deliver zero waste to landfill.

Phasing out 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.