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 re-usable sanitary product rebate Shire residents can apply for rebate on eligible cloth nappy and re-usable sanitary 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
Composting pet waste at home: Sat 19 Jun Join us to learn about how to compost pet waste at home and have your questions answered by a composting expert
Composting pet waste at home: Tue 22 Jun Join us to learn about how to compost pet waste at home and have your questions answered by a composting expert
Food Waste Collection Information session: Wed 16 Jun From 19 Jul, residents will be able to compost their food waste using the green waste bin. Join our waste team to learn more about what can go into the green bin and what will happen to our food and garden waste.
Be a GOOD Sort: Recycling Right Join us for an online information session and learn how to set up for recycling success at home.It's easy to be a good recycler when you've got the systems to make it easy. This workshop will unpack simple, effective hacks to set up your home for success from the start.
Be a GOOD Sort: Recycling Right Join us for an online information session and learn how to set up for recycling success at home.It's easy to be a good recycler when you've got the systems to make it easy. This workshop will unpack simple, effective hacks to set up your home for success from the start.
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.