Households can book up to two hard rubbish collections each financial year (1 July to 30 June).
It’s quick and easy to book your collection online. If you can't book online, please call our Customer Service team on 03 9217 2170 so they can book for you. Please book in advance and allow up to four weeks to secure your future hard waste collection date. Please Note: If you live in a unit or townhouse, call Council to book and confirm where to put your hard waste for collection.
Book your hard rubbish collection online
When booking your hard rubbish collection, please be aware that the wait time can be several weeks.
If you're moving house and have hard rubbish to dispose of, please book a date as early as possible to ensure it's collected before you vacate the property.
To prepare your items:
Your hard rubbish must fit within an area of up to three cubic metres (3 m x 1 m x 1 m) of acceptable hard rubbish items. Items over this size will not be collected.
We can't give a specific time for your collection, so please allow the full day. Excessive or unacceptable items will not be collected.
Please place your hard rubbish on the nature strip no earlier than the night before your booked collection date. Additional items dumped on the nature strip as a result of having the items out before the collection date will not be collected.
Put any broken household items that you can't reuse into your hard rubbish collection. See our list of acceptable items below.
Keep reusable household items that are in good condition out of landfill by donating or selling them.
Items suitable for hard rubbish collection include:
Items to keep out of hard rubbish include:
Find out what to do with these items
Do you need to get rid of old whitegoods or electronics? See the e-waste tab on this page for more information.
If it's got a plug, cord or battery, it's classified as e-waste.
This includes:
E-waste can't be put in any bin or hard rubbish collection.
Drop off for free at:
Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill)55 Bridge Inn Road, WollertPhone: 03 9408 1299
Or
SRS Metals304 Mahoneys Road, ThomastownPhone: 03 9357 3900
Learn more about e-waste
See our alphabetical list of items and disposal options.
A - Z guide of waste and recycling
When vacating a property, please consider your waste disposal options before moving out.
If you need hard rubbish collected, please book a date as early as possible. The wait time can be several weeks.
You can also take your waste to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) or arrange your own rubbish removal service.
Please place hard rubbish on the nature strip no earlier than the night before your booked collection date.
City of Whittlesea residents have access to waste and recycling vouchers, allowing you to drop timber offcuts free of charge at the timber waste facility.
You can recycle your household batteries using the designated battery recycling bins at our community recycling stations.
Woolworths, Aldi, Bunnings, Officeworks and Battery World stores may accept batteries for recycling.
Search for your closest battery recycling point on the bcycle website.
Hard rubbish collected from your nature strip is taken to the Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill).