Find your bin day

You can use the City of Belmont’s ‘Find your collection dates’ tool to find the bin day for your property.

Put your bin out

To make sure your bins get emptied, please follow these simple steps:
 

• Put your bin(s) out by 6am on the day of collection;
• If both bins are out, make sure there is at least half a metre between them;
• Check for overhead power lines, trees or other objects that may block the truck from accessing your bins;
• Make sure your bin is not overflowing and that the lid is properly closed;
• Make sure your bin is not too heavy – if it weighs over 70kg it will not be collected;
• If it looks like your bin has not been emptied, please wait until 3pm to phone the City’s contractor Suez on 9350 7182 to arrange for collection;
• Only put recyclables in your recycling bin – and make sure you follow the rules for what can be put into each bin.

Missing or damaged bins

If your bin is missing or damaged, contact Suez on 9350 7182 or at belmont@suez-env.com.au to arrange a replacement or repairs.

What goes in each bin?

Waste and recycling bins have different coloured lids:

• Green lid for waste;
• Yellow lid for recycling.

 Please follow these guidelines to make sure your rubbish is prepared and put into the correct bin.
 

Green-top general waste bin

Yellow-top recycling bin

Baskets (cane & plastic) Black plastic sheeting Bubble wrap Cassette tapes/CDs CD-ROMs Cellophane Ceramics (broken plates & pots) Clothing Cockroach bait (plastic) Cosmetic jars Cutlery (plastic, metal & other) Foam boxes Foam meat trays Foam seedling containers Food & vegetable scraps Garden hose Glad wrap Grease proof paper Greenwaste (such as lawn clippings) Juice cartons (silver lined) UHT Kitty litter Lunch boxes Manure/animal droppings Meat trays Milk cartons (silver lined) UHT Nappies Paint tins (must be empty & dry) Pens/biros/pencils Pillows/doonas Plastic cutlery Plastic strapping Plate glass Polystyrene Pottery PVC pipe (max 1 metre in length) Pyrex (ovenware) Reticulation pipes/hose Shoes Shredded paper Terracotta tiles/pots Tree prunings Underlay Vacuum cleaner dust & bag Vinyl (e.g. kitchen tiles) Waxed paper Window panes X-rays

All containers need to be clean and without lids to ensure they are recycled.  No plastic bags or greenwaste in your recycling bins. Keep all items in your recycling bin loose and separate.   Aluminium cans Aluminium foil Bottles Cardboard (boxes/other) Cereal boxes Drink cans Envelopes Foil Food cans Gift wrapping paper Glass bottles & jars Glossy magazines & brochures Greeting cards Ice-cream containers (cardboard & plastic) Jars Liquid paper board Milk/juice cartons (clean, remove lids, no silver lined UHT) Paper (office) Paper towel rolls (inner) Paper bags Pet food tins Phone books Pizza boxes (empty) Plastic containers/bottles Plastic plant pots Sauce bottles Soft drink bottles & cans Spirit bottles Steel cans Toilet paper rolls (inner) Waxed cardboard Wine bottles Yoghurt containers All soft plastics (i.e. those that scrunch in your hand) can be taken to your local Coles or Woolworths supermarket for recycling.

If you are not sure whether you can recycle or dispose of something in your bin, please refer to the Recycle Right guidelines or read the Waste and Recycling Guide.