Hard waste

Please note: availability before Christmas is limited, so book your collection now.

There will be no hard waste collections between Monday 23 December and Wednesday 1 January.

Collections will resume on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Book a hard waste collection

Booking a hard waste collection is easy with a bit of planning.

Book a hard waste collection 

Homeowners
  1. Make a list of items that will be collected and check they meet the guidelines
  2. Request a collection online (login required)
  3. Check your email for a booking confirmation 
  4. The night before collection, place your items at the front of your property as shown in the guidelines.

 If you own multiple properties, collections must take place from the entitled property only. 

Tenants / renters
  1. Please ensure you have a copy of current utility bill or lease agreement available to email to hardwaste@melton.vic.gov.au
  2. Make a list of items that will be collected and check they meet the guidelines
  3. Request a collection online (login required)
  4. Check your email for a booking confirmation  
  5. The night before collection, place your items at the front of your property as shown in the guidelines.
      
Selling or moving out?

If you're moving out, a hard waste collection must take place BEFORE you vacate the property.

Waste entitlements

If you are receiving a Council kerbside waste collection service, including both tenants and owners, you can access waste entitlements:

  • Two hard waste collections up to 3 cubic meters (3m x 1m x 1m) from within your property boundary.  Bookings essential, or

  • Two visits to the Melton Recycling Facility with a car or trailer up to 1m3.  Access for ratepayers is available by scanning your rates notice or quoting your Rates Assessment Number.  Residential tenants can access these options by applying in advance.  Proof of residency is required, or

  • One visit to the Melton Recycling Facility and one At Home hard waste collection.

Tenants who need to apply in advance can contact us and will need to provide a utility bill as proof of residency and a letter authorising entitlements will be arranged.

Please note: Waste entitlements expire at the end of each financial year, 30 June. Hard Waste collection requests must be submitted by 16 June to guarantee collection before entitlement expiry.

We encourage residents to take items in good, working condition to the Melton Resale Shop.  This gives household goods a second life rather than them going to landfill or being broken down for recycling.