Waste and Recycling

Christmas and New Year waste collections

From 25 December to 27 December 2024, all kerbside collections will take place one day later than usual.

  • If your normal bin collection is on Wednesday 25 December, it will be collected on Thursday 26 December
  • If your normal bin collection is on Thursday 26 December, it will be collected Friday 27 December
  • If your normal bin collection is on Friday 27 December, it will be collected Saturday 28 December

Bins will be collected as normal on New Year’s Day, Wednesday 1 January 2025.

The Melton Recycling Facility will be closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Hard waste collections will not be undertaken between Monday 23 December and Friday 27 December or Wednesday 1 January. 


City of Melton residents are provided with a range of services to assist with managing waste responsibly and sustainably. The Waste and Recycling Guide(PDF, 5MB)  provides a summary of these services. Many of them are free and available to both tenants and owners.

For details on your bin collection day, put your address into My Area or download the Bin Collection Calendar(PDF, 78KB) 


Future of our waste

We are developing a new Circular Economy and Resource Recovery Strategy that will guide how we manage waste and resources in our City over the next 5 years.   This will reduce waste to landfill and maximise resource recovery, while balancing cost, convenience and environmental impacts.
Learn more by visiting:  The Future of Our Waste