Your waste and recycling guide

Best option for disposal:

Place in red lid rubbish bin.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Cut into small pieces and place in your green lid garden organics bin. 

Trees will be recycled into compost, so must be fully natural with all decorations, pots and other non-organics removed.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Do not put food waste into your green garden waste bin. 

Food waste requires specialised facilities and EPA licenses to process. At this stage there are no facilities in the Geelong area with the capacity to take all of Geelong’s garden and food organics.

We are working on developing new facilities to allow a food waste collection for all of Greater Geelong in 2026.

Otherwise:

Compost your food scraps. City of Greater Geelong offer subsidised home compost units and worm farms to all households. Find out more.

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Do not put food waste into your green garden waste bin. 

Food waste requires specialised facilities and EPA licenses to process. At this stage there are no facilities in the Geelong area with the capacity to take all of Geelong’s garden and food organics.

We are working on developing new facilities to allow a food waste collection for all of Greater Geelong in 2026.

Otherwise:

Compost your food scraps. City of Greater Geelong offer subsidised home compost units and worm farms to all households. Find out more.

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Do not put fruit or food waste into your green garden waste bin. 

Food waste requires specialised facilities and EPA licenses to process. At this stage there are no facilities in the Geelong area with the capacity to take all of Geelong’s garden and food organics.

We are working on developing new facilities to allow a food waste collection for all of Greater Geelong in 2026.

Otherwise:

Compost your food scraps. City of Greater Geelong offer subsidised home compost units and worm farms to all households. Find out more.

Best option for disposal:

Small quantities (two litres maximum) can go in your green garden waste bin.

Remove any packaging, tags and twine first.

Otherwise:

Large quantities of potting mix, soil and dirt can be disposed of at the Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre. Charges apply.

Excess soil, potting mix or dirt may also be of use to members of your local community. Try offering through online groups or ask at your local neighbourhood house or shed. 

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Otherwise: