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Garden Organics

Best option for disposal:

Put in your garden organics green lid bin.

Each branch should be no larger than 10cm x 30cm.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Put in your garden organics green lid bin.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Put in your garden organics green lid bin.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Put in your garden organics green lid bin.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Put in your garden organics green lid bin.

Individual pieces should be no larger than 10cm x 30cm.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Place in your garden organics green lid bin.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Place in your green lid garden organics bin.

Garden waste undergoes a pasteurisation process, where it is heated to high temperatures which ensure the seeds can not germinate.


Otherwise:

Noxious and declared weeds can also be placed in the rubbish bin, but put them in a plastic bag and tie the top, to ensure they are not spread further once they get to landfill.

Best option for disposal:

From plants and trees in your garden: Place in your green lid garden organics bin.

From other sources: Sawdust produced from MDF, chipboard or other treated timber should be bagged up and put in your rubbish bin.



Best option for disposal:

Place in your green lid garden organics bin, 
(10cm X 30cm maximum).


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



Best option for disposal:

Small pieces and quantities can be placed in your red lid rubbish bin. 


Otherwise:

Dispose of larger pieces and quantities at Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Best option for disposal:

Small pieces of tree can be placed in your garden organics green lid bin.

Each piece should be no larger than 10cm x 30cm.


Otherwise:

Large and heavy pieces of tree cannot be placed in your green lid garden organics bin.

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.




Best option for disposal:

Put in your green lid garden organics bin.


Otherwise:

Excess green waste can be dropped off for a fee at Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre or Green Care Mulching.

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre will not accept green waste, soil or rubble from 1 February 2024 due to upgrading works.



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