WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 - Melton City Council
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Introduction How are we going so far? 1 CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 Melton City Council plays an important role Last July, Melton City Council changed our in reducing and managing waste within the garden organics bin (green bin) to also accept City of Melton, and as our population grows, food organics, too, making our green bins so too will the volume of waste generated. FOGO bins (food organics garden organics). We provide residents with a range of services to assist The exciting news is that in Our food and garden waste with managing waste responsibly and sustainably. the first four months of the is taken to a local facility change, we had almost 1,000 which turns the waste into This guide provides a summary of these services which new households sign up for a a rich compost which is then are available to both tenants and owners. new green bin, meaning that used to grow more food. now around 65 per cent of To access or obtain more information on these services, households in the City of Melton Council is committed to diverting please contact Council’s Waste Services team on are diverting their food and as much waste away from garden waste from landfill. landfill as possible and thank 9747 7200 or visit our website: melton.vic.gov.au/waste residents for helping us to A fantastic result! achieve this goal. If you would like to order a FOGO bin or want more information about this service, contact our Customer Service team on 9747 7200. Did you know? The State Government landfill levy (a fee applied to every tonne of waste sent to landfill) is paid by ratepayers. Council is working to lower this cost by helping residents to reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill and divert as much as possible to recycling and compost.
YOUR BIN COLLECTION SERVICE Collected Collected Collected weekly fortnightly fortnightly 2 Red and yellow bins are Residents can also opt to have a 3 provided to residents for green bin to dispose of all food and CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 garden waste, such as plate scrapings the safe and easy disposal and leftovers, along with grass of general household waste clippings, small branches, leaves and and recyclable materials. small logs (no more than 30cm in diameter). Additional bins can be Red bin Yellow bin Green bin provided for a fee. (landfill waste) (recycling) (food and garden organics) For further information about bin sizes, fees and charges please visit For details on your collection day, please refer to the calendar and area maps melton.vic.gov.au/waste within this booklet or visit melton.vic.gov.au HOW TO PRESENT YOUR BINS FOR COLLECTION do not put unacceptable items do not overfill your bin (weight limits apply, heavy bins cannot be In order to have your bins collected, please: into your bins (see emptied) pages 8 – 10 for Please also place bins more information) remember to out by 6am on the day of bring your bins collection back onto your place your property within ensure there is clear access to bins on the nature 24 hours of your bin (away from strip for collection being emptied. ensure bins parked cars, tree (unless otherwise are placed at canopies and other face bins directed by least 50cm objects) outwards Council) apart towards the kerb 50cm 50cm 1m 1m 1m 1m
4 AREA A BIN COLLECTION CALENDAR 2021 JANUARY FEBRUARY Recycle Collection FOGO collection Collected next day MARCH A AREA B BIN COLLECTION CALENDAR 2021 JANUARY FEBRUARY Recycle Collection FOGO collection Collected next day MARCH B 5 CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 31 31 31 APRIL MAY JUNE APRIL MAY JUNE S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 30 31 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 31 To find out whether your property is in Area A or Area B, visit Council’s Council undertakes collections on public holidays with the exception website, melton.vic.gov.au/waste or call Customer Service on 9747 7200. of Good Friday and Christmas Day. On these days the collection will be undertaken the following day.
YOUR RED BIN (LANDFILL WASTE) WASTE 6 The contents of your red bin go directly THE FOLLOWING 7 to landfill – the least preferred option for ITEMS ARE CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 waste disposal. Once waste goes to landfill, NOT ACCEPTED it remains there to decompose or turn into IN YOUR RED BIN tiny particles – for materials such as hard plastics, this can take thousands of years. While our community’s recycling efforts are on the General household waste. rise, City of Melton residents are still disposing of about building materials 30,000 tonnes of household waste each year* which significantly increases the production of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Recent waste audits undertaken by Council have found that an average City of Melton’s household paint red bin contains 11 per cent recyclable material and just over 50 per cent food and garden waste. To help divert waste from landfill, your red bin should only contain household waste that cannot be recycled or reprocessed through the yellow or green bins. mobile phone You can also put vacuum cleaner bags, bread tags and polystyrene in your red bin. * F igures accurate as at 30 June 2020; sourced from City of Melton’s waste collection records. Please remember to wrap broken glass, mirrors or ceramics in newspaper. All the contents To make sure you’re disposing of household waste in the best way, remember of your red bin motor oil the following items shouldn’t go in your red bin: must be bagged TOP ecyclable materials R Building materials TIP (aluminium cans and Concrete and rocks Electronic waste— Do not overfill foil, glass bottles and Electronic waste any item with a cord your bin as this jars, plastic bottles and aint and other P or battery—can’t go can lead to batteries containers, paper and household chemicals in your red bin. spillage and cardboard) Do not littering reen waste (food G Batteries Please check scraps, garden clippings, You can dispose of your include hot ash Gas bottles the list of red bin egg shells and bones) electronic waste for FREE or liquids No hot ash or liquids do’s and don’ts to if a green bin service is at the Melton Recycling make sure you’re recycling provided at your property Facility, Cobblebank. disposing of your (Note: soft plastics can be recycled waste correctly. at major supermarkets) For a detailed list please visit melton.vic.gov.au/wasteAZ
ASTIC B PL A O G N S YOUR YELLOW BIN (RECYCLING) 8 The contents of your recycling bin are taken THE FOLLOWING 9 to a specialist recycling facility where they ITEMS ARE CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 are sorted into material streams and sold NOT ACCEPTED to the manufacturing industry to create new IN YOUR YELLOW BIN products. Making products from recycled material uses less water and energy than making something from new materials and How to make sure you recycle right helps to conserve valuable natural resources. bagged waste City of Melton residents recycle a massive 13,000 tonnes of household recyclables each year and our recycling rates are on the rise. However, recent waste audits found that more than a third of the average yellow bin in the City of Melton coffee cups contained items that could not be recycled, including bagged garbage and food waste. This material can cause major processing issues at the recycling facility. To help maximise the amount of material being recycled, it is important that you only use the yellow bin for accepted recyclable material. e-waste If containers and lids are made of TOP different materials However, some things can’t go in your yellow bin: TIP plastic bags (eg. a metal lid on a lastic bags or any soft P Electrical items glass container), plastic wrap or film Paints and chemicals If it’s hard plastic, remove the lid All items must go when recycling Food and garden waste Polystyrene like shampoo bottles into your yellow Reusable shopping bags or milk containers, Rubber tyres or tubes bin loose, not in a put it in your yellow bin. textiles Nappies T akeaway cups, container or bag Items in your Clothing and footwear plates and cutlery recycling bin should Paper towel and tissues rinking glasses, vases, D Keep plastic be empty of all food If it’s soft plastic, like Batteries Pyrex or plate glass lids on plastic and liquids chip packets or cling film, containers (you don’t need to wash ubble wrap or B put it in your red bin. containers – just make padded bags food scraps sure they’re empty) For a detailed list please visit melton.vic.gov.au/wasteAZ
ASTIC B PL A O G N S YOUR GREEN BIN (GARDEN WASTE) 10 The contents of your green bin are collected THE FOLLOWING 11 and taken to a composting facility. The material ITEMS ARE CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 is processed into mulch and nutrient-rich NOT ACCEPTED compost and soil conditioners that improve IN YOUR GREEN BIN soil health, fertility and productivity for agricultural and horticultural use. Putting food and garden waste in your green bin means it stays out of landfill, preventing it from releasing methane (a greenhouse gas 25 times more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide). plastic bags (including biodegradable bags) Food organics. Garden organics. City of Melton residents divert more than 10,000 tonnes of FOGO materials from landfill each year and play a key role in turning waste materials into a valuable resource. rocks However, recent waste audits revealed that just over 50 per cent of waste put in the red bin across the City of Melton is garden material and food waste. Residents can divert this from landfill by using the green bin instead or by starting a backyard compost. bricks Keep your kitchen food waste container in the Last year, Melton City Council introduced What does this mean for me? fridge during a new food waste collection service. This Existing Green Bin owners large logs means any food scraps you’d normally put Layer your summer to help You can add loose food waste into your green bin with reduce odour into your Red Bin (general waste), can go Green Bin along with your garden materials. into the Green Bin (green waste). food and garden waste to help Don’t use any bags Non-Green Bin owners Why the new service? reduce odour at all for collecting The less waste we send to landfill, To order your Green Bin contact Council’s your food waste the better the environmental outcome. Customer Service team on 9747 7200. plant pots even if they are Putting food scraps in the Green Bin For more information and updates visit: Use a container Store your biodegradable or with garden waste means that it can be melton.vic.gov.au/fogo with a lid to collect green bin in compostable turned into a valuable resource – compost your food waste in the shade to the kitchen and – which can be used in gardens, parks help reduce then empty into and farms. odour your green bin fertilisers To order a green bin, contact Council on 9747 7200
E-WASTE BAN MELTON RECYCLING FACILITY DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? RECOVERING MORE FROM LANDFILL 12 The Melton Recycling Facility Tenants can request vouchers by 13 provides residents with the contacting Council two weeks before CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 visiting the facility on 9747 7200. opportunity to safely and sustainably dispose of excess Melton Recycling Facility Fees and New electronic waste rules Recovered e-waste is carefully waste. The facility accepts a Changes (from 4 January 2021) introduced by the State disassembled and suitable components are shredded, sorted and repurposed range of different material and In Council’s 2020/2021 budget, a new Government on 1 July 2019 to be used in new batteries, electronics, many items can be disposed of for fee structure for the Melton Recycling mean that anything with a Facility was introduced. homewares and more. FREE for City of Melton residents. cord or battery cannot go in MRF fees are now based on a cubic any kerbside bins. What you can recycle: The Resale Shop, located on site also metre rate, rather than trailer size or • computers and keyboards accepts donations of various items vehicle type. Council is helping City of Melton • cords provided they are reusable and in residents comply by accepting old reasonable condition. These items are A per-tonne rate will apply for loads, • mobile phones over three cubic metres, and green electronics at the Melton Recycling offered back to the community at a • televisions and radios waste fees have now been reduced. Facility for FREE*. small fee, giving them a second life and • headphones often diverting the items from landfill. E-waste (or electronic waste) is While non-residents will see an • air conditioners growing three times faster than Each financial year, City of Melton increase in MRF fees, City of Melton • whitegoods residents will actually experience standard local waste. The new ban residents and ratepayers are entitled • small appliances a reduction. will recover more precious resources to a limited number of waste vouchers and help protect the environment • batteries they can use to dispose of waste. Residents much provide proof of from potentially hazardous materials. • fluorescent lights In order to access these entitlements – residency at the gatehouse (for • power tools example, driver’s licence, rates notice * Charges apply for non-residents. ratepayers should present their • printer cartridges or utility bill) to ensure they a charged rates notice, or ID and quote their assessment number at the gatehouse. the reduced fee. SORT THE RECYCLING FROM Please note this facility cannot For more information in regards to your waste entitlements or items accepted at the THE MIXED WASTE IN YOUR LOAD accept commercial quantities Melton Recycling Facility and Resale Shop please visit melton.vic.gov.au AND SAVE ON GATE FEES! of any FREE disposal items. Always FREE to dispose for Melton residents. Charges apply for some items for non-residents: E-waste waste such as TVs, Whitegoods such as Paint up to 100L, Car & household Cardboard Light globes and Motor oil (max 6L Drum Muster Steel or computers, printers, VHS, fridges, washing no larger than batteries and paper fluorescent tubes container and up Approved Drums Solar Panels DVD players, mobile phones and machines and dryers 20L and BBQ gas to 30L), Cooking microwaves (working or not) (working or not) bottles (up to 9kg) oil (up to 25L)
MELTON RECYCLING FACILITY Melton Recycling Facility REVISED DISPOSAL FEES FROM 4 JAN 2021 14 CITY OF MELTON RESIDENT Redevelopment Update 15 This year, the Melton The upgrades will include a new drive CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 Load Size Mixed Waste Green Waste Clean Inert Mixed Inert Recycling Facility will see through Front End Resource Recovery Car Boot Load $17.50 $10.00 NA NA (FERR) Shed and Resale Shop at the Station Wagon $25.00 $20.00 NA NA further development works, front of the facility. This will provide ½ Cubic Metre $35.00 $30.00 $30.00 $50.00 with planning for Stage Two residents with a convenient and user 1 Cubic Metre $70.00 $60.00 $60.00 $100.00 upgrades currently underway. friendly way for disposing of reusable Per Tonne or recyclable material (free of charge) $175.00 $150.00 $150.00 $250.00 In 2019, the Melton Recycling Facility prior to travelling over the weighbridge (over 3m3) received just over 30,000 tonnes of where standard gate fees apply. Light Truck Truck Tyres Tyres - Each Bicycle Car / Motorbike & 4WD max. 1100 mm waste, approx. 50 per cent of this waste was diverted from landfill A Residual Waste Shed will also be $6.00 $10.00 $15.00 $30.00 through resource recovery practices. constructed for disposal of general Gas Bottles Mattresses / Non Drum Muster Other Materials Rims (up to 9 kgs) Base approved drums waste, the new area will provide The proposed Stage Two works, additional bays, improved material $2.00 FREE $30.00 $3.00 scheduled to commence mid-2021, handling processes and reduced Small Medium Large Fridges & Air aim to improve operational efficiencies wait times. E-waste E-waste E-waste Conditioners and promote further resource recovery FREE FREE FREE FREE and diversion from landfill. The Melton Recycling Facility Redevelopment is expected NON - RESIDENT to be completed by late 2022. Load Size Mixed Waste Green Waste Clean Inert Mixed Inert Melton Car Boot Load $25.00 $12.50 NA NA Recycling Facility Station Wagon $40.00 $25.00 NA NA 33 Ferris Rd, Cobblebank ½ Cubic Metre $42.50 $37.50 $37.50 $57.50 Open seven days a week, excluding 1 Cubic Metre $85.00 $75.00 $75.00 $115.00 New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Per Tonne ANZAC Day and Christmas Day $215.00 $190.00 $187.50 $290.00 (over 3m3) Light Truck Truck Tyres Tyres - Each Bicycle Car / Motorbike & 4WD max. 1100 mm $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 $5.00 Small Medium Large Fridges & Air Other Materials E-waste E-waste E-waste Conditioners $2.00 $5.00 $10.00 $25.00 Gas Bottles Mattresses/ Non Drum Muster Rims (up to 9 kgs) Base approved drums $5.00 $10.00 $35.00 $3.00
HARD WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE YES! THESE ITEMS CAN BE COLLECTED 16 To help residents dispose of Simply make a booking and place 17 larger hard waste items, Council the items out by 6am on the collection CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 day and our friendly contractors provides a convenient service will collect them from within your that will pick up hard waste property boundary. Furniture, kitchenware, White goods, Timber or tree stumps Mattresses, playground equipment, appliances, e-waste max 30cm diameter, bed bases items from your home. toys, bicycles (e.g. TVs, computers) roots and branches (limit of 2 pieces) Available to owners and tenants Remove fridge doors No protruding nails or Each household is entitled to one hard (tenants required to provide current screws, no sharp edges. Bundled and tied, no thorns. waste collection up to three cubic utility bill at time of booking) metres each year using your waste disposal voucher. Bookings are essential, call 9747 7200 or visit melton.vic.gov.au/hardwaste Scrap metal Carpet, rugs Cardboard Glass (rolled or folded) (flattened, bundled (including mirrors) and tied) Wrap and clearly COLLECTION GUIDELINES label ‘Glass’ Maximum Maximum item amount: Maximum item 3 cubic metres length (timber, metal, carpet weight: Easily lifted USE THE MELTON RECYCLING FACILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: (3m x 1m x 1m etc): 1.5 metres by two people or equivalent) FREE FREE FREE Items are to be placed within 5 meters of accessibility point Kerbside Paint, BBQ gas bottles, Motor oil Place items ONLY recyclables CFL globes and fluorescent Free disposal up to 20L within your boundary tubes, car and household in max 6L containers batteries 1 metre deep FEES FEES FEES APPLY APPLY APPLY 1 metre high front yard driveway PROPERTY BOUNDARY nature strip crossover Tyres Building materials, Garden organics bricks, concrete, pavers, Or subscribe to our 3 metres wide kerbside green bin service tiles, soil, rocks, fencing, renovation or demolition waste
SAFELY DISPOSE OF YOUR LITTER AND DUMPED RUBBISH 18 HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS Litter and dumped rubbish is not Council takes littering seriously as this behaviour adversely affects 19 only unsightly, but also creates CITY OF MELTON WASTE & RECYCLING GUIDE 2021 the environment and the amenity significant environmental Household chemicals can be Sustainability Victoria conducts of our community spaces. Furthermore, local events throughout the year impacts across the municipality. the mindset of littering often leads to dangerous. They can harm your across Victoria to collect household dumping behaviours and hazards. family and pets, add extra fuel chemicals and divert them from Littering and dumping includes: to a house fire, release toxic landfill. It provides a safe, free and • unwanted household items, If you commit a littering offence you fumes and pollute the environment easy-to-use service to dispose of highly general rubbish, clothing that can be fined up to $6,600 and offenders for future generations. toxic, unwanted household chemicals. is put on naturestrips, roadsides may be summoned to appear in court. and outside charity op shops The form enables you to send Council • soil and other building materials information that could lead to a fine EXAMPLES OF COMMONLY ACCEPTED ITEMS INCLUDE: left outside a construction site or prosecution of someone who has or on road reserves littered or dumped rubbish in our City. • putting household or business rubbish in a public litter bin. Additional details such as the number plate, type of vehicle, date, time and To report sightings or if you witness other identification of the dumper are fertilisers cleaning products solvents dumping occurring you can complete also useful, but only if you can obtain a Litter Report form online at this information safely. melton.vic.gov.au/dumpedrubbish In an average year, close to It is important that you do not 3,500 tonnes of illegally dumped approach dumpers or touch the litter is collected in the City of Melton, rubbish (this may make any pesticides poisons pharmaceuticals costing Council over $1.5 million evidence inadmissible in court). to collect and dispose of. gardening chemicals fuels brake fluid Report dumped rubbish online: melton.vic.gov.au/dumpedrubbish There is no restriction on the amount of household chemicals you can dispose of through this service. However, items used for farming, commercial or industrial purposes will not be accepted. Find the next local event at sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome For further information please visit melton.vic.gov.au/waste
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY 20 WASTE EDUCATION PROGRAM Our Waste Education Officer Presentations and talks about waste engages with the community and recycling can be given on site by Council’s waste educator and can be through a range of events, tailored to suit your needs. programs and partnerships to influence positive waste Presentations are given free of charge and recycling behaviours. (budget permitting) and interested schools and community groups are Programs and services are provided welcome to contact us by emailing to schools and community groups resourceeducator@melton.vic.gov.au. to better educate our residents in waste and recycling, which seeks to encourage them to make sustainable choices well into the future. Contact us by emailing resourceeducator@melton.vic.gov.au BIN INSPECTION PROGRAM Council’s Bin Inspection You can tell if your bins have been Program gives great recyclers inspected because you’ll see a tag on your bin. the chance to win each month. If you have a ‘happy’ tag, check If your kerbside waste and recycling your letterbox for a movie draw bins are inspected and you’ve recycled postcard and fill in your details for right, you could be our next winner. your chance to win. For further information please visit melton.vic.gov.au/waste
CUSTOMER SERVICE MELTON RECYCLING CENTRES FACILITY Monday to Friday, 33 Ferris Rd, Cobblebank 8.30am – 5pm Open 7 days, 8am – 4.30pm 9747 7200 csu@melton.vic.gov.au melton.vic.gov.au
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