Household Organics, Garbage and Recycling Collections
Council offers its residents a weekly organic waste (food and garden waste) collection service and a fortnightly landfill waste (rubbish) and recycling collection service. The annual cost of these services for the 2017/ 2018 financial year is $515.00. These charges are added on to the annual rates notices of all properties receiving the collection services.
Properties within township areas of the shire receive compulsory organic waste, garbage and recycling collection services.
Organic waste, garbage and recycling collection services are optional for properties located outside of township areas.
The provision of a 120 Litre Mobile Organics Bin, 120 litre Mobile Garbage Bin and a 240 litre Mobile Recycling Bin is incorporated into the collection service charges. These bins remain the property of Council and must remain at the property address they are allocated to.
MONDAY: Euroa Township
TUESDAY: Earlston, Euroa (outskirts of township only), Gooram, Kelvin View, Kithbrook, Miepoll, Moglenemby, Sheans Creek, Strathbogie, Violet Town.
WEDNESDAY: No Collections
THURSDAY: Arcadia South, Avenel, Bailieston, Goulburn Weir, Kirwans Bridge, Locksley, Longwood, Longwood East, Mangalore, Nagambie (outskirts of township only), Tabilk, Wahring.
FRIDAY: Nagambie Township
To determine the garbage and recycling collection days for your property, enter your address into the "What's Near Me?" section of our website
Or Click here to download a calendar for collection days in your area
To request either a new or an additional organics, garbage and recycling collection service for your property, please complete an Application for an Organics, Garbage & Recycling Collection Service and return it to Council.
NOTE: A garbage collection service can not be provided without an accompanying organics and recycling collection service.
To request either a new or additional recycling collection service (applicable only to properties located outside of township areas), please complete an Application for a Recycling Collection Service and return it to Council.
To request an additional organics collection service, please complete an Application for Additional Organics Collection Service
To change the size of any of your current bins, please complete a Request for Change of Bin Size form and return it to Council
Whilst the bins provided with these services remain the property of Council, residents are responsible for the care and maintenance of their bins. However, should your bin be stolen or damaged whilst placed out for collection, please complete either a Request for Replacement of Stolen Mobile Garbage/ Organics/ Recycling Bin or a Request for Repairs / Replacement to Mobile Garbage /Organics/ Recycling Bin and return it to Council to have your bin repaired / replaced.
Collection services to properties located outside of Township areas can be cancelled by completing a Request to Cancel Garbage, Organics and Recycling Collection Services Council will consider each request and advise applicants of the outcome.
Services to properties within Township areas can not be cancelled.