Verge Collections Guidelines

Overview

One hard waste and two green waste collections are provided each year, for residential properties receiving a weekly waste service. To view the map click here Residential-Waste-Verge-Collections-Map-2022-23.pdf(PDF, 420KB)

How should I place my waste on the verge?

  • Place your waste on your verge before Monday 6:00am but no earlier than seven days prior to the scheduled start date for your area
  • Allow up to seven days for collection
  • Don't obstruct the footpath, your normal bin service or the line of sight of pedestrians, cyclists and cars
  • Don't place your waste next to structures or obstructions such as letter boxes, walls, power poles or sprinklers
  • Don't place your waste on vacant properties or public reserves

What happens if I don't follow these guidelines?

Litter infringements may be issued for non-compliance with collection guidelines or if your waste is placed on your verge more than seven days prior to the scheduled start date for your area.

Don't have a verge or is your verge too small to comply?

Contact our Waste team for advice:

9531 7777

Green Waste Do's and Don'ts 

Place your green waste in a neat pile on your verge with the cut ends towards the street.

  • Do not bundle or tie
  • Do not present in plastic bags or boxes

Collection limit: no more than two 6’ x 4’ trailer loads or three cubic metres - excess waste will not be removed.

What can I include?

  • Tree and shrub prunings up to 1.5 metres, with trunks up to 0.3 metres in diameter

What can't I include?

  • Lawn clippings
  • Loose leaves
  • Stumps
  • Palm logs
  • Weeds
  • Root material
  • General rubbish or whitegoods

Hard Waste Do's and Don'ts

Place your hard waste in two separate piles. One truck will collect whitegoods/metal and the other general junk.

Collection limit: no more than two 6’ x 4’ trailer loads or three cubic metres - excess waste will not be removed.

What can I include?

  • Whitegoods - doors removed
  • Scrap metal
  • Bed frames
  • Lounges
  • Cupboards
  • Furniture and materials less than 1.5 metres long
  • Mattresses (please note that mattresses are often collected separately to the rest of your hard waste)
  • TVs 

What can't I include?