Waste charges

Waste charges cover the cost of waste services across the whole community and include kerbside collection of green waste and FOGO (food & garden organics), recycling and general rubbish, hard waste and bundled branches collections*, minor landfill maintenance, waste education, street and park litter bins and administration.

Your charge also includes the State Government Landfill Levy, which council must pay when waste is disposed in landfill. Waste charges are not subject to rate capping and are based on full cost recovery.


Residential properties

Residential waste charges

The waste service charge on your rates notice includes:

  • Recycling bin collection fortnightly
  • FOGO bin collection weekly
  • Rubbish bin collection fortnightly

Waste Packages

Package

 

 

2024-2025 Cost
240L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin  

240L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

$507

 Package 2
 
 240L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

 $492
 Package 3    
 240L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

 $492
 Package 4
 
 240L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

 $477
 Package 5    
 120L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

 $492
Package 6
 
 120L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

 $477
 Package 7
 
 120L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

 $477
 Package 8
 
 120L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

 $462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional bins

Charges for individual additional bins reflect the cost of the provision of the bin and the full year collection service of that bin. All residential and non-residential customers may have one or more of these bins in addition to the base package (each package consisting of a recycling bin, a FOGO bin and a rubbish bin).

 Additional 240L recycling bin $80
 Additional 240L FOGO bin $190
 Additional 120L rubbish bin $135

Non - Residential waste charges

Yarra Ranges Council offers an optional waste collection service to non-residential customers. Non-residential customers include businesses, schools, religious organisations and other non-residential organisations. Non-residential waste service customers are not eligible for hard waste and bundled branches collections.

Bin collection frequencies are:

  • Recycling bin collection fortnightly
  • FOGO bin collection weekly
  • Rubbish bin collection fortnightly

Waste Packages

Package

 


2024-2025 Cost
240L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

$419

Package 2
240L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

$404
Package 3
240L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

$404
Package 4
240L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

240L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

$389
Package 5
120L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

$394
Package 6
120L FOGO bin 240L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
240L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

$389
Package 7
120L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 120L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
120L Rubbish bin

$389
Package 8
120L FOGO bin 120L Recycling bin 80L Rubbish bin

120L FOGO bin
120L Recycling bin
80L Rubbish bin

$374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Additional bins

Charges for individual additional bins reflect the cost of the provision of the bin and the full year collection service of that bin. All residential and non-residential customers may have one or more of these bins in addition to the base package (each package consisting of a recycling bin, a FOGO bin and a rubbish bin).

Additional 240L recycling bin $80
Additional 240L FOGO bin $190
Additional 120L rubbish bin $135

 

The minimum waste charge covers the waste services for all the community and includes collection, disposal and maintenance of street and park litter bins, illegally dumped rubbish, minor landfill management, hard waste and bundled branches collections, waste education and administration. It does not include kerbside bin collections. The minimum waste charge for 2024-2025 is $112. 

*Non-residential properties such as businesses, schools and churches are not eligible for hard waste and bundled branches collections. 


There has been an increase in the Waste Levy (formerly called the landfill levy) charged by the State Governments Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for each tonne of rubbish disposed at licensed landfills. This levy has increased by $66.16 since 2020, and is $132.76 per tonne for the 2024-25 financial year. This increase is not within Council’s control and is separate to the general rates cap. It has resulted in an increase to Council’s Waste Management Charge.