Garbage Collection Scotland Island and Western Foreshores

  • Twice weekly - Monday and Friday
  • Additional summer services - mid December to first week of February on Wednesdays
  • Collections are from public wharves and also from waterfront properties with year round tidal access
  • Public wharves have skip bins and 240 litre garbage bins
  • Waterfront properties have a bin and hoop stand affixed to their jetty/private wharf

Recycling Collection Western Foreshores

  • Twice weekly - Monday and Friday
  • Collections are from public wharves only
  • Public wharves have 240 litre wheelie bins for paper and cardboard (blue lid) and 240 litre wheelie bins for plastics, glass, aluminium and steel cans (yellow lid) 

Garden Organics Service – Western Foreshores

  • Two collections a year (refer to waste calendar for dates)
  • Place out a maximum of 2 cubic metres per collection per household
  • Leaf litter, prunings and cuttings placed in hard sided containers
  • Branch length to be no longer than 1.2m and 75mm thick - tied into manageable bundles with twine
  • Mackerel Beach residents - If you have road access, place your vegetation at the road reserve outside your property. Properties facing the waterfront from 14-34 Ross Smith Parade, place your vegetation at the northern corner of Monash and Ross Smith Parade
  • Other Western Foreshore residents - dependent on your location, refer to waste calendar

Recycling Collection Scotland Island

  • Weekly on Mondays
  • Collections are from the roadside where recycling crates are used
  • Recycling crates are free please call our waste service team on 1300 434 434 to order new or replacement crates

Garden Organics Service – Scotland Island

  • Two collections a year (refer to waste calendar for dates)
  • Place out a maximum of 2 cubic metres per collection per household
  • Leaf litter, prunings and cuttings placed in hard sided containers
  • Branch length to be no longer than 1.2m and 75mm thick - tied into manageable bundles with twine
  • Place materials on the roadside no later than 6am prior to collection date.