Hard rubbish FAQs

 How does the truck know what is ours and what is our neighbours? (We don’t want a knockback notice)

Ensure that you only place out acceptable material in accordance with the collection requirements. To avoid confusion, place material in separate piles and not one pile for all properties.

Place your address on a piece of paper with the hard waste pile so that the contractor is aware of where the waste has come from.

Electrical waste or e-waste is an item with a plug, battery or power cord that is no longer working or wanted.

These items contain precious metals and dangerous chemicals and are no longer allowed to be placed in kerbside bins at any time but can be placed out for the Hard Waste collection.

The State Government’s E-Waste ban came into effect on 1 July, 2019, and means that no E-Waste can be placed out in kerbside bins and instead need to be dropped off at waste transfer stations, collected by a contractor or put out for hard waste collection, to ensure it is disposed of and recycled appropriately.

Council used to print 70,000 waste calendars and booklets each year only to discover that the majority of residents were discarding them.

To reduce waste, Council now provides our waste guide online. Download a copy of our waste guide.

If residents don’t have access to the digital versions, they can request a copy of the booklet and/or calendar and it will be provided. Call us on 1300 368 333 or email mail@yarraranges.vic.gov.au to request a copy.

If you receive a knockback notice for material that is non-compliant, you are required to remove the material and return it to your property and make alternative arrangements for disposal.

If it isn’t your waste, report it to Council on 1300 368 333 and it will be investigated.

This is a safety issue – as the waste becomes compacted on the truck it is possible that when the car springs are compressed and released they could be placed under pressure and becoming dangerous projectiles.

3 metres long x 1metre wide x 1metre high

This is a safety issue as children have been known to hide in fridges and then become trapped inside.

To prevent this possibility, doors must be removed from fridges before they are placed out for collection.

You can only put out up to ten pieces of timber. Fencing is generally in large panels and will exceed this limit. 

• Gas bottles
• Tyres
• Bricks
• Building/renovation material
• Asbestos
• Concrete
• Soil
• Stones
• Domestic Garbage
• Car Springs
• Thinners
• Paints
• Dangerous Goods
• Solar panels

Please refer to the waste booklet or visit our Hard rubbish page for more information, including alternative methods of disposal for items not accepted.

What if I feel it is dangerous to have waste collected in front of my property as we live on a narrow road or hill?

The contractors have systems in place to ensure the service is provided safely. If your kerbside waste collections are performed from the same location, then the hard waste collection can happen from there also.