Garden Waste

Garden Waste Bins

Frankston City Council provides an optional "user-pays" fortnightly kerbside collection for garden waste. Waste placed in this bin is recycled into garden products such as mulch and compost. Please put out your garden waste bin on alternate weeks to your recycling bin.

Items permitted in Garden Waste Bins

• Grass
• Leaves
• Flowers
• Shrubs
• Pruning's
• Cuttings
• Branches
• Weeds
• Ivy
• Bamboo
  

There is a weight limit of 60kgs in order for the bin to be collected

Items not permitted in Garden Waste Bins

• Blackberries (must be disposed of at the Waste Transfer Station)
• Plastic bags
• Plant pots
• Rubble
• Dirt
• Large logs or stumps
• Household rubbish

Size and Cost

*Fees are subject to change

Collected

Fortnightly. Download the Recycling and Garden Waste Calendar 2012

Additional Information

After your garden waste is collected it is taken to a mulching station and chipped. It is then composted for 6-8 weeks, which kills any pathogens and weed seeds. After processing, the mulch is available for purchase from various distributors.

• Collection Dates
• General Bin Information
• Why Recycle your Garden Waste?
• Compost and Worm Farms
• Collection Map Search Function