A weekly service is provided to all households by way of a 240L mobile garbage bin (MGB). Bins must be placed on the verge by 6.00am on collection day with handles and wheels facing away from the road. The lid should be closed and the bin must not weigh more than 70 kilograms.
Please note: If you wish to reduce your waste you can choose to reduce the size of your MGB from the 240L to a 140L MGB.
If you are a new Vincent resident or you have recently moved to a different part of the Town, please call 9273 6000 to request a recycling calendar and recycling or waste bin if the previous resident has not left them behind.
If your waste or recycling bin is not out by 6.00am on the day of collection, is too heavy (over 70kg), is overfull or contaminated with non-recyclable material (MRB) and is not collected, a fee will apply if you want your waste or recycling emptied prior to the next scheduled collection day.
Please note: If your bins are too heavy, and whether or not you request prior collection, the weight of the bin must be reduced to less than 70kg.
The following items must NOT be placed in your bins:
- Hot/burning ash
- Oil/other flammable liquids
- Liquids/paints/solvents
- Bricks/concrete/building rubble/sand
- Drugs, dressings, bandages, swabs or blood samples unless in a sealed container
- Surgical hardware, broken glass, or any sharp objects unless in a sealed container
- Syringes and needles unless in a sealed plastic bottle or similar container
- Cytotoxics, radioactive substances and dangerous substances
- Commercial swill, sewerage, manure, nightsoil, faeces or urine
- Any objects that will not allow the lid of the bin to be tightly closed
If your bin is damaged, for example the lid or wheels are missing or it is cracked, please report it to the Town – a phone call will do – and we’ll look after it.
For further information please contact Waste Management Services on 9273 6000 or TTY 9273 6078.
