Council provides commercial properties with bins, regular collections plus a weekly cardboard collection for shopping strips.
Council waste and recycling bins are collected once a week. Put your Council-supplied bin out on the street abutting your property before 6 am on collection day or the night before, ensuring it's not overfilled and the lid is closed. Bins should be returned inside your property within 24 hours of collection. Visit Bins and collections to find out the day waste is collected in your area.
Requirements
Port Phillip council offers a limited loose cardboard collection free to businesses in major shopping strips. Businesses can put cardboard out for collection once a week on the same day as their regular waste and recycling collection. The requirements for cardboard collection are:
Plastics or general waste outside the bins will not be collected.
Cardboard collection days
| Monday | Bridport Street, Clarendon Street, Victoria Street |
| Tuesday | Carlisle Street |
| Wednesday | Brighton Road, Glen Eira Road, Glen Huntly Road, Ormond Road |
| Thursday | Acland Street, Armstrong Street, Barkly Street, Blessington Street, Fitzroy Street |
Waste can be collected anytime between 6 am to 6 pm on your collection day. If your waste is not collected within 24 hours of your normal collection day, let us know via Online Services or call ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777 and we'll arrange for the bin to be emptied the next business day.
If you're moving into a newly constructed premises or your bin goes missing for over 24 hours, please apply for a new bin by submitting a completed Garbage Bin Application to waste@portphillip.vic.gov.au.
Council repairs damaged bins at no charge and will replace with a new bin if can't be repaired. You can also contact ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777 to report a damaged bin.
Fees or rebates for business bins are based on bin size as detailed below:
Public litter bins located on streets, in parks and at tram or bus stops are provided for use by the general public to dispose of small litter items only. Using public litter bins for commercial waste is illegal under section 45E of the Environmental Protection Act (1970). Contact ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777 to report misuse of public litter bins.