Yarra residents can have up to two free collections of hard rubbish per household each calendar year. Unused bookings cannot be carried over into the next calendar year.
Hard rubbish collections are not available to commercial, industrial or unrated properties. Apartments with private waste arrangements may not be eligible.
If you book a hard rubbish collection for the following year, that collection will count towards your collections for that year.
For example, if you contact us in 2024 to book a hard rubbish collection in 2025, this collection will be deducted from your total hard rubbish collections for 2025.
You can book a hard rubbish collection by submitting an online request or calling 03 9205 5555.
If you live in an eligible apartment or unit, you should book a hard rubbish collection through your building manager, property manager or owner’s committee if possible. Property managers please read our Hard Waste Guide for Property Managers [ PDF, 551.54 KB] to ensure compliance with our guidelines.
Place your hard rubbish outside the night before your scheduled pickup. It's illegal to place items out more than 24 hours before pickup.
Hard waste must be placed neatly on the kerb outside your property where your weekly rubbish bin collection occurs. Hard rubbish will not be collected from private property including yards, porches, driveways and apartment common areas.
Hard rubbish will only be collected from a laneway behind your property if weekly rubbish and recycling bins are also collected from that laneway.
Your hard rubbish collection:
- must fit within 2 cubic metres (2m x 1m x 1m)
- must be no longer than 2 metres
- must be easily liftable by 2 people
- must weigh under 50kg.
Items you can include in your hard rubbish collection:
- Mattresses (limit of 1 king size mattress per booking)
- E-waste (anything with a cord or battery)
- White goods
- Small furniture items and couches
- Hard plastic household items
- Small car parts (limit of 4 car tyres)
- Paint (limit of 5x 20 litre containers) - must be in original tins/containers with lids well secured
- Gas bottles (limit of 1 bottle)
- Bamboo, palm fronds and ivy.
Items that cannot be included in your hard rubbish collection:
- Garden waste, large tree stumps, dirt or soil
- Rubble, concrete or stones
- Hazardous material like chemicals or asbestos
- Waste generated from business activities
- Building and renovation materials
- Household rubbish and recycling
- Items that weigh more than 50kg
- 4WD or truck tyres
- Large car parts.
You will need to organise a private waste collection and disposal service independently or through your builder.
Sustainability Victoria operates the Detox Your Home program to assist with the disposal of household chemicals. You can find out what's accepted as part of the program and where and when collections are taking place. Read more on the chemical goods disposal page.
Check out our A-to-Z waste and recycling guide to learn how best to dispose of your waste and recycling.
To help keep your items out of landfill, visit our Circular Economy Map and learn how you can rehome your hard rubbish.
Watch the video below to rethink your hard rubbish and what items can be collected by our hard rubbish collection service.