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Hard Waste and Bundled Branches Booking Service

Each property in Bayside is entitled to two collections of hard waste each year at a time that suits their needs.  Hard Waste can include individual or combination collections of general rubbish, scrap metal, televisions, computers, mattresses and bundled branches.

Please note: Christmas pine tress can also be booked for a collection but only in January.

How to book your collection

  • Check that your materials are eligible for collection, as listed below
  • Place your items in neat, separate piles on the nature strip, clear of the footpath
  • Call Council on 9599 4444 to book your collection and describe the size, number and type of items that you wish to have removed 
  • The waste may be collected by more than one vehicle depending on the types of hard waste left for collection 
  • Two people must be able to lift the items

How the waste is collected

During the collection, different trucks collect the waste, as the materials are taken to different processing facilities. Please place your mattresses, electronic waste and scrap metal separately to help the recycling collection process.

Items that will be collected

Hard waste

  • Toys, sporting goods and playground equipment (dismantled)
  • Carpet and linoleum – must be rolled and tied - no longer than 2m and limited to 1 cubic metre
  • Sinks, basins, crockery and chinaware
  • Whitegoods (doors removed) and other household appliances
  • Hot water services
  • Household furniture such as chairs and couches
  • Tin, scrap iron, spouting and other waste metal
  • Televisions, computers and other electronic waste
  • Mattresses and bases
  • Tools, equipment and mowers
  • Timber (neatly tied and not exceeding 2m in length - no more than 10 pieces)

Bundled branches

  • Prunings and branches no more than 1.8 metres in length
  • Prunings and branches less than 150mm in diameter
  • Prunings and branches securely tied in bundles of up to 300mm diameter

Image showing branches correctly bundled

Items that won’t be collected

  • Waste material from construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, including fencing
  • Bricks, concrete, stone, clay, sand and soil
  • Hazardous waste, including asbestos, paints and chemicals
  • No tyres, car body parts or batteries of any type
  • Bagged green waste and untied branches
  • Unwrapped or broken glass
  • Timber exceeding 2m in length or quantity
  • Any item longer than 2m and/or too heavy for two people to lift


Page last updated: 03 May 2012

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