Hard waste collection

To find out when your next hard waste collection is, view the Bayside Hard Waste and Bundled Branches Map and Calendar:

An information leaflet giving notice of your collection day will be placed in your letterbox approximately 10 days prior to scheduled pick-up in your area.

Please do not place any material out for collection until you receive this leaflet.

Items suitable for collection include:

• tin, scrap iron, spouting and other waste metal products (length not to exceed two metres).
• sinks, wash basins, and chinaware.
• household furniture such as chairs, couches, beds, and mattresses.
• tools, equipment and mowers.
• toys, old sporting goods and playground equipment.
• carpet and linoleum, must be rolled and tied,(no longer than 2.0 metres and limited to 1.0 cubic metre - small room size).
• up to ten pieces of timber (neatly tied and not exceeding 2.0 metres in length).
• household appliances including refrigerators, stoves, televisions, washing machines and other electrical appliances. Doors on refrigerators and freezers must be removed.
• hot water services.

Council will not collect the following items:

• waste from industrial and commercial premises and businesses operated from home
• waste material from construction, renovation or demolition of domestic buildings (this includes bricks, stones, concrete, rubble, excavation material and fencing concrete blocks or edging).
• household garbage
• clay, sand or soil
• liquid waste including paints and paint tins, oils, poisons, swimming pool chemicals etc
• hazardous or offensive waste including asbestos
• car parts, engine blocks, or tyres
• garden material
• broken glass or ashes
• cardboard and newspapers
• any item longer than two metres and/or items too heavy for lifting onto a truck by two people. 

Volume: The total amount of material placed out for collection should not exceed a volume of:

• 2 metres x 2 metres x 1 metre high. (Individual items can be a maximum of 2 metres in height or length).

Note:  The amount of carpet that will be collected is limited to 1 cubic metre. For child safety reasons, before placing any refrigerator, freezer or trunk on the nature strip, you must first remove every door and lid.