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Cardinia Shire bin collection schedule

Victoria · 7 suburb guides

Schedule data last verified: July 2026

Find your bin day in Cardinia Shire

Collection days vary street by street. Enter your address to see the next pickup date for every bin at your place.

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Suburb bin day guides

The guides below break the schedule down suburb by suburb, with typical days and bin details for each. Together they are home to around 105,000 people. Postcodes 3159, 3781, 3783, 3807, 3809, 3810, 3815 fall inside the council area.

BeaconsfieldBunyipCockatooGembrookMenzies CreekOfficerPakenham

Bins collected in Cardinia Shire

Cardinia Shire provides three kerbside bins to most homes. General waste is collected weekly and recycling and garden organics fortnightly.

General Waste
Weekly
Recycling
Fortnightly
Garden Waste
Fortnightly

Bin types and frequencies may vary by property. Enter your address for the confirmed schedule.

When is bin night in Cardinia Shire?

Different corners of Cardinia Shire put bins out on different nights. Of the three suburbs covered, one has a Tuesday collection, one a Thursday run and one a Wednesday run.

Pakenham mostly see a Tuesday pickup and Cockatoo mostly see a Thursday pickup, though the boundary streets of any zone can differ.

Because zones can split a suburb down a single road, an address search is the only way to be certain of your night.

A public holiday early in the week can push every later collection back one day. The details are in the public holiday bin guide.

Where this schedule comes from

Cardinia Shire runs its own address lookup service for bin schedules.

We built a direct connection to it, so a search here returns the same dates as the council's own tool.

Cardinia Shire bin questions

When is bin night in Cardinia Shire?

Different corners of Cardinia Shire put bins out on different nights. Of the three suburbs covered, one has a Tuesday collection, one a Thursday run and one a Wednesday run. Search your address here for the dates that apply to your property.

What happens to Cardinia Shire bin collection on public holidays?

Collections often slip a day after a public holiday, though not every holiday affects the run. The schedule shown for your address reflects any adjustment the council publishes.

Does every street in Cardinia Shire have the same bin day?

No, zones can split a suburb, and streets near a zone boundary often differ from their neighbours. Searching your address is the reliable way to get your night.

About Cardinia Shire

Cardinia Shire looks after waste and recycling services for its part of Victoria, covering the seven suburbs listed on this page. Its most populous suburbs covered here are Pakenham, Officer and Beaconsfield. The dates shown here come from the council's own collection data.

Official service announcements and bin requests go through the Cardinia Shire website.

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