Geelong bin collection days
Greater Geelong City · Victoria · 13 suburb guides
Schedule data last verified: September 2026
Find your bin day in Greater Geelong City
Your bin night depends on your street, not just your suburb. An address search shows the exact dates for your property.
Enter my addressSuburb bin day guides
Every suburb below has its own guide covering typical collection days, bin types and local notes. Together they are home to around 67,000 people. Postcodes 3212, 3214, 3216, 3220, 3222, 3224, 3226 fall inside the council area.
Bins collected in Greater Geelong City
The standard Greater Geelong City household puts out three bins across the cycle: general waste is collected weekly and recycling and garden organics fortnightly.
Bin types and frequencies may vary by property. Enter your address for the confirmed schedule.
When is bin night in Greater Geelong City?
Different corners of Greater Geelong City put bins out on different nights. Of the seven suburbs covered, three have a Monday collection, two a Wednesday run, one a Tuesday run and one a Friday run.
Ocean Grove, Drysdale and Clifton Springs mostly see a Monday pickup and Highton and Waurn Ponds mostly see a Wednesday pickup, though the boundary streets of any zone can differ.
If your street sits near a zone edge, your night can differ from your neighbours two blocks over, so search your address to confirm.
After most public holidays, collections can slide back a day for the rest of that week. How this plays out is covered in the public holiday bin guide.
About the schedule data
Greater Geelong City 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.
Greater Geelong City bin questions
When is bin night in Greater Geelong City?
Different corners of Greater Geelong City put bins out on different nights. Of the seven suburbs covered, three have a Monday collection, two a Wednesday run, one a Tuesday run and one a Friday run. Enter your address on Bin Night Tonight to see the exact pickup dates for your street.
Does every street in Greater Geelong City have the same bin day?
No. Greater Geelong City divides its area into collection zones, and a suburb can straddle more than one. Your address determines your zone and your night.
What happens to Greater Geelong City bin collection on public holidays?
It depends on the holiday. When collections do shift in Greater Geelong City, everything from the holiday onward usually moves one day later that week.
About Greater Geelong City
As the local government area responsible for this corner of Victoria, Greater Geelong City sets bin days, manages the kerbside fleet and handles service changes. Its most populous suburbs covered here are Lara, Belmont and Corio. Schedules on this site track the council's published information.
For anything account related, such as new bins or missed pickups, use the Greater Geelong City website.
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