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Apollo Bay bin day & collection schedule

Colac Otway Shire · VIC 3233

Schedule data last verified: August 2026

Apollo Bay waste collection overview

In Apollo Bay, postcode 3233, waste and recycling services come from Colac Otway Shire.

Everything below applies to Apollo Bay generally; your own street's dates come from the address search on the home page.

Key facts

  • Council: Colac Otway Shire
  • Postcode: 3233
  • Population: 1,500
  • State: VIC

Which bins does Apollo Bay have?

Colac Otway Shire provides the following kerbside bins in Apollo Bay. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.

  • General Waste, collected weekly.
  • Recycling, collected fortnightly.
  • Garden Waste, collected fortnightly.

Apollo Bay bin day at a glance

You know the bay is close when the wind changes direction the night before bin day.

Every suburb has its rhythms. Knowing your collection day is part of knowing your street.

About your council's collection service

Apollo Bay falls under Colac Otway Shire for waste and recycling collections.

  • Colac Otway Shire provides kerbside waste, recycling, and garden organics collection across the municipality, including Colac and Apollo Bay.
  • The shire runs a fortnightly alternating cycle for recycling and garden organics bins.
  • Residents in smaller coastal and Otways townships may have different service arrangements. Check the Colac Otway Shire website to confirm your service.
  • Your specific collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find yours.

Visit Colac Otway Shire website for the official policy and any service updates.

A delayed week often means a fuller bin

When collections are pushed back over a holiday period, the gap between pickups grows. General waste and organics can build up faster than usual, especially across the festive season when households produce more of both.

Tip: Squash and flatten where you can, and avoid overfilling. A lid that will not close can mean the truck skips your bin.

Frequently asked questions

What is FOGO and does it apply here?

FOGO means Food Organics and Garden Organics: food scraps composted along with garden waste in the green bin. Whether Colac Otway Shire's green bin accepts food depends on its current rollout; the lid sticker is the quickest check, and the council website confirms it.

Why was my bin in Apollo Bay not collected?

The usual reasons: the lid was not fully closed, the bin was out after the truck passed, contamination was spotted in the recycling, or the truck arm could not reach past a parked car. Colac Otway Shire has a missed collection form on its website; report it and leave the bin out.

Why does my neighbour in Apollo Bay have a different bin day?

Collection routes are planned street by street, so two nearby addresses can sit on different runs, and near a boundary they can even sit in different councils. Collection days in Apollo Bay vary by street, so check your exact address. Confirm with your own address rather than copying the neighbours.

Nearby suburbs

The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.

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Quick tips for bin night

  • Check your bin before bin night. Bin night is not the time to discover the bin is still full from last fortnight. A quick check the day before saves a very long fortnight.
  • Wishful recycling is not recycling. Putting something in the yellow bin and hoping for the best is contamination, and Colac Otway Shire tags bins for it. When in doubt, it is general waste.
  • Face the opening to the street. The lifter arm on Colac Otway Shire's trucks grabs from the road side. Lid opening toward the street, half a metre of clear space each side, and the bin gets emptied instead of skipped.

Get the schedule for your street

Skip the guesswork on bin night in Apollo Bay. One address search shows the confirmed dates for every bin you have.

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