Latrobe City · VIC 3870 · typically Thursdays
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Boolarra is a VIC suburb in postcode 3870, served by Latrobe City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 150km East of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the Boolarra Community Garden and heritage timber cottages.
Most streets in Boolarra have a Thursday collection day, though your exact day depends on your street.
What follows covers the bins, the typical schedule and the quirks that apply locally. The address search on the home page turns that into exact dates for your door.
Here is what Latrobe City collects from Boolarra kerbs, and how often each bin goes out.
Green space, green bin. The garden organics collection is more useful here than you might think.
Living near parks and waterways means more yard material. Council has a separate stream for that.
Boolarra falls under Latrobe City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Latrobe City website for the official policy and any service updates.
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.
No. Unbroken bottles and jars belong in the yellow bin, but broken glass is a hazard for sorting staff. Wrap it in newspaper, seal it in a bag and put it in the general waste bin.
FOGO means Food Organics and Garden Organics: food scraps composted along with garden waste in the green bin. Whether Latrobe City's green bin accepts food depends on its current rollout; the lid sticker is the quickest check, and the council website confirms it.
Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, steel and aluminium cans, and rigid plastic containers like bottles, tubs and trays. Soft plastics, food waste and contaminated packaging do not belong in it anywhere in VIC.
The surrounding suburbs each have their own collection days. Here are the closest ones.
Zones split Boolarra street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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