Brimbank City · VIC 3023
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Cairnlea is a VIC suburb in postcode 3023, served by Brimbank City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 16km NW of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the parklands on the former Albion explosives factory site.
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.
Cairnlea homes get the bins below from Brimbank City. Their frequencies differ, so which ones go out changes with the week.
The footpaths are fresh, the parks are still being planted, and your bins still go out every week.
New suburb, same story. Every household in the area has a collection day. Here's yours.
Cairnlea falls under Brimbank City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Brimbank City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Never bag your recycling. Put items directly in the bin..
Plastic bags prevent automated sorting lines from processing the contents. The bag and everything inside it typically ends up in landfill regardless of what's inside.
Example: Tins, bottles, cardboard: loose in the yellow bin, not in a bag.
Brimbank City collects recycling fortnightly, alternating with the garden organics bin. Collection days vary by street, and an address search shows which fortnight you are in right now.
On the footpath or nature strip close to the kerb, lid opening facing the street, with about half a metre clear on each side. The trucks Brimbank City runs use an automated arm, and bins in Cairnlea blocked by cars, poles or low branches are the most common reason a bin gets skipped.
It depends on the holiday and the council. When Brimbank City shifts collections, everything from the holiday onward that week usually moves one day later. An address search during a holiday week shows any adjusted dates the council has published.
Your neighbours across the border are dealing with the same things. Here are the nearby suburbs.
Bin days in Cairnlea vary by street and zone. Enter your address on the home page to see the next collection date for every bin.
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