Boroondara City · VIC 3126
Canterbury is a VIC suburb in postcode 3126, served by Boroondara City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 10km E of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the Canterbury Road heritage shopping strip.
This page summarises the bin schedule, recycling rules and council details that apply to Canterbury. For the live schedule for your specific address, enter it on the home page.
Boroondara City provides the following kerbside bins in Canterbury. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.
The heritage homes get character. The bins still go out the same as everyone else's.
Some things don't change regardless of how old the neighbourhood is.
Canterbury falls under Boroondara City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Boroondara City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Empty and dry liquid containers before they go in.
Leftover liquid soaks into paper and cardboard in the same bin, ruining it for recycling and making the load heavier and harder to process.
Example: Tip out the last of the milk or juice and give the bottle a quick drain before it goes in the yellow bin.
Metal screw-top lids from glass jars and bottles can stay on when you put them in the yellow bin. Small plastic caps on plastic bottles should generally be removed, as they're often a different plastic type. Large plastic lids from takeaway containers are fine in recycling.
Green-lid bins typically take garden waste: grass clippings, leaves, small branches, and prunings. If your council runs a FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) service, food scraps can go in too, usually in an approved compostable liner.
Most councils say bins should be at the kerb by 6 AM on collection day but can go out the evening before. Keep them off the road and clear of driveways, parked cars, and other bins.
The streets around here all have their own bin days. Here are the nearby suburbs worth bookmarking.
Bin days in Canterbury 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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