Boroondara City · VIC 3122
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
In Hawthorn, postcode 3122, waste and recycling services come from Boroondara City.
The suburb sits roughly 6km East of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the Glenferrie Oval, home ground of the Hawthorn Football Club.
The rest of this page covers Hawthorn's bins, schedule pattern and local collection notes. An address search gives you the precise dates for your street.
Hawthorn homes get the bins below from Boroondara City. Their frequencies differ, so which ones go out changes with the 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.
Hawthorn falls under Boroondara City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Boroondara City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Bagged recycling is one of the most common reasons a load is rejected.
Sorting machines and staff cannot open every bag, so anything tied up inside is treated as contamination. Tipping recyclables in loose solves the problem entirely.
No, bins attach to the property, not the resident, so renters use whatever Boroondara City supplies to the address. If bins are missing or broken at a new rental, report it to the council or your property manager; replacement is usually free and does not need the owner.
General waste catches up next week, but Boroondara City collects recycling and garden organics fortnightly, so a missed night there can mean a two week wait. If a bin is overflowing as a result, Boroondara City may offer a special collection; check their website for the process.
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. Boroondara City has a missed collection form on its website; report it and leave the bin out.
The streets around here all have their own bin days. Here are the nearby suburbs worth bookmarking.
The suburb level picture above is a guide; your street is the real answer. Search your address for the next four weeks of collections.
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