Highton bin day & collection schedule
Greater Geelong City · VIC 3216 · typically Wednesdays
Schedule data last verified: August 2026
Highton waste collection overview
In Highton, postcode 3216, waste and recycling services come from Greater Geelong City.
The suburb sits roughly 5km South-West of Geelong.
Locals know it for the Barwon River valley.
Most streets in Highton are collected on a Wednesday, but collection days here are set street by street and yours can differ. Search your address to get the day and the bins for your place.
Below is the Highton rundown: which bins you have, the usual collection rhythm and the local rules worth knowing. For your street's exact dates, search your address from the home page.
Key facts
- Council: Greater Geelong City
- Typical collection day: Wednesday (varies by street, search your address to confirm)
- Postcode: 3216
- Location: 5km South-West of Geelong
- State: VIC
Which bins does Highton have?
Highton homes get the bins below from Greater Geelong City. Their frequencies differ, so which ones go out changes with the week.
- General Waste, collected weekly.
- Recycling, collected fortnightly.
- Garden Waste, collected fortnightly.
Highton bin day at a glance
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.
About your council's collection service
Highton falls under Greater Geelong City for waste and recycling collections.
- Greater Geelong City Council provides kerbside collection across the Geelong urban area, including residential, heritage, and growth corridor suburbs.
- The council operates a fortnightly alternating cycle for recycling and garden organics bins.
- Geelong's diverse residential mix, from heritage homes in the inner suburbs to newer estates like Lara, means collection days and services can vary significantly by area.
- Your specific collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find yours.
Visit Greater Geelong City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Recycling rule worth knowing
Remove caps and lids from plastic bottles before recycling.
Caps are often a different type of plastic that causes contamination if mixed with the bottle material. Metal screw-top lids on glass jars are the exception and those can stay on.
Example: Milk bottles, shampoo bottles, soft drink bottles: pop the cap off first.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my neighbour in Highton 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. In Highton that mostly means Wednesday, though streets near a zone boundary can differ. Confirm with your own address rather than copying the neighbours.
What goes in the green bin?
Grass clippings, leaves, small branches and prunings. If Greater Geelong City runs a FOGO service, food scraps can join them in an approved compostable liner; if the lid says garden organics only, keep food out. When unsure, check the lid sticker or the council website.
Can I recycle pizza boxes?
A clean, dry pizza box is fine in the yellow bin. If the base is soaked with grease, tear off and recycle the clean lid and put the greasy half in general waste. This rule is the same across every VIC council, Greater Geelong City included.
Nearby suburbs
The surrounding suburbs each have their own collection days. Here are the closest ones.
Quick tips for bin night
- Know your fortnight. Highton alternates its fortnightly bins, and guessing wrong is the classic move. The neighbours' kerb on Wednesday morning is the traditional answer; an address search is the reliable one.
- Check your bin before bin night. Wednesday evening 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.
- Two rules, both matter. There is a correct bin and there is a correct night, and in most of Highton that night is Wednesday. These are two different things and both matter.
Get the schedule for your street
Skip the guesswork on bin night in Highton. One address search shows the confirmed dates for every bin you have.
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