South Gippsland Shire · VIC 3953
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
In Leongatha, postcode 3953, waste and recycling services come from South Gippsland Shire.
The suburb sits roughly 130km South-East of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the Leongatha Railway Station precinct and dairy country surrounds.
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 South Gippsland Shire collects from Leongatha kerbs, and how often each bin goes out.
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.
Leongatha falls under South Gippsland Shire for waste and recycling collections.
Visit South Gippsland Shire website for the official policy and any service updates.
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.
Grass clippings, leaves, small branches and prunings. If South Gippsland Shire 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.
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. Collection days in Leongatha vary by street, so check your exact address. Confirm with your own address rather than copying the neighbours.
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 neighbouring streets have their own schedules. Here's what's happening nearby.
Zones split Leongatha street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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