Whittlesea City · VIC 3754
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Kerbside collection in Mernda (VIC 3754) is run by Whittlesea City, which sets the bins, the zones and the schedule.
Everything below applies to Mernda generally; your own street's dates come from the address search on the home page.
Mernda homes get the bins below from Whittlesea City. Their frequencies differ, so which ones go out changes with the week.
Still finding where everything is? Your bin schedule is one thing you can rely on.
New estates can take years to feel like home. Your waste collection day is already sorted before the lawn is.
Mernda falls under Whittlesea City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Whittlesea City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Lithium batteries cause hundreds of fires in waste trucks and facilities every year.
A button battery or vape tossed in a kerbside bin can ignite under pressure. Batteries belong at a dedicated drop-off, never in any of your three bins.
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.
Yes, and it is the safer habit. Whittlesea City asks for bins at the kerb by early morning on collection day, and trucks in Mernda can run early. The evening before beats the dawn sprint. Keep them clear of driveways, parked cars and other bins.
Grass clippings, leaves, small branches and prunings. If Whittlesea 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.
Your neighbours across the border are dealing with the same things. Here are the nearby suburbs.
Zones split Mernda street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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