Whitehorse City · VIC 3132
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
In Mitcham, postcode 3132, waste and recycling services come from Whitehorse City.
The suburb sits roughly 21km East of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the Mitcham railway station and the Whitehorse Road shopping strip.
The rest of this page covers Mitcham's bins, schedule pattern and local collection notes. An address search gives you the precise dates for your street.
These are the bins Whitehorse City supplies to Mitcham households, each on its own cycle, which is why the kerb looks different from week to week.
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.
Mitcham falls under Whitehorse City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Whitehorse City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Return soft plastics to a collection point rather than the kerb.
Bags, wrappers and films tangle in machinery and cannot be processed in kerbside recycling. Dedicated drop-off programs handle them separately when they are running.
Example: Bread bags, pasta packets and bubble wrap: collect them at home and take them to a participating retailer.
No. Unbroken bottles and jars belong in the yellow bin, but broken glass is a hazard for sorting staff. Wrap it in newspaper, seal it in a bag and put it in the general waste bin.
Yes. CDS Vic refunds 10 cents per eligible drink container in VIC, at depots, return machines and bag drop points. Containers you redeem are extra money in your pocket; eligible containers you skip still go in the recycling bin.
Whitehorse City collects recycling fortnightly, alternating with the garden organics bin. Collection days vary by street, and an address search shows which fortnight you are in right now.
The surrounding suburbs each have their own collection days. Here are the closest ones.
Two Mitcham streets can have two different bin nights. Your address gives you the exact dates for every bin at your place.
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