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Nunawading bin day & collection schedule

Whitehorse City · VIC 3131

Schedule data last verified: July 2026

Nunawading waste collection overview

In Nunawading, postcode 3131, waste and recycling services come from Whitehorse City.

The suburb sits roughly 19km East of Melbourne CBD.

Locals know it for the Nunawading train station on the Belgrave line.

Below is the Nunawading 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: Whitehorse City
  • Postcode: 3131
  • Location: 19km East of Melbourne CBD
  • State: VIC

Which bins does Nunawading have?

These are the bins Whitehorse City supplies to Nunawading households, each on its own cycle, which is why the kerb looks different from week to week.

  • General Waste, collected weekly.
  • Recycling, collected fortnightly.
  • Garden Waste, collected fortnightly.

Nunawading bin day at a glance

You've lived here long enough to know the tram schedule. Your bin day deserves the same attention.

Inner-city rhythms are worth knowing cold. Collection day is one of them.

About your council's collection service

Nunawading falls under Whitehorse City for waste and recycling collections.

  • Whitehorse City provides a kerbside collection service in Nunawading, covering general waste, recycling, and garden waste.
  • General waste collected weekly and recycling and garden waste collected fortnightly.
  • Check the Whitehorse City website for the latest information on what's accepted in each bin.
  • Your specific collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find yours.

Visit Whitehorse City website for the official policy and any service updates.

Australia Day and Anzac Day can move your collection

Australia Day on 26 January and Anzac Day on 25 April are public holidays nationwide. When either lands on a weekday, councils that collect that day often delay the rest of the week by one day.

Tip: If your bin day is mid-week, glance at the council notice the week these dates fall on a weekday.

Frequently asked questions

What happens to bins on public holidays?

It depends on the holiday and the council. When Whitehorse City shifts collections, everything from the holiday onward that week usually moves one day later. An address search during a holiday week shows any adjusted dates the council has published.

What goes in the yellow recycling bin?

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.

What goes in the green bin?

Grass clippings, leaves, small branches and prunings. If Whitehorse 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.

Nearby suburbs

The streets around here all have their own bin days. Here are the nearby suburbs worth bookmarking.

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Quick tips for bin night

  • Holiday weeks shuffle the schedule. Long weekends can quietly push Whitehorse City collections back a day. Check before a public holiday so you are not chasing the truck down the street.
  • Rinse before you bin it. Your recycling does not clean itself. A ten second rinse now saves sorting staff hours later and keeps a Nunawading bin from becoming a science experiment between fortnightly collections.
  • Face the opening to the street. The lifter arm on Whitehorse City's trucks grabs from the road side. Lid opening toward the street, half a metre of clear space each side, and the bin gets emptied instead of skipped.

Get the schedule for your street

Two Nunawading streets can have two different bin nights. Your address gives you the exact dates for every bin at your place.

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