Port Phillip City · VIC 3183
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Kerbside collection in St Kilda East (VIC 3183) is run by Port Phillip City, which sets the bins, the zones and the schedule.
The suburb sits roughly 7km SE of Melbourne CBD.
Locals know it for the Alma Park.
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.
Port Phillip City provides the following kerbside bins in St Kilda East. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.
The cafe is two minutes away. Your bin day should take even less time to look up.
That's the whole point of this.
St Kilda East falls under Port Phillip City for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Port Phillip City website for the official policy and any service updates.
Empty and dry liquid containers before they go in.
Leftover liquid soaks into paper and cardboard in the same bin, ruining it for recycling and making the load heavier and harder to process.
Example: Tip out the last of the milk or juice and give the bottle a quick drain before it goes in the yellow bin.
On the footpath or nature strip close to the kerb, lid opening facing the street, with about half a metre clear on each side. The trucks Port Phillip City runs use an automated arm, and bins in St Kilda East blocked by cars, poles or low branches are the most common reason a bin gets skipped.
Bulky items never go in kerbside bins. Port Phillip City runs a hard waste service, either booked on demand or on scheduled dates depending on the area; the booking form and accepted items list are on the council website. Charities collect saleable furniture free.
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 streets around here all have their own bin days. Here are the nearby suburbs worth bookmarking.
Zones split St Kilda East street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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