Surf Coast Shire · VIC 3228
Schedule data last verified: August 2026
In Torquay, postcode 3228, waste and recycling services come from Surf Coast Shire.
This page summarises the bin schedule, recycling rules and council details that apply to Torquay. For the live schedule for your specific address, enter it on the home page.
Here is what Surf Coast Shire collects from Torquay kerbs, and how often each bin goes out.
Salt air, good coffee, and one less thing to think about.
Living near the water has its perks. Your council handles the bin schedule and we help you remember it.
Torquay falls under Surf Coast Shire for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Surf Coast Shire website for the official policy and any service updates.
Garden organics diverted from landfill become compost and mulch.
A full, clean green-lid bin is genuinely valuable. The material is processed into soil amendment used on farms, council parks, and revegetation projects.
Surf Coast Shire offers larger or additional bins for eligible households, such as big families or medical needs, usually for a fee. Contact the council's waste team; if you are new to Torquay, check what size is standard first, since upgrade policies differ between councils.
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 Surf Coast Shire runs use an automated arm, and bins in Torquay blocked by cars, poles or low branches are the most common reason a bin gets skipped.
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 bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.
Zones split Torquay street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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