Waste

Bin collections for Christmas and New Year

No bin collection

  • Christmas Day - Wednesday 25 December
  • New Year's Day - Wednesday 1 January

Changes to all bin collection

If your bin collection falls on the below dates, your bins will be collected the following day. If your collection day is Friday, it will be collected on a Saturday.

  • Wednesday 25 December
  • Thursday 26 December
  • Friday 27 December
  • Wednesday 1 January
  • Thursday 2 January
  • Friday 3 January

Please note: The Ballarat Transfer Station on Gillies Street and the Smythesdale Landfill will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

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Ballarat Waste and Recycling app

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Bin collection at your home

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Your general waste bin

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Your recycle bin

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Your Green waste bin

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Food waste and compost

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Glass recycling

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Leaf collection

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Transfer Station

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Hard waste

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Electronic waste

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Syringes and sharps

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Asbestos and mould

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Ballarat Soft Plastics Collection Pilot Program