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Landfill

Moreland does not have a landfill site (rubbish tip) or transfer station.

There is a privately owned transfer station in East Brunswick and other transfer stations nearby.

Use them to drop off garden waste, concrete and timber waste, batteries, chemicals and other rubbish. Charges may apply.

You can also use Council’s hard waste collection each year for rubbish that can't be recycled.

Transfer stations in and near Moreland

Banyule Waste Recovery Centre
Corner Waterdale Road and Banksia Street, Bellfield
Phone 9490 4222
Melway reference 31 F4
Open Monday to Friday 7.30 am – 3 pm. Open weekends and public holidays 7.30 am – 12 pm.
(Closed New Years Day, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.)

Hume Resource Recovery Centre
Bolinda Road, Campbellfield
Phone 9359 3813
Melway reference 7 H8
Open seven days 8 am – 4 pm. Recycling Centre is open Monday to Friday 8 am – 4 pm.
(Closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Anzac Day and Good Friday.)

Cooper Street Recycling Precinct
480 Cooper Street, Epping
Green waste phone 9408 4555
Timber waste phone 9408 7900
Concrete waste phone 9409 9100
Melway reference 181 A10
Green waste is open seven days 8 am – 3.30 pm. Timber waste and concrete waste is open Monday to Friday 8 am – 3.30 pm and Saturday 8 am – 12 pm.
(Closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day.)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
Kurnai Avenue (off Henty Street), Reservoir
Phone 9462 3455
Melway reference 18 C6
Open seven days 8 am – 3.30 pm.
(Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day.)

East Brunswick Transfer Station
32 Kirkdale Street, Brunswick
Phone 9387 9999
Melway reference 30 B8
Open Monday to Friday 7 am – 3.45 pm and weekends 9 am – 2.45 pm.

Moonee Valley Transfer Station
188 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds
Phone 9243 8888
Melway reference 28 D6
Open Monday to Saturday 8 am –  4 pm. Open Sunday 8 am – 1 pm.
(Closed public holidays.)

Skip and private waste collection

Moreland City Council does not provide skips for the bulk removal of waste. The Yellow Pages lists waste disposal companies.

Litter

Litter is anything that has been disposed of incorrectly. Littering is an environmental crime and under the Environmental Protection Act 1970 litterers can be fined $110 on the spot or up to $6,446 if the matter is prosecuted in court. Some of the most commonly littered items include cigarette butts, plastic bags, take-away food containers, food waste and packaging.

Litter is a visual blight on the landscape. It can enter waterways via the stormwater system where it has the potential to harm wildlife and damage the environment. Litter on our streets can also be a health risk, broken glass for example can harm pedestrians and domestic animals and cause a nuisance for cyclists.

Littered areas are unpelasant to be in and often feel neglected or uncared for. Litter attracts more litter and can lead to other types of vandalism taking palce in the area such as graffiti and property damage.

Cleaning up litter is a direct financial cost to local and state governments and therefore to the community. When materials such as paper, glass and plastic are littered rather than recycled the also represent lost resources.

Report litterers

 If you see litter on the street, pick it up and put it in a bin before it enters the stormwater system. If you see someone littering from a car you can report it to the EPA.  

To report littering from a vehicle:

• call the EPA Litter Report Line on 1800 352 555 (24/7) and ask for a report form, or
• report online at epa.vic.gov.au/reporting.

You will need to provide the following details:

• vehicle registration
• make and model of the vehicle
• time and place of offence
• type of litter dumped
• who the offence was committed (by driver or passenger)
• When a report is fully completed, EPA will issue the offender with a fine corresponding to the type of litter, for example lit cigarettes exact a higher fine.