Waste drop-off days

Green waste drop off

• We hold free green waste drop off days for Cardinia Shire residents.
• Green waste can be dropped off in residential vehicles and trailers only. Commercial business operators cannot use the service. 
• You need to bring Photo ID that shows your home address in Cardinia Shire. 
• The green waste is shredded and taken to a composting facility. It is then broken down and turned into high-quality soil conditioner to help grow food and gardens in Victoria.

Drop-off dates and locations

Pakenham – Friday 1 to Monday 4 December 2023 

Future Recycling Transfer Station 
30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham 
All days: 9am to 4pm

What you can drop off 

Residential amounts of garden waste, including:

• flowers
• garden prunings
• grass clippings
• leaves
• tree branches and trunks up to 30 centimetres wide and 1 metre long
• weeds

What you can't drop off 

• Rocks, stones, soil or potting mix
• Building and renovation waste (such as timber and fence palings) 
• Commercial quantities of green waste
• Treated timber
• Green waste in a bag
• Food
• Manure and animal waste
• General household rubbish or recyclables
• Plant pots
• Medical syringes
• Clothes and shoes
• Hessian or plastic bags
• Hazardous waste or chemicals. 

Other ways to dispose of green waste

• Food and garden waste bin: Collected every 2 weeks. If you don't have a green waste bin, you can order one for a fee.
• Booked hard waste collections
• Composting and garden mulching: Purchase a new compost bin or garden mulcher and apply for a rebate of up to $50.

Christmas cardboard drop-off

• Recycle your excess cardboard and wrapping paper for free at our free Christmas cardboard drop-off event. 
• Unlimited cardboard can be dropped off in residential vehicles and trailers only. Commercial business operators cannot use the service. 
• Please bring photo ID showing your home address in Cardinia Shire. 

Drop-off dates and locations

Pakenham – Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 December 2023 

Future Recycling Transfer Station 
30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham 
Thursday 28 December: 8am- 4pm
Friday 29 December: 8am- 4pm
Saturday 30 December: 8am- 2:30pm

Pakenham– Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 January 2024

Future Recycling Transfer Station 
30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham 
Thursday 4 January: 8am- 4pm
Friday 5 January: 8am- 4pm
Saturday 6 January: 8am- 2:30pm

What you can drop off 

• Flattened, dry and clean cardboard (try to remove as much sticky tape as possible)
• Gift wrapping paper

What you can't drop off 

• Polystyrene
• Soft plastic packaging
• Wet cardboard
• Plastic gift wrapping
• Cellophane, ribbons, bows & other Chritsmas decorations

Other Disposal options

• Kerbside Recycling bin: Dispose of excess cardboard and wrapping paper in your kerbside recycling bin. If your recycling bin is full, avoid overflowing the bin and wait until the next collection day to dispose of any extra items. 
• Book a Hard Waste collection for Christmas tree disposal or use one of our free Green waste drop-off events.
• Take your electronic waste (anything with a battery, cord or plug) for free disposal year round at your local transfer station. 
• Cleanaway Lysterfield Resource Recovery Centre accepts paper and cardboard for free on an ongoing basis. 

Detox Your Home collections

• Detox Your Home provides a way to safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals such as cleaners, fuels and pesticides.
• Commercial business operators cannot use the service.
• Residents wanting to attend will need to book in advance.
• Our next event will be held in 2024.

drumMUSTER collections

DrumMUSTER provides agricultural and veterinary chemical users with a way to recycle eligible empty agvet chemical containers.

Next drumMUSTER drop off event will be held in 2024

For more info or to find another drop-off point, visit the DrumMuster website