City of Port Phillip Bin Day

City of Port Phillip runs a kerbside bin collection service, and your exact collection day depends on your address — councils divide their area into zones to balance truck routes across the week, so neighbouring streets can have different days. Check yours right here:

Not in City of Port Phillip? The same bin day checker works for any postcode in Australia and the UK.

You can also check through the official City of Port Phillip website → — worth a look around public holidays, when councils publish any one-off changes to the schedule.

Why bin night gets confusing

Most Australian councils, including City of Port Phillip, collect general waste weekly and alternate recycling and garden organics on a fortnightly rotation. That means you need to know which week of the fortnight you're in, not just which day. Public holidays can shift the entire schedule by a day, and if you've just moved in, your neighbours may be on a completely different rotation to you — even on the same street.

What the bin colours mean

Australian councils broadly follow the national standard for kerbside bins (AS 4123.7): a red lid for general waste, yellow for mixed recycling, and green for garden organics — with some councils adding a lime-green FOGO lid for combined food and garden waste, and a few using local variations. The checker above shows the bin colours City of Port Phillip actually uses for your address.

An easier way to remember bin night

If you're tired of checking calendars and counting fortnights, there's a simpler approach. Bindicator is a small lamp that sits on your kitchen bench or shelf and lights up the night before collection day in the colour of the bins that need to go out. You set it up once (it takes about 2 minutes), and then you never need to check a City of Port Phillip schedule again.

Bindicator costs A$35 with free returns and a 3-year warranty. No subscription, no ongoing cost.

City of Port Phillip bin day: frequently asked questions