Kew is collected by City of Boroondara. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Kew?
Kew is in City of Boroondara, Victoria.
That is the council that decides your collection day, supplies your bins and publishes the
schedule — so it is the council name to look for on any official bin information.
This trips people up more than it should. Council boundaries rarely match the suburb names
people actually use, and a suburb can sit on the edge of one council while the shops you drive
to are in the next one. If you have just moved to Kew, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Boroondara is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Boroondara bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Boroondara’s own website is the source of record
.
Kew bin colours and collection frequency
City of Boroondara issues 3 bins to households
in Kew:
Boroondara is the reverse of most councils: recycling and FOGO are collected weekly while general waste is only fortnightly. Bins fill quickly in autumn across this leafy inner-east LGA.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Kew
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Boroondara divides its area into collection zones so
the trucks can work through it across the week, and those zone lines do not follow suburb
boundaries. A single suburb the size of Kew is often split across two or more collection
days, which is why a neighbour a few streets away can be a reliable-sounding but wrong source.
The other half is which week you are in.
General waste here is fortnightly , while recycling is weekly , and food and garden organics (fogo) is weekly.
Anything on a fortnightly cycle means counting weeks, and public holidays shift the count.
The checker above returns the actual next date for each bin, so there is nothing to count.
Kew bin day: common questions
What council covers Kew?
Kew is collected by City of Boroondara, in Victoria. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in Kew?
Collection day in Kew depends on your street. City of Boroondara splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Kew can be collected on different days. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to get the next collection date for your own address.
How often is general waste collected in Kew?
City of Boroondara collects the red bin for general waste fortnightly in Kew.
Which bin is recycling in Kew?
In Kew the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is weekly.
Does Kew have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Boroondara provides a lime green bin for food and garden organics (fogo) in Kew, weekly.
What if I've just moved to Kew?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Boroondara colours below, then run your new address through the checker to get your collection day — asking a neighbour is unreliable, because they may be in a different collection zone.
