South Yarra is collected by City of Stonnington. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects South Yarra?
South Yarra is in City of Stonnington, 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 South Yarra, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Stonnington is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Stonnington bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Stonnington’s own website is the source of record
.
South Yarra bin colours and collection frequency
City of Stonnington issues 3 bins to households
in South Yarra:
Stonnington has FOGO — the lime green bin accepts all food scraps. Yellow and lime green alternate fortnightly.
Why your street may differ from the rest of South Yarra
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Stonnington 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 South Yarra 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 weekly , while recycling is fortnightly , and food and garden organics (fogo) is fortnightly (alternates with yellow).
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.
South Yarra bin day: common questions
What council covers South Yarra?
South Yarra is collected by City of Stonnington, in Victoria. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in South Yarra?
Collection day in South Yarra depends on your street. City of Stonnington splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of South Yarra 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 South Yarra?
City of Stonnington collects the red bin for general waste weekly in South Yarra.
Which bin is recycling in South Yarra?
In South Yarra the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly.
Does South Yarra have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Stonnington provides a lime green bin for food and garden organics (fogo) in South Yarra, fortnightly (alternates with yellow).
What if I've just moved to South Yarra?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Stonnington 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.
