Wantirna is collected by City of Knox. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Wantirna?
Wantirna is in City of Knox, 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 Wantirna, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Knox is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Knox bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Knox’s own website is the source of record
.
Wantirna bin colours and collection frequency
City of Knox issues 3 bins to households
in Wantirna:
Knox moved general waste to fortnightly in 2023 when FOGO launched. The recycling bin currently has a blue lid (changing to yellow by 2026/27). Lime green FOGO is weekly. Knox diverts over 74% of kerbside waste from landfill.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Wantirna
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Knox 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 Wantirna 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 fortnightly (alternates with red) , 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.
Wantirna bin day: common questions
What council covers Wantirna?
Wantirna is collected by City of Knox, in Victoria. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in Wantirna?
Collection day in Wantirna depends on your street. City of Knox splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Wantirna 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 Wantirna?
City of Knox collects the red bin for general waste fortnightly in Wantirna.
Which bin is recycling in Wantirna?
In Wantirna the blue bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly (alternates with red).
Does Wantirna have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Knox provides a lime green bin for food and garden organics (fogo) in Wantirna, weekly.
What if I've just moved to Wantirna?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Knox 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.
