Council does not provide a home collection service for green waste and for most of the year fees apply for green waste disposal with the exception of the free green waste disposal period.
Council offers a free green waste disposal period once a year at the Castlemaine and Maldon transfer stations to help residents prepare homes and properties for the upcoming fire danger period. The free waste disposal period normally occurs between October and December, over 2 weeks / 3 weekends. Proof of residence is required. The dates of the free green waste disposal period are dependent on the declaration of the Fire Danger Period. The dates are published when we have been advised of the start date of the Fire Danger Period.
You can take your garden waste (not food waste) to the Castlemaine and Maldon transfer stations for a fee depending on the weight of the green waste.
Castlemaine Transfer Station Sluicers Road, Castlemaine Phone: 03 5471 1700 Monday to Sunday 8:00 am to 4.00 pm
Maldon Transfer Station Morris Street, Maldon Phone: 03 5471 1700 Wednesday and Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm; Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 1.00pm
We are investigating better ways to collect and process (recycle) food scraps and garden waste. In the meantime we encourage home composting and worm farming.