Commercial waste collection FAQ for Melbourne
Answers to common questions about Australian Waste Management commercial bins, collection days, accepted materials, recycling, document destruction and ordering across Greater Melbourne.
Quick answers
What services does Australian Waste Management provide?
Australian Waste Management provides commercial waste and recycling services in Melbourne. Its services include paper and cardboard recycling, secure document destruction, general waste collection, commingled bottle and can recycling, wheelie bin hire with or without collections, and urgent or once-off collections. It also sells wheelie bins, bin liners, bin lifts, bin stands and the Tow-a-bin bin towing device online.
Which areas does Australian Waste Management service?
Australian Waste Management services the greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria. Its coverage includes outer areas such as Greater Geelong, Bacchus Marsh, Somerton, Lilydale, Pakenham, the Mornington Peninsula and the areas in between. The coverage page on its website lets you enter a postcode to check which weekly collection services are available at your address.
What bin sizes are available for general waste collection?
Australian Waste Management supplies general waste wheelie bins in 240-litre, 660-litre and 1100-litre sizes. Depending on your location and needs, bins can be collected daily, weekly, fortnightly or every four weeks. Commingled bottle and can recycling bins are also available in sizes from 240 litres upward, and the online order form shows the annual fee for each combination.
When should I put my bins out for collection?
Australian Waste Management recommends placing bins kerbside by 5pm on the day before your scheduled collection and leaving them out until they have been emptied. Collections also run on public holidays, so the same rule applies when a collection day falls on a holiday: put the bins out by 5pm the day before and leave them until emptied.
Can Australian Waste Management do an urgent or once-off collection?
Yes, Australian Waste Management offers urgent and once-off collections of general waste, mixed or commingled recycling, paper, cardboard, sensitive documents and archives. For general waste and commingled recycling, call 1300 292 783 for a quote. For bulk paper and document removal, its Site Attendance Service loads bagged or boxed documents on site, with no minimum or maximum quantity.
Does Australian Waste Management offer a price match guarantee?
Yes, Australian Waste Management offers a price match guarantee on identical products and services. If you find the same product or service advertised by a competitor at a lower price, you can send written proof and request a match at purchase, at service sign-up or at annual renewal. Conditions and exclusions, such as clearance and percentage-off offers, apply.
Can I drop off cardboard for recycling for free?
Drop-off at our Truganina yard is not free: paper and cardboard recycling drop-off is $25 per 660L equivalent, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Qualifying Greater Melbourne businesses may be eligible for free scheduled paper and cardboard collections instead—use the enquiry form on the free cardboard recycling page or call 1300 292 783.
Who is Australian Waste Management?
Australian Waste Management is a 100% Australian-owned, family-owned waste and recycling company based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was established in 2003 as a paper and cardboard recycling business in Melbourne's west and later expanded into document destruction and bottle and can recycling. Its office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, on 1300 292 783.
Commingle Recycling
Q. Are the service prices up to date?
A. The price are corrent as at Wednesday 23th March, 2016
Q. Are the service prices REAL?
A. Yes, low overheads and good management allow us to keep our prices low!
Q. Is it REALLY this easy?
A. YES! Just click the link above. Hassle FREE!
Q. What’s the catch?
A. There is none, well not that we have found.
Q. Do the Bottle & Can bins need to be placed kerbside for collection
A. YES! Unless otherwise arranged with our office, bins need to be placed kerbside by 5pm the day prior to the organized collection day, and left there until emptied. Some runs start prior to 1am, some finish after 5pm.
