We offer several free green organics drop-off days throughout the year to help residents prepare for the fire season. All collected material is recycled into high-quality mulch.
Residents can drop off green waste on the dates below at the listed locations. Outside of these times, green waste can be taken to the Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre for a fee.
Drop-off locations are open from 9 am to 4 pm on scheduled days. Proof of residency is needed.
Residents must unload their own green waste. Council staff are not required to help, but they may do so at their own discretion.
If an ‘Extreme 75 or above’ or ‘Catastrophic’ fire danger day is declared by the CFS, this service will be cancelled
2026 drop-off dates
January
- Saturday 10 January
- Sunday 11 January
- Wednesday 28 January
February
- Saturday 7 February
- Sunday 8 February
March
- Saturday 14 March
- Sunday 15 March
April
- Saturday 11 April
- Sunday 12 April
- Wednesday 15 April
May
- Saturday 16 May
- Sunday 17 May
June
- Saturday 13 June
Drop-off locations
Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre
- Type
- Council Depot
- Address
- Scott Creek Road, Scott Creek
The Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre offers waste disposal and recycling services for residents, including green waste, recycling, and general waste.
Gumeracha Council Depot
- Type
- Council Depot
- Address
- John Fisher Avenue, Gumeracha
The Gumeracha Council Depot offers local waste management and recycling services. Providing a range of services to residents, including green waste drop-off and recycling programs.
Woodside Council Depot
- Type
- Council Depot
- Address
- Tiers Road, Woodside
The Woodside Council Depot provides local waste management and recycling services. It is open to residents for various services, including green waste drop-off and other recycling initiatives.
Accepted items
Clean residential green waste, including prunings, leaves, and small branches (up to 100mm in diameter), is accepted.
Load Size:
Each load must fit within a 7x5 trailer. There's no limit on how many visits you can make.
Items not accepted
To make high-quality mulch, the following items are not accepted during free drop-off days:
Pest plants not accepted:
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Agapanthus
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Bamboo / giant reed
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Blackberry
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Blue periwinkle
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Bluebell creepers
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Boneseed
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Bridal creeper
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Cape broom
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English broom
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Desert ash
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Dog / briar rose
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Gorse / furze
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Hawthorn
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Olive
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Sallow wattle
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Salvation Jane
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Sweet pittosporum
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Tree lucerne / tagasaste
Three corner jack
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Three-cornered garlic
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Watsonia
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Willow
Other green waste not accepted:
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Lawn clippings
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Palm fronds
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Poplar
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Roses
Commercial or truck loads, palm fronds, and declared environmental weeds are not accepted. View a full list of non-accepted organics.
Pest or environmental plants can be disposed of at the Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre for a fee or placed in a green organic kerbside bin. Green bin waste is composted, while material collected on drop-off days is mulched.
Recycling process
The Council mulches collected organics and sells it as nutrient-rich mulch. You can buy it at the Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre, located at 32 Scott Creek Road, Heathfield.