The ultimate guide to getting rid of your hard waste in Hume
Published on 28 July 2021
Whether you live in your own home or rent your property, it turns out there are many free hard waste services you can access as a resident in Hume.
Book a hard waste collection
Get up to two free hard waste collections picked up from your home every year.
Tip – get two 3-cubic metre collections a year or combine them for one 6-cubic metre collection.
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Visit our resource recovery centres (tips)
Every household can access up to two free passes every year to use at our resource recovery centres in Campbellfield or Sunbury.
Tip – You don’t need a trailer for your visit. Put the back seats down in your car and lay out your hard waste. Plus, there are items that can be accepted for free anytime outside of your passes.
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Go to a Hume Clean Day
We run a free recycling day on the first Saturday of every season - March, June, September and December, where you can come and drop off accepted items for free.
Tip – check accepted items before coming along.
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Drop off your e-waste
E-waste or electronics like old computers, TVs, and anything with a cord can be brought to our resource recovery centres in Campbellfield or Sunbury for free at any time.
Tip - Don’t mix e-waste in with items not accepted for free as additional charges may be incurred.
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Bring it to a Recycle Station
Batteries, cameras, x-rays, and other accepted items can be brought to a Hume Recycling Station at Hume’s Global Learning Centres in Broadmeadows, Craigieburn and Sunbury for free at any time.
Tip – check our business hours, they can only be left when we are open.
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With so many free options at your disposal, it’s important to be planned and prepared when it comes to getting rid of hard waste.
For kids
We’ve created some colouring-in sheets for children so they can learn from an early age how to make the right decisions when it’s comes to waste.
Download and print colouring-in sheets at home(PDF, 1MB)
See it, report it.
A reminder that if you see someone illegally dumping waste or if you have any information about an incident, you can make an anonymous report to Council.
Reporting helps ensure offenders are caught and made accountable for their actions.
Together we can keep our community clean.