Bright Bin Day

Tuesday 25 August

Next out: Organics (green)

Which kerbside bin goes out and when — weekly FOGO, fortnightly rubbish and recycling — plus what belongs in each, for Bright township.

Bright's kerbside bins, in plain words. Most of the township is collected on Tuesday: the lime-green FOGO bin every week, with the red rubbish and yellow recycling bins on alternating fortnights. Your exact day — and which week your rubbish or recycling falls on — depends on your street, so check the council's address lookup below.

Bright township

Most Bright streets are collected on Tuesday. Some streets, and the surrounding valley, differ — use the council's address lookup for your exact day and which fortnight your rubbish and recycling fall on.

Food and garden organics (FOGO)Lime-green lid
Every week on Tuesday
Next collection: Tuesday 25 August
General rubbishRed lid
Every fortnight on Tuesday
RecyclingYellow lid
Every fortnight on Tuesday

Bright's kerbside bins, in plain words. Most of the township is collected on Tuesday: the lime-green FOGO bin every week, with the red rubbish and yellow recycling bins on alternating fortnights. Your exact day — and which week your rubbish or recycling falls on — depends on your street, so check the council's address lookup below.

Bright township

Most Bright streets are collected on Tuesday. Some streets, and the surrounding valley, differ — use the council's address lookup for your exact day and which fortnight your rubbish and recycling fall on.

Food and garden organics (FOGO)Lime-green lid
Every week on Tuesday
Next collection: Tuesday 25 August
General rubbishRed lid
Every fortnight on Tuesday
RecyclingYellow lid
Every fortnight on Tuesday

Check your exact day by address

This page shows the collection days by area. For the precise day and week tied to your street address, use the council’s official lookup: Alpine Shire bin collection lookup.

Public holidays can shift collection

Public holidays can change a collection day that week — check the council's kerbside calendar or the address lookup for any change.

What goes in which bin

When in doubt, leave it out — the wrong item can contaminate a whole load.

Food and garden organics (FOGO)

Lime-green lid

Goes in

All food scraps — fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and bones
Dairy, bread, rice and pasta
Leftovers and out-of-date food, out of any packaging
Tea leaves, coffee grounds and eggshells
Garden clippings, leaves, weeds and small prunings

Keep out

Plastic of any kind, including “compostable” or “biodegradable” bags and liners
Food packaging, takeaway containers and coffee cups
Soil, rocks, bricks and large branches

Recycling

Yellow lid

Goes in

Glass bottles and jars
Steel and aluminium cans, and empty aerosols
Paper, cardboard, magazines and clean pizza boxes
Hard plastic containers and bottles
Milk and juice cartons

Keep out

Plastic bags and soft plastics — use the council's orange soft-plastic bags instead
Bagged recycling — put items in loose
Food, liquids and dirty containers
Polystyrene and foam trays
Clothing, nappies, batteries and electronics

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General rubbish

Red lid

Goes in

Soft plastics and plastic film not collected in the orange bags
Polystyrene and foam
Nappies and animal waste
Broken crockery, ceramics and mirror glass
Anything that isn't food, garden organics or clean recycling

Keep out

Food and garden scraps — use the lime-green FOGO bin
Glass, cans, paper, cardboard and hard plastics — use the yellow recycling bin
Batteries, gas bottles, chemicals and e-waste — never any kerbside bin; take them to the transfer station

Tuesday 25 August

Next out: Organics (green)

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