Before putting out your hard waste, take a moment to remove any batteries.
Last year, in August 2025, one of our hard waste collection trucks had to make an emergency stop at Reg Harris Reserve after signs of a fire were detected in the truck.
The cause? Batteries in someone's hard waste collection.
Thankfully, our driver acted quickly and no one was injured.
Never put batteries in hard waste or bins
During this year's annual hard waste collection, we need your help to prevent incidents like this.
Batteries can be crushed or damaged in a hard waste or bin collection truck, causing them to start fires.
By keeping batteries out of hard waste and bins, you're keeping drivers, waste workers and the wider community safe.
You're also helping avoid situations where truckloads of waste need to be dumped in parks or public spaces to prevent a fire from spreading.
Find a battery drop-off point near you
Batteries can be recycled at many drop-off points, including supermarkets, hardware stores and Council facilities like:
- Monash Recycling and Waste Centre, 380 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill
- Monash Civic Centre, 293 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley
- Oakleigh Service Centre, 3 Atherton Rd, Oakleigh
- Clayton Library, 9-15 Cooke St, Clayton
