Cardinia Shire Council's free green waste drop-off program is continuing through to December 2022.
Council's green waste drop-off events are a free service accepting residential amounts of green waste including flowers, garden prunings, grass clippings, leaves, tree branches, weeds and trunks (up to 30 centimetres wide and 1 metre long).
Residents must present photo ID as proof of residence within Cardinia Shire to access the free service.
Waste will only be accepted from residential vehicles and trailers; commercial business operators cannot use this service.
The new dates announced include:
Pakenham – Friday 19 to Monday 22 August 2022
Future Recycling Transfer Station
30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham
All days: 9am to 4pm
Lysterfield – Friday 14 to Monday 17 October 2022
Cleanaway Resource Recovery Centre
840 Wellington Rd, Lysterfield
Friday 14: 8am to 4pm
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16: 8am to 12pm (noon)
Monday 17: 8am to 4pm
Pakenham – Friday 2 to Monday 5 December 2022
Future Recycling Transfer Station
30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham
All days: 9am to 4pm
Don't forget that Future Recycling Pakenham also accepts electrical items (e-waste), batteries and scrap metal for free, any time of year.
