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Free green waste disposal

Residents are encouraged to drop off their green waste for free at the upcoming green-waste drop off events in Pakenham and Lysterfield.

The green waste drop-off events are accepting residential amounts of green waste including garden prunings, tree branches and trunks (up to 30 centimetres wide and one metre long), weeds, grass clippings, leaves, and flowers. 

The events will be held at the Future Recycling Transfer Station from Monday 3 June to Saturday 8 June and Monday 5 August to Saturday 10 August, and at the Cleanaway Resource Recovery Centre in Lysterfield from Monday 7 October to Saturday 13 October.

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. 

For more information about Council’s green waste drop-off events, visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/dropoff

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