Council’s free waste drop-off events are back for 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.   

Pakenham – Friday 25 to Monday 28 February 2022    Future Recycling Transfer Station   30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham   All days: 9am to 4pm  

Lysterfield – Friday 8 to Monday 11 April 2022   Cleanaway Resource Recovery Centre   840 Wellington Rd, Lysterfield    Friday 8: 8am to 4pm   Saturday 9 and Sunday 10: 8am to 12pm (noon)   Monday 11: 8am to 4pm   

Pakenham – Friday 17 to Monday 20 June 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.   

For more information about Council’s green waste drop-off events, visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/dropoff or call Council’s Customer Service Team on 1300 787 624.   

Please note that Council’s free green waste drop-off events will be run in line with Victorian Government COVID-19 restrictions. Residents must not attend if they are unwell and must comply with all instructions as directed by staff.