WITH lockdown restrictions eased, residents can dump green waste for free at Mornington Peninsula Shire tips at Rye, Tyabb and Mornington, 13-16 November.

The green waste must be taken to the tips over the four days in private vehicles and trailers only. No commercial vehicles or commercial green waste will be accepted.

Contact details will need to be provided at the gate to satisfy COVID-safe requirements. Residents should take proof of residency, such as a driver’s licence or rates notice.

Green waste includes all types of garden waste and untreated timber.

The Mornington transfer station can accept up to three cubic metres of green waste each trip.

Anyone regularly taking green waste to the tip can opt-in to receive a 240-litre fortnightly green waste bin collection if they live in urban areas of the shire.

For more information about the no-charge green waste event or to book a green waste bin collection service, call 1300 850 600, 5950 1000 or visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/greenwaste

Shire tips are in Truemans Road, Rye, McKirdys Road, Tyabb and Watt Road, Mornington. Opening hours: Friday 13 and Monday 16 November: 8am-4pm and Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November:  8am-5pm.

First published in the Southern Peninsula News – 10 November 2020