Mulching Days - Coolaroo

Next date: Sunday, 19 January 2025 | 10:00 AM to 02:30 PM

What can I bring to tree mulching days?

Clean, freshly cut, tree branches will be accepted for mulching.

A maximum of four cubic metres of accepted material applies, per household, per mulching day.

You will need to bring proof of Hume residency, such as your rates notice or drivers licence, to participate in the service.

What is not accepted for mulching?

The following materials will not be accepted for mulching:

• branches with fruit
• dry timber
• vines
• grass clippings
• thorny plants
• roses
• palm trees
• yuccas
• bracken
• succulents

Material containing bricks, concrete, wire, plastic bags and/or pots also won't be accepted.

Commercial quantities of material are not allowed. Up to four cubic metres (four small trailer loads) can be taken to each mulching day, per household.

What other services are available for disposing of tree branches?

You can use your waste vouchers to book a bundled branch collection and we will pick up your tree branches from your home.

You can drop off up to 4m³ of garden clippings, including tree branches up to 15cm thickness, at a Resource Recovery Centre for free on Hume Clean Days.

You can put small branches (maximum 10cm thickness) in your food and garden bin (green bin). You can also put most other garden clippings in your green bin.

You can use your waste vouchers to drop off tree branches and some other garden clippings at a Resource Recovery Centre any time.

Does Council have mulch available to residents?

Free mulch will be available if requested when you drop off your branches. You will be asked to return between 2.45pm and 3.45pm on the day to collect your mulch.

When

Location

Operations Centre – Coolaroo, 42 Maffra Street, Coolaroo, View Map