The Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre (FRRRC) charges $162 per cubic metre of hard waste for Frankston City residents and $191 for non-residents, $48–50 per cubic metre for green waste, $267 for soil and $140 for clean concrete and bricks, on the most recent published price list (2025-26). Trucks under 4.5 tonnes pay $369 per tonne. It is open 8am–4pm every day except Good Friday and Christmas Day, is not a landfill, and does not accept food, liquid or hazardous waste.
At a glance
| Facility | Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre (FRRRC), Skye |
| Operator | Frankston City Council |
| Hours | 8:00am–4:00pm Monday to Sunday (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day); Frankston Treasure Chest reuse shop 10am–3pm |
| Price list | 2025-26 schedule (the council's 2026-27 list had not been published as text at the time of writing; expect increases in line with the levy rise to $177.19 per tonne) |
| Not accepted | Food, liquid and hazardous waste (FRRRC is a transfer station, not a landfill) |
FRRRC price list
| Item | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
| Hard waste | $162.00 per m³ | $191.00 per m³ |
| Green waste | $48.00 per m³ | $50.00 per m³ |
| Soil (1 m³ limit) | $267.00 per m³ | $267.00 per m³ |
| Soil, bricks and concrete (mixed load) | $267.00 per m³ | $267.00 per m³ |
| Concrete and bricks (clean) | $140.00 per m³ | $140.00 per m³ |
| Bag (no putrescible waste) | $15.00 | see schedule |
| Car boot | $43.00 | see schedule |
| Truck under 4.5 t | $369.00 per tonne | $369.00 per tonne |
| Trailers (6×4, 7×5, 8×5, heaped or high-sided) | Price on application at the gate | Price on application |
| Mattress | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Car tyre (off rim / on rim) | $14.00 / $22.00 | $14.00 / $22.00 |
| Light truck tyre (off rim / on rim) | $22.00 / $29.00 | $22.00 / $29.00 |
| Large truck tyre | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Motor oil (up to 49 L) | Free | $0.50 per litre |
| Christmas tree | $7.00 | $7.00 |
Free recyclables (households only)
Paint, e-waste, lead and alkaline batteries, televisions and computers, scrap metal, light globes, X-rays, 4.5–9 kg gas bottles, commingled recyclables, and cardboard and paper. The household-only condition matters for businesses: a trade quantity of e-waste or paint is not covered.
How a Melbourne tip fee is built
Every general-waste gate fee in metropolitan Melbourne has three layers. The Victorian landfill levy is $177.19 per tonne from 1 July 2026 (EPA Victoria), up from $169.79 the year before. GST is added on top of the whole fee. The rest is the operator's cost of handling, transport to landfill and margin, which is why two councils 15 minutes apart can charge $220 and $250 for the same cubic metre. Recyclable streams (cardboard, scrap metal, e-waste, batteries) carry no levy, which is why they are free or cheap at almost every gate.
When a business should stop tipping and get a bin
Tip runs make sense for one-off clean-outs. They stop making sense once someone is driving to the gate every week. In the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula area a 1100L general-waste bin collected weekly costs $130–240 a month on Bundle Waste's 2026 benchmarks: that is about 4.4 m³ of waste a month, collected from your door, with the levy already inside the price. Against gate fees of $200–250 per cubic metre plus fuel and an hour of someone's time each trip, the bin wins well before the first month is out. A free waste audit prices the exact bin size and frequency for your volumes.
Ways to pay less at the gate
- Sort before you go. Cardboard, scrap metal, e-waste and batteries are free at most metro facilities. Hidden recyclables inside a mixed load are charged at the general rate.
- Know the minimum charge. Small loads are billed at the minimum regardless of weight; combining two half-loads into one trip usually saves the second minimum.
- Weight beats volume for dense waste. Where a facility offers per-tonne pricing on a weighbridge, soil, concrete and timber are usually cheaper by weight than by trailer size.
- Use resident vouchers. Several councils issue two or three free-disposal vouchers a year with the rates notice. They do not apply to commercial loads, but they do apply to the owner's own household waste.
- Green waste separately. Green waste is typically 40–60% cheaper than general waste at the same gate.
Sources
- Frankston City Council, FRRRC price list 2025-2026 (PDF) and Prices for FRRRC
- EPA Victoria, Waste levy rates 2026-27
Frequently asked questions
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