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The MMA helps facilitate several food recovery and diversion programs for market users, including collections points for donations to FareShare (next to rear of Store 6) and FoodBank (next to rear of Store 148). Organic produce that is fit for human consumption can be donated Monday to Friday from 6.30 am until 9.00 am and is tax deductible at the Market price of the produce. For questions relating to donations, please contact Fareshare or Foodbank.
Zoos Victoria and other local farmers also collect donations for animal feed. Produce not collected through these measures may be used as part of our partnership with Yarra Valley Water’s Waste to Energy Plant.
The Melbourne Market has a comprehensive on-site waste and recycling system to support efficient and sustainable waste management. Quayclean manages all the waste, recycling and cleaning at the market, including the on-site Recycling Transfer Centre. To contact Quayclean, scan one of the QR codes on posters around the site or call 0499 629 972 (11pm to 8am Monday to Saturday).
Market users may recycle sorted polystyrene, plastic and flattened cardboard free of charge at one of the many Satellite Recycling Stations which are marked on the Map.
Disposal of the first 100kg of organic waste per business, per day is free. Additional waste is charred at $0.20 per kilogram.
General and contaminated waste must be delivered to the Transfer Station and is charged at $0.50 cents per kilogram.
For information about pallet disposal, see Pallets & Pooling Equipment .
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