Council provides a waste and recyclables collection service to towns within the shire. Details of this service can be seen on the Hamilton Waste and Recycling Collection Service page or the Township Waste Collection page.

Southern Grampians provides a number of points of disposal for waste at the Hamilton Landfill and transfer stations around the Shire. Details of waste disposal points can be seen on the Waste Disposal page.

Council actively promotes resource recovery through the Reduction of waste, Re-use of waste and the Recycling of waste.