Recycle unwanted clothes, shoes, soft toys and linen for free as part of National Recycling Week.
The drive-through style event will be offered at the Warragul council depot on Saturday from 9am to 1pm.
Baw Baw Shire mayor Annemarie McCabe said textiles last year made up about seven per cent of Baw Baw's garbage bin waste.
"When textiles are thrown out in general waste bins they end up in landfill and that's bad for our environment," Cr McCabe said. "This event is all about letting people know that unwanted or unused textiles don't have to go in the bin - they can be recycled, put to good use and kept out of landfill."
A partnership between Baw Baw Shire Council and Upcycle4Better, a wide range of textiles will be accepted on the day to be reused, repurposed or recycled. These include clothing, shoes, underwear, hats, belts, handbags, backpacks, bed linen, towels and soft toys. They should be neatly bagged in shopping bags to enable staff to lift and move easily.
Items not accepted include hospital overalls, hotel slippers, face masks and mattresses.
Items should be clean and dry - stains are permitted if clean. Dirty, mouldy or wet items will be not accepted.
Cr McCabe said the event aimed to build on the great efforts many Baw Baw Shire residents were already making.
"Back in June, we installed two permanent textile recycling chutes for people to use all year round - one at Lardner Transfer Station and the other at the Trafalgar Transfer Station," Cr McCabe said. "In the few months since they were installed, council has collected 1.6 tonnes of textiles for recycling. That's 1.6 tonnes of material kept out of landfill."
"That's a great start and now we want to push on and do even better," she added.
To keep vehicles flowing smoothly at the 188 Normanby St depot, residents are asked to visit bawbawshire.co/textile-recycling-registration to book an hourly drop-off slot.
Visit bawbawshire.vic.gov.au/recycling for a full list of eligible items.