A wheelie bin was left dangling from phone lines in Melbourne's north on Monday after becoming entangled during the routine collection of waste by a garbage truck.

It is understood the bin, caught on a phone line on Moreland Road in Pascoe Vale South, got hooked onto the line when it was being emptied.

The hanging wheelie bin. Credit:Darryn Hartnett

Darryn Hartnett was driving when he saw the bin and pulled over to photograph the strange sight.

"I was surprised, and then I was a little concerned, because obviously it was hanging on a powerline and could be dangerous," he said. "It was so odd. Subsequently another garbage truck came along to empty the bins next to it and then I heard a guy screaming for it to stop."