Firefighters responded to the Bullock Court waste management company about 3.50am on Monday.

The four trucks were on fire and it took the CFA members about half-an-hour to bring the incident under control.

Wodonga man Gavin Hach, 32, was arrested by detectives on Monday morning.

He was charged with one count of causing criminal damage by fire.

The damage bill is estimated to be worth about $1.5 million.

It was unclear if Hach still worked at the business, but a post on social media last month shows him wearing a yellow JJ Richards shirt.

He appears to be sitting next to bins at the business, some of which were damaged by the heat of the fire.

Forensic officers retrieved a red petrol container about 125 metres from the burnt trucks, next to a fence on the eastern side of the property.

Hach did not speak during a brief filing hearing before the Wodonga Magistrates Court on Monday afternoon.

Appearing before magistrate Stella Stuthridge in a white Star Wars T-shirt, the tall and unshaven 32-year-old nodded when told he would reappear on June 15.

He did not apply for bail through his lawyer, Sally Wilson.

Ms Wilson told the court it was his first stint in custody for a lengthy period of time.

Hach is receiving mental health treatment and is medicated, but the court heard he can’t remember which medication he was on.

An interim personal safety intervention order covering three people was also issued against Hach. 

The order, which includes bans on him publishing anything about the trio, and stalking or approaching them, will remain in place until his next court appearance. 

Hach nodded to say he knew what the order involved. 

Police and firefighters spent several hours at the company during the day. 

Officers spoke to staff at the business and arson chemists examined the area. 

The incident may have been caught on a security camera, which was pointing directly at the four trucks. 

All four vehicles, which were fitted with specialist equipment for waste recovery, were completely destroyed.