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General Waste Collection
Domestic Recycling Collection
Commercial Recycling Collection
Special Household Rubbish Collection
Fees and Charges
Street Cleaning
Drop it Off Service
Hazardous Waste
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NOTICE - EASTER REFUSE COLLECTION
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General Waste Collection
General waste collection services (Green Bin) are provided to all residential and commercial properties in the City of Perth.
The Green Bin is for all general household and organic waste (including grass clippings and small prunings).
- Residential properties - your Green Bin will be collected WEEKLY.
- Apartments and townhouses - your Green Bins may be collected WEEKLY OR MORE often if required, to reduce the amount of storage space required for bins. Please contact us (see link at top of page) to discuss your requirements.
- Commercial properties - your Green Bins are collected UP TO FIVE TIMES per week depending on your locality and how many services you pay for. To order additional services or bins contact us (see link at top of page).
Please refer to the bin registration sticker located on your Green Bin for your bin collection day or days or contact us (see link at top of page).
| East Perth
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6AM |
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West Perth & Crawley |
4PM |
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CBD and Northbridge |
9PM |
Please DO NOT place the following items in your Green Bin, they could be a health and safety risk, an environmental risk, or they may damage your Green Bin, or the collection truck:
- Asbestos (including asbestos cement building materials such as roofing, fencing, cladding, villaboard, water pipes, and insulation; see Drop It Off (see link at top of page) for details of free asbestos drop off.
- Gas bottles
- Fire extinguishers
- Household chemicals (petrol, paints, motor oils and fluids, garden chemicals, pool chemicals, cleaners, acids, bleaches & ammonia, and any flammable liquids)
- Construction, demolition, and earth materials (bricks, rubble, building materials, sand, soil, concrete, rocks)
- Hot ashes
- Heavy engine parts
- Pharmaceuticals and medicines
- Radioactive materials
- Items containing compounds such as copper, zinc, cadmium, mercury, lead, or mercury (e.g. batteries or fluorescent lights)
Domestic quantities of many of these items can be dropped off free of charge at the Tamala Park Recycling Centre or Waste Disposal Centre - see Drop It Off (see link at top of page).
For larger quantities, or items not accepted at Tamala Park, see Hazardous Waste (see link at top of page).
| Any rubbish placed outside the bin will NOT be collected. |
| Any bin weighing greater than 75kg will NOT be collected. |
For information on Ways to Reduce Your Household Waste or to find out Where Does Your Waste Go? see links at right.
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Domestic Recycling Collection
The City of Perth has recently expanded the recycling service offered to residents, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.
Residential properties have a Yellow Lid Bin for all recyclables including glass, plastic, paper, and aluminium cans. The Yellow Lid Bin has replaced the cratesusedfor glass and paper recycling.
| Crawley | Tuesday |
| West Perth (Bellvue, Cliff, Mount & Malcolm Streets | Tuesday |
| CBD & West Perth (North of Kings Park Road) | Thursday |
| Northbridge | Tuesday |
| East Perth | Tuesday |
These items CAN be recycled in the Yellow Lid Bin
- All types of paper
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminium and steel cans
- Milk and juice cartons
- All plastic containers (types 1 to 7)
- Cardboard containers
Please DO NOT place the following items in your recycling bin
- Food scraps
- Clothing
- Plastic bags
- Oil containers
- Ceramics
For information where these and other items (such as mobile phones, flurorescent lights, computers) can be recycled please refer to Other Recycling (see link at right).
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Commercial Recycling Collection
A paper only recycling service is provided to commercial properties in the City of Perth. A Yellow Lid Bin clearly marked ‘Paper Only’ is provided.
Please refer to the bin registration sticker located on your Bin for your bin collection day or days or contact us (see link at top of page).
| East Perth | 6AM |
| West Perth | 6AM |
| CBD & Northbridge | 9PM |
The Yellow Lid Bins for commercial ‘Paper Only’ recycling are available on written request see Bin Request (see link on left).
The City is committed to reducing waste sent to landfill, hence annual fees for the Commercial Paper Only Recycling Service are significantly less than fees for the Commercial General Waste Service (Check out Fees and Charges link at top of this page) .
Commercial Cardboard Recycling
A cardboard recycling service is currently offered for free to commercial properties within the City of Perth who utilise the City’s general waste services (Green Bin).
Cardboard recycling can be offered on a regular pick-up schedule or as required. For further information please contact us (see link at top of page).
Larger cardboard boxes should be flattened and, in most circumstances, stacked neatly and placed adjacent to the Green Bin, NOT leaning against the bin. Special arrangements may be required in some locations.
The following conditions apply to the Commercial Cardboard Recycling Service:
- Cardboard must be clean, that is, there must be NO plastic, bubble wrap, styrene foam, or other rubbish in or amongst the cardboard.
- Cardboard must be neatly flattened (not torn up or crushed) as it is manually carried to the recycling truck.
- Cardboard must be neatly stacked.
- Access to the cardboard should be free - bags or other items should not block the way.
- This is a 'bulk' cardboard pick-up for boxes that do not fit into a recycle bin. Small items, shoe boxes and six pack holders, should be put into a recycling bin.
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Special Household Rubbish Collection
The City of Perth offers an annual Special Household Rubbish Collection for residents.
Special Household Rubbish Collection generally occurs October/ November each year. Details of the next Special Household Rubbish Collection will be updated on this web page approximately mid year.
Please note that the collection area does NOT include commercial premises. For disposal of bulky commercial waste see the section on Hazardous Waste (see link at top of page).
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Fees and Charges
Waste Removal Services
The charge for one 240 litre bin collected weekly is:
| Residential Service (including Recycling Service) | $170.00 pa |
| Commercial General Waste Service (Green Bin) | $246.00 pa |
| Additional Service (each additional Green Bin or additional collection day) | $185.00 pa |
| Commercial Paper Only Recycling Service | $122.00 pa |
| Commercial Bulk Bin Service (presently being phased out) | $887.00 pa |
Eligible pensioners may be entitled to a 50% reduction on residential service charges. For further information please contact us (see link at top of page).
Replacement and Extra Bins
Residents and commercial operators with damaged or missing bins may obtain repairs or replacements from City Operations. Damaged components will be replaced free of charge, as will replacement bins.
To obtain a replacement bin for a missing bin, a statutory declaration and application must be made and a Police incident number provided.
Every rateable property within the city is entitled to one 240 litre bin. If an additional bin is required it must be obtained from City Operations. Additional bins or services can only be provided with the written consent of the property owner, the strata manager or the managing agent, whichever is applicable. This should include complete address details and a full description of the additional services required.
All bins remain the property of the City of Perth.
For further information contact us (see link at top of page).
To request a new bin online, see Bin Request (see link at left page).
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Street Cleaning
The City operates an intensive nightly street cleaning operation from Hill to Milligan Streets East to West and from St Georges Terrace to Aberdeen Street South to North.
Daytime street cleaning in the Central City is carried out using small mobile mechanical cleaners. Areas outside the Central City are cleaned using ride on mechanical cleaners and all areas are cleaned weekly.
The City has developed a high pressure cleaning process which incorporates a fine water spray. This enables stains and spillage to be removed without creating any discharge into the storm water system.
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Drop It Off Service
Drop it off – reusable or recyclable items
Hazardous Waste
