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Waste and Recycling Guide 2020 - 2021
City of Swan
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Area One recycling bin service week
Area Two recycling bin service week
Bins will be collected a day later due to public holiday
INSERT YOUR RECYCLING
AREA HERE:
FIND YOUR RECYCLING
AREA, GO TO:
swan.wa.gov.au/
bindays
or call 9267 9267
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Recycled Paper.
Household Waste Management and Bin Services
The City of Swan are committed to improving your environment and minimising waste
charges. You can help us make a difference through avoiding unnecessary waste, and
by reusing items and recycling responsibly.
Reduce Waste You can check your bin
AVOID collection dates at
The easiest way to manage waste is by avoiding it single-use plastics and poor quality
in the first place. Here are some simple things you products which can break easily swan.wa.gov.au/bindays
can do to reduce waste in your household:
Shop at stores that sell minimally packaged Public Holiday Changes to Bin Collection Services
products, or zero waste buying options.
Plan meals in advance and write a list of
If your normal collection day is: Your bin will be collected on:
ingredients to take with you shopping. junk mail Friday 25 December 2020 Saturday 26 December 2020
Don’t buy something when you can borrow it. Friday 1 January 2021 Saturday 2 January 2021
Friday 2 April 2021 Saturday 3 April 2021
Reuse and Recycle
Many things that we may first think of as waste Place bins out by 6:00am on collection day
actually can be reused, reprocessed or recycled Recyclables
into new materials or items. Before you place Keep bins 1 metre
an item in either of your kerbside bins or your clear of 0.5 metre apart
pre-booked verge collection, consider if there obstructions e.g. cars,
is another, more sustainable option. Recycling *See the Waste & Recycling Options A-Z
walls, posts
as much of your ‘waste’ as possible is a on the next page for a list of common
beneficial and important activity. You’ll help us household items and various disposal Place bins with
achieve the best results by disposing of your options, or go to recycleright.wa.gov.au
wheels nearest
recyclables via the correct methods. to your house Within 1 metre Within 1 metre
of the road of the road
Dispose to landfill
Anything you place in your General Waste
Bin is sent to landfill. Placing items which Check out the City of
can be recycled, reprocessed or are classed Swan’s Thinking Green
as hazardous into your General Waste Bin or series of FREE sustainable
pre-booked verge collection can result in lost lifestyle workshops.
resources and environmental damage. For more information or to register, go to swan.wa.gov.au/thinkgreen
GENERAL WASTE BIN RECYCLING BIN Place all
Place allitems
items
loosely into Household Hazardous Waste
Green / Red lid Yellow lid loosely into the
the bin There are many household waste & recyclable
COLLECTED WEEKLY COLLECTED FORTNIGHTLY bin
items that CANNOT be placed in either your
General Waste Bin or your Recycling Bin.
Household Hazardous Waste items including
aerosol cans and batteries have been known
to cause fires in collection vehicles and sorting
facilities, and therefore must not be placed
General Recyclables in either of your kerbside bins. For a full list
waste
of Household Hazardous Wastes and disposal
options, see the back page.
DO YOU KNOW?
Soft Plastics are commonly
used for food packaging and
70 kg maximum weight can be scrunched up easily in
70 kg maximum weight
Food scraps your hand. This type of plastic
Garden waste Glass bottles and jars (remove lids) CANNOT go into your yellow-
Nappies Steel and aluminium cans (empty) top Recycling Bin. Instead,
Paper (not shredded) it can be placed in REDcycle
UHT (long-life) cartons
Newspapers and magazines bins located at most major
Old clothing and textiles
Cardboard (flattened) supermarkets.
Soft, scrunchable plastics
Plastic bottles and containers (remove lids) See the following pages for more waste
Hygiene and sanitary products Milk and juice cartons
Disposable coffee cups ……………………………………………… disposal & recycling options
Kitty litter and dog poo NO UHT (long-life) cartons
…………………………………………
NO aerosols HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT
NO construction or building materials NO batteries
NO household hazardous waste AND BIN SERVICES
NO nappies
NO hot ashes NO shredded paper
NO motor oil NO greenwaste
NO soft plastics
To be sure you are placing the right thing in the right bin, check the A-Z guide on the following page.
For more information on waste, recycling and household hazardous waste, visit rgang.org.au or go to
recycleright.wa.gov.au for further information on recycling.Waste and Recycling Options A-Z
Unsure what items go where?
This guide will help you determine the best way to dispose of unwanted items and easily identify what can be recycled or
recovered. Find your item on the list and match it with the option at the bottom of the page.
For more items please see the full A-Z list at rgang.org.au or recycleright.wa.gov.au
Item Options Item Options Item Options Item Options
Acids - NOTE: some Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) Helium bottles 15 6 5 Plastic containers, rigid - clean
facilities cannot accept 6 5 and fluorescent tubes 15 18 11 5 ....................................... e.g. yoghurt pails and buckets 2 15
hydrofluoric acid (Household only) Ice cream containers 2 ..........................................
- call to check ....................................... ....................................... Plastic cutlery
....................................... 1
Computers, peripherals Inorganic oxidising agents . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aerosols - cans - empty, and accessories 6 16 17 - e.g. pool chlorine 6 5 Plastic wrapping
CFC-based, paints, 18 15 6 5 1 8
....................................... ....................................... .... .....................................
lacquers, pesticides etc. Cosmetic jars 1 Kitty litter 1 Poisons
....................................... 6 5
....................................... ....................................... ..........................................
Alkalis 6 5 Cyanides 6 5 Liquid paper board 2 15 Polystyrene and polystyrene
....................................... ....................................... 9 1
....................................... beads
Aluminium cans and drink 2 3 15 Dirt and soil 4 6 Long life cartons - silver lined 1 ..........................................
cans ....................................... ....................................... Pottery 15 1
....................................... Drink cans 2 3 15 Manure / animal droppings 1 4 .........................................
Aluminium foil - clean 2 ....................................... ....................................... Printer Cartridges
....................................... 18 15 13
Egg cartons 2 Mattresses 14 15 17 16 .........................................
Animal litter/bedding/waste 1 ....................................... ....................................... Remote controls
....................................... Electrical items Meat trays 1
6 10 1 - without batteries
Asbestos - wrapped 6 ....................................... ....................................... .........................................
....................................... Engine coolants and glycols 6 5 Medicines / needles / sharps Sauce bottles
Baskets - cane and plastic 15 7 1 ....................................... 13 2 15
- take to local pharmacists .........................................
....................................... Envelopes ....................................... Shoes 7 15 1
Batteries - household only 18 15 17 11 2
....................................... Mercury - e.g. thermometers 6 5 .........................................
....................................... Fabrics 1 7 15 ....................................... Shredded paper 4 1
Batteries - vehicle 15 17 6 13 ....................................... Metal pots and pans 7 15 1 .........................................
....................................... Fire extinguishers - non ....................................... Smoke detectors 6 5
Bed linen 7 15 1 halon - red 6 5 Milk / juice cartons .........................................
....................................... 2 3
....................................... ....................................... Soft drink bottles and cans 2 3 15
Black plastic sheeting 1 Flammable liquids - Mobile phones 15 18 13 .........................................
....................................... e.g hydrocarbons and 6 5 ....................................... Soft Plastics
Books - pages separated 8 1
fuels Motor oil - up to 20 litres 6 15 .........................................
from the cover into 2 7 15 ....................................... ....................................... Solvents 6 5
magazine sized segments, Flammable solids 6 5 Nappies 1 .........................................
paper and cardboard ....................................... ....................................... Spectacles and reading glasses
separated Flares 13
6 5 Organic peroxides 6 5 .........................................
....................................... ....................................... ....................................... Steel cans
Bottles - remove lids Foam - e.g boxes, seedling 2
2 15 3 Paint 6 12 5 .........................................
....................................... containers and meat trays 1 ....................................... Television - whole, undamaged 15 16 6 10
Bubble wrap 1 8 ....................................... Paint tins - must be empty .........................................
....................................... Food and vegetable scraps 1
4 and dry
Building and demolition waste 15 13 ....................................... .......................................
.......................................
Car parts /bodies 6 13 Food cans (steel) 2 Paper (not shredded) - office 2 15 Terracotta tiles / pots 15 1
....................................... ....................................... ....................................... .......................................
Cardboard 2 15 17 6 Furniture 15 16 7 Paper (shredded) - office 4 1 Timber - dark hardwoods 14 17
....................................... ........................................ ....................................... .......................................
Cassette tapes 7 15 1 Garden hose 1 Paper bags 2 4 15 Timber - untreated pine*
....................................... ........................................ ....................................... / lightly coloured 14 17
CDs / CD-ROMs 7 15 1 Gas cylinders - small Paper towel rolls - inner 2 4 15 .......................................
....................................... household cylinders 6 5 ....................................... Toilet paper rolls - inner 2 15
Cellophane 8 1 ........................................ PCB materials 6 5 .....................................
....................................... General household chemicals ....................................... Toxics 6 5
Cereal boxes - e.g. cleaning products 15 6 5 Pesticides - including Schedule .......................................
2 X pesticides 6 5
....................................... ........................................ Tree prunings ( less than
Chemicals - most HHW facilities Gift wrapping paper ....................................... 300mm diameter) 4 15 16 17 1
2 15
will accept ‘‘unknown chemicals’’ 5 7 ....................................... Pet food tins - clean 2 .......................................
if they are in a secure sealed. Glad wrap 1 15 ....................................... Vacuum cleaner dust and bag 1
chemical resistant container ........................................ Phone books 2 15 .......................................
....................................... Glass bottles and jars (remove lids) ....................................... Waxed cardboard 2 15 17
Clothing, textiles, blankets - including broken bottles and jars 2 Pizza boxes - empty, clean 2 .......................................
and fabrics 7 15 1 ........................................ ....................................... Waxed paper (clean) 2 15
....................................... Grease proof paper 1 Plant pots (clean) - plastic only 9 15 2 .......................................
Coat hangers 7 15 1 ........................................ ....................................... Wine bottles 2 15
....................................... Greenwaste - e.g. lawn clippings 4 15 16 1 Plastic bag(s) - empty 8 1 .......................................
Cockroach bait - plastic 6 5 ........................................ ....................................... Yoghurt containers
....................................... 2 Plastic bottles - remove lids 2 15
Greeting cards 2 15 3 .......................................
Coffee pods 13 ........................................ ....................................... Yoghurt pouches 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . Heavy metal compounds 6 5 Plastic containers - remove lids 2 15 ......................................
........................................ .......................................
Options key
1 General Waste Bin 6 10 Total Green Recycling (fees may apply for 14 Hazelmere Resource Recovery Park
Red Hill Waste Management Facility
2 some items, contact first) 9274 7807 (fees may apply for some items,
Recycling Bin (Fees may apply for some items,
contact first)
3 www.containersforchange.com.au/wa contact first)
to find a list of eligible drink containers and 11 Battery / CFL Drop off point - visit 15 Recycling Centre - Bullsbrook
7 Charity - Visit the www.GIV.org.au website to
refund points www.rgang.org.au for a full list of locations
find a convenient location where you can donate 16 Pre-booked Verge Collection
4 Compost Bin / Worm Farm / Bokashi or find a contact number to organise free home 12 Paintback - visit www.paintback.com.au
collection of larger household items for a list of locations 17 Recyclable Goods Drop Off Days
5 Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) Drop Off Point 8 Redcycle - www.redcycle.net.au www.rgang.org.au
13 18 City Of Swan Libraries and Administration Building
www.recycleright.wa.gov.au
9 Claw Environmental
EMRC Waste Education Program
EMRC Waste Education Officers provide free tours of the Red Hill Waste Management Facility, as well as fun activities at the WASTE AND RECYCLING
Red Hill Environmental Education Centre. Officers provide information, waste education talks, courses and workshops or OPTIONS A-Z
regional schools and community groups. EMRC’s Waste Education team coordinate the region’s battery and fluorescent light
collection program for schools and public places.
For more information, visit rgang.org.au or email wasteeducation@emrc.org.auBulk Waste Services
Book your collection at Place separated material out Material types will be
1 www.swan.wa.gov.au 2 for collection - no earlier than 3 collected separately
48 hours prior to your booked from 6am on the booked
collection collection date.
Bulk Household Waste includes:
Green Waste General Waste E-Waste Metal Mattresses
Garden waste, Tree branches, Chairs, sofas, toys, cardboard. Computers and TVs only. Scrap metal, fridges, Mattresses only.
twigs, weeds and flowers. Too large for your normal bin. washing machines.
How to set out your waste
So that different waste types can be collected and recycled separately, you
will need to sort waste into piles on your verge as shown above. This will
ensure less of your waste goes to landfill. Each household can place onto the
verge up to 3 cubic metres of waste per collection.
Do not obstruct the footpath, your normal bin service or the line of sight for motorists.
Do not place any waste on driveways, near sprinklers, water meters, mail boxes, power poles, trees or other obstructions, as they may be
damaged when waste is collected mechanically. To find out whether you have a ‘pre-booked verge’ collection service or tip passes, go to
swan.wa.gov.au
ITEM BULLSBROOK RECYCLABLE GOODS
Bullsbrook Recycling Centre & Tip Shop RECYCLING CENTRE DROP-OFF DAYS
121 Stock West Road, Bullsbrook Mattresses
Open Thursday - Sunday 8:30am - 4:30pm. Metal: Including fridges &
Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Years Day. freezers. NO car parts
City of Swan residents can drop off many waste items for free. Please bring your ID E-Waste: Computers
& televisions
and proof of address.
Greenwaste
Fees and charges may apply for some waste items. (NO lawn clippings)
Bricks & rubble
Recyclable Goods Drop-Off Days Cardboard
Time: 8:00am to 1:00pm Untreated and unpainted timber
Location: Jack Williamson Oval Used motor oil
Eveline Road, Middle Swan (behind former Swan Districts Hospital)
Batteries (wet & dry cell)
Visit swan.wa.gov.au to find dates for the 2020/2021 period.
Fluorescent lights & tubes
Clothing
Important notice: Due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, Recyclable Car tyres
Goods Drop-off Days and other waste management services may be affected.
Printer cartridges
Mobile phones
Before attending a location, it is recommended you check for updates
online at swan.wa.gov.au or call 9267 9267 Aerosol cans
Homewares for reuse (Tip Shop)
Tip Passes
Residents in rural properties who do not receive a bulk collection service may be entitled to four free tip passes to
dispose of General Waste, and a Greenwaste pass per financial year. Residences receiving a bulk collection service will BULK WASTE SERVICES
not receive tip passes. This service also does not apply to businesses or vacant land.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
AND DISPOSAL SITES (BACK PAGE)Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Disposal
Some every day household products are classed as Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) these items must not be placed in any bins. HHW can be safely disposed for free
at the Red Hill Waste Facility.
Up to 20kg/L per material type. No commercial quantities.
Go to wastenet.net.au for a full list of HHW drop-off points and accepted items or call 9574 6235 for more information.
Gas= Cylinders Household Batteries Flammables Corrosives Pesticides and Poisons Fire Extinguishers Paint Fluorescent globes
and Aerosols Herbicides (non-halon) and tubes (CFLs)
EMRC Red Hill Waste Management Facility
1094 Toodyay Road, Red Hill Phone: 9574 6235 City of Swan Community Recycling Stations
Opening Hours:
You can drop-off your empty aerosol cans,
Monday to Saturday 8.00 am - 4.00 pm printer cartridges, fluorescent globes, old mobile
Sunday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm phones, and household dry-cell batteries into
Closed during Christmas Day, New Years Day and Good Friday one of the City of Swan’s Recycling Stations.
Waste Accepted: For a list of all public drop off points, go to
rgang.org.au
Televisions, computers and computer accessories (whole, unbroken items only).
Household Hazardous Waste - No commercial quantities.
Do not mix HHW with general waste or recyclables.
General waste (fee payable) EMRC Waste Education
Asbestos (fee payable) - Must be twice-wrapped in thick plastic and taped Email: wasteeducation@emrc.org.au
Website: rgang.org.au
For a list of fees and charges, visit emrc.org.au or call 9574 6235 R-Gang Hotline: 1800 855 955You can also read
