Domestic Recycling Service:

The City of Wanneroo provides a fortnightly domestic kerbside recycling collection service using the yellow lid bins.

Why recycle?

Recycling used products helps create a sustainable and healthy environment for us and future generations to enjoy.

Making products out of recycled material reduces the need to extract new materials from the environment, such as bauxite (for aluminium), iron ore (for steel), or silica sand (for glass).

Products made from recyclable materials require less energy, helping us to reduce pollution such as greenhouse gas emissions.

All recylcables should be placed loose into the recycling bin. Do not put recyclables inside plastic bags as these are deemed as 'rubbish' and are not recycled through the recycling system.

Please note: Plastic bags can be recycled through participating supermarkets.

Make Recycling in Wanneroo Work - Only Place Recyclables in the Yellow Lid Recycling Bins

• Clean glass bottles and jars (lids removed) - NO BROKEN GLASS
• All clean paper - newspaper, magazines, junk mail, office paper, clean food bags, yellow/white page (not bundled)
• Cardboard, clean pizza boxes, egg boxes, toilet roll tubes, cereal boxes, beer/drink cartons
• Paperboard cartons, juice cartons, milk cartons - rinsed and flattened
• Plastic bottles - milk, cordial, ice-cream, yoghurt, margarine, health supplements, cleaning products, hygiene products (rinsed with lids removed)
• Aluminium cans, clean foil and pie/takeaway trays (rinsed)
• Steel food and pet food cans (rinsed), empty aerosols, paint cans (cleaned and dried)

Recyclables to Place Next to the Yellow Lid Recycling Bins

• Car batteries
• Used engine oil - (should be placed next to the yellow lid bin in it's original character - upto 5L)

NON-RECYCLABLES

• Syringes
• Chemicals
• Nappies
• Gas bottles
• Clothes/Shoes
• Toys
• Plastic bags
• Bubble wrap
• Polystyrene
• Planks of wood
• Grass clippings/green waste
• Electrical items, phones, computers
• Ceramic plates, cups etc
• Food scraps

Recycled materials are hand-sorted at the City's Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Wangara and the safety of our workers is very important. Putting out incorrect materials for recycling contaminates the correct materials and results in the service becoming more expensive as well as being less effective. It is also hazardous for our employees.

Other Recyclables

• Household batteries - AA, AAA, C, D, 6v, 9v and button. We have collection points at City of Wanneroo Civic Centre 23 Dundebar Rd Wanneroo, libraries in Wanneroo, Girrawheen, Yanchep and Clarkson; or see www.zerowaste.com.au (external website) for your nearest collection point
• Fluorescent globes (CFL) - contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can be harmful to humans and the environment if broken. Ask us for a free collection box to collect used fluorescent lights. When full you can take to the City of Wanneroo Civic Centre, Tamala Park or the Balcatta Recycling Centre for safe disposal
• Mobile phones - can be taken to the City of Wanneroo Civic Centre or your nearest participating Post Office

Can I take my recycling cart with me if I change address?

No. Both the rubbish cart and recycling cart are registered to the property and must be left at the property that they were issued to.

Can I obtain an additional recycling cart?

If you feel that you consistently have more rubbish than will fit into one rubbish cart, it is possible to order for an additional cart. There is an additional annual fee for a second cart. Click below to download to download an application form.

Additional recycling cart application form.PDF

Enquiries: Phone Customer Service 9405 5200

What day is my recycling collected?