Learn about the City’s approach to waste management and how waste is processed.
Waste Plan
The Waste Plan outlines the City’s approach to managing waste, setting clear priorities and measurable targets.
The Plan is organised around the following key areas:
Waste services: Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of waste collection and processing.
Waste infrastructure: Upgrading facilities and technology to support sustainable waste management.
Policies and procurement: Developing policies that support ethical and economical purchasing and waste handling.
Data management: Using data to improve decision-making and track progress.
Behaviour change programs: Initiating programs and initiatives that encourage community participation in waste reduction and recycling.
By focusing on these areas, we aim to provide a level of service that meets the community's expectations and contributes significantly to our environmental responsibilities.
How waste is processed
The City's three-bin system helps recover more resources and send less waste to landfill. Landfill is the most expensive way to dispose of waste, so this also helps keep waste costs down for residents.
Garden organics (GO) bins help the City divert garden waste from landfill.
After your GO bin is collected, the contents are taken to the Wangara Recycling Facility, where contamination is removed before processing.
The clean material is composted for around 12 weeks before being screened and turned into high-quality soil products, such as potting mix.
Watch the video below to see how garden organics are transformed from your verge to their final use.
After your GO bin is collected, the contents are taken to the Wangara Recycling Facility, where contamination is removed before processing.
Recyclable materials from your yellow-lid bin are taken to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF). There, the items are sorted using a mix of manual and mechanical processes to separate plastics, paper, aluminium, steel, cardboard and glass.
In Western Australia, recycled glass is turned into road base, while the other sorted materials are baled and sent to manufacturers to be reprocessed into new products.
Contents from your general waste bin are taken to Tamala Park, where they are deposited into landfill.
You can help send less to landfill by making a few small changes to reduce the amount of waste you dispose of.
Waste Service Fee
The Waste Service Fee is a mandatory annual charge applied to all rated residential properties (including holiday homes, excluding display homes). It funds essential waste services and long‑term waste planning.
What the fee funds
- Kerbside and verge waste collections.
- Bin repairs and replacements.
- Operation of drop‑off facilities and transfer stations.
- Public place bins and litter services.
- Waste education and compliance.
- Strategic waste projects and capital works.
Long‑term investments
A portion of the fee is allocated to the Waste Management Reserve to support:
- New and upgraded waste facilities.
- Additional fleet for growing service demand.
- Service improvements and pilot programs.
- Waste minimisation and community rebate initiatives.
- Covering shortfalls to maintain service delivery.
