Waste & Recycling

Visit the Recycle Right website for information and tips on how to make recycling part of your everyday life.

View the 2012/13 Resource Recovery Calendar
View information on new waste and recycling collection days - August 2012

Kwinana's domestic waste and recycling collection services and disposal are provided by contractors:

Perth Waste - 1300 293 955
Waste and recycling services

Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) - 9256 9555
Waste and recycling education centre at RRRC Canningvale

D & M Waste Services - 1300 867 166
Green waste and Bulk waste verge collection services
Note: All public holidays are serviced on their normal collection days, except Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday for waste and recycling services.


Regular Waste Collection Services

If you are new to the City, require information on the weekly waste service, require a new service or changes to your existing service, need a refuse bin issued, repaired or replaced, are seeking collection areas or waste verge collection services or have a customer service request, please contact Perthwaste on 1300 293 955.

All additional 240 litre green lid waste bins required for domestic or business waste collections are charged at the approved fees and charges levied in Council's annual budget.

Recycling Collection Services

If you are new to the City, require recycling information on the fortnightly recycling service, require a new service or changes to your existing service, need extra or replacement bins and calendars issued, or have a customer service request, please contact Perthwaste on 1300 293 955.

All additional 240 litre yellow lid recycling bins required for domestic or business recycling waste collections are charged at the approved fees and charges levied in Council's annual budget.

Damaged Bins

Damaged bins can be repaired or replaced by contacting Perthwaste on 1300 293 955.

Bulk Verge Services

Council provides four green waste collections and two bulk white goods and general waste collections throughout the year.

For requirements, complaints and service dates contact D & M Waste Services on 1300 867 166 or refer to your Resource Recovery Calendar.

Group Housing
Waste bins (rubbish and recycling) are provided on a shared basis. They shall be stored in a prescribed bin enclosure constructed to comply with Council Health Local laws.

Green Waste Disposal

Other methods of green waste disposal:
  • Henderson Landfill - off Rockingham Road, Cockburn - 94113444
  • Millar Road Landfill, Rockingham - 9528 0333
  • Used as mulch around the garden; or
  • Mixed with organic kitchen waste in home composting bins or worm farms.
In order to minimise the amount of green waste going to landfill, residents should make as much use as possible of the alternatives to protect the environment and to conserve scarce water resources.

Illegal Dumping and Littering

Illegal dumping and littering is a serious issue which costs the community considerable money and therefore will attract ‘on the spot fines' or legal action and may incur removal costs including disposal fees. Reporting litter offenders to Council with sound evidence is your social responsibility.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Refer to your 2012/13 Resource Recovery Calendar for hazardous materials.

HHW can de disposed of at several location in the south metro area, see map below for locations:

Disposal locations.


Asbestos waste is a hazardous substance. It must be removed under Safe Working Practices from buildings and properties so as not to create particle fibres. Asbestos must be wet, wrapped, labelled with 50mm lettering and sealed before transportation to an approved landfill. Notify the gatekeeper on arrival that it is asbestos and unload the wrapped asbestos waste without breaking the sealed wrapping.

Residents can now safely dispose of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) like chemicals, wood preservatives, paint stripper, drain cleaners, batteries, pesticides, bleach, kerosene etc. The Hazardous Household Waste disposal sites for the region are located at the Henderson Landfill Site and the Millar Road Landfill facility

Refrigerators must have the door/s removed and the refrigeration gas removed to prevent risk and injury to children and damage to the earth's ozone before disposal to comply with DEC requirements. Refer the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) website for more information or call 9256 9555.

Worm Farms and Composting

Council supports worm farms and composting for the disposal of household waste including green waste providing it does not cause fly breeding or odour nuisances.

Use of these methods must not create health or nuisance problems such as flies, odour and vermin. Further information on these methods can be obtained from the Council on 9439 0200 or any company supplying or supporting these disposal methods.

Burning of Waste

There are no types of garden waste or general domestic waste or commercial and industrial wastes which are approved or permitted to be burnt either on the ground, in incinerators, in pot belly stoves and heater appliances, kitchen stoves or in other situations which are likely to cause the creation of excessive or offensive emission of smoke.

For more waste infromation, the Perth Waste (waste and recycle collections) can be contacted on 1300 293 955, for regional services and bulk waste services, contact Southern Metropolitan Regional Council's (SMRC) on 9256 9555 or its website.