WASTE MANAGEMENT

The City of South Perth will be focusing its efforts over the next 12 months to raise community awareness of the importance of sustainable approaches to waste management.  This will include promoting initiatives under the banner ‘recycle, reduce, reuse’.

In the recently adopted Strategic Financial Plan the City has the important Key Performance Measures that will be actively promoted over throughout the year.  These indicators are:

•    Increasing recycling targets of the recyclables collected by 5%
•    Reduce the amount of household waste collected by 5%
•    Increase Green-waste recycling by 10%

Regular graphical updates will be provided during 2002/03 in the Peninsula and in the local newspaper to provide feedback to residents on how the community is progressing towards meeting these targets.

The City provides a variety of opportunities to recycle, with the fortnightly yellow top recycling bin collection.  This provides householders with the opportunity to recycle the following items:

What can be disposed of at the transfer station

•    Paper, cardboard and drink cartons
•    Plastic bottles
•    Glass bottles and jars
•    Steel and Aluminium cans, including aerosols

Much of the waste separated out during the twice yearly verge side collection is also recycled.  Uncontaminated green waste, motor oils, metals and other items can be recycled at the Collier Park Waste Transfer Station (details below).

Each item that is recycled reduces the amount of rubbish going to landfill and helps to protect our environment.

So before you throw it out, stop and think, can it be recycled!

For further information about waste management, log onto the Waste Wise WA website .

The City of South Perth Waste Collection Service

Council’s weekly rubbish collection and fortnightly kerbside recycling service are provided by Cleanaway.  Bins are collected by robotic arm vehicles.  Please follow the bin placement diagram below to ensure your bins are emptied.
•    Bins must be out by 6.00am each collection day.
•    Bins exceeding 50kg cannot be lifted by the robotic arm vehicles.
•    Recycling bins containing non-recyclables will not be emptied.
•    Do not leave bins out overnight.  Bins must remain on the premises and
     are non-transferable.        
•    Bins must be removed behind the building line as soon as practical after collection.

The City of South Perth conducts waste collection services Monday – Friday and kerbside rubbish collection is on the same day as the rubbish collection but fortnightly. 

Place These Items Only in Your Yellow Topped Recycling Bin

•    Glass bottles and jars (no china, porcelain, pottery or other types of glass, no lids)
•    Newspaper, office paper, magazines and junk mail
•    Drink cartons and long life cartons (please rinse)
•    All plastic bottles (please rinse), (no lids or other plastic items of any kind)
•    Steel and aluminium cans including aerosols (no other metal items)
•    All other cardboard (remove contents and liners, please flatten) 

For Rubbish and Recycling days for your area, please click on the following link.

Please click here for a map location of bin day

Recycling Calendar 2008

Waste Disposal

Council operates the Collier Park Waste Transfer Station located at the Corner of Hayman Road and Thelma Street, Como.

Transfer Station Entry Charges:

Transfer station opening hours

What cannot be disposed of at the Transfer Station

Disposal of asbestos cement products, chemicals, poision, tyres, solvents, building rubble (including grass/sand, rocks, bricks etc), gas bottles and hazardous wastes is strictly prohibited.

What can be disposed of at the transfer station

The transfer station will also recycle the following products:
Old car batteries
Waste engine oil
Old white goods
Glass, bottles or jars (no broken or other types of glass)
Cans
Green waste (tree prunings, lawn clippings etc.  It should not be contaminated with general waste such as plastic bags, bricks and metal.  Mixed loads will require general waste vouchers.

Free Mulch

Free mulch is available from the Collier Park Waste Transfer Station, 199 Thelma Street, Como from Monday to Sunday between 9.00 am and 4.45 pm.

The mulch is limited to 1 trailer load per property per annum.  Residents wishing to take mulch must load it on themselves from the pile provided at the site.

Note/warning:

1. Use and handling of this product, is at your own risk.

2. The City takes no responsibility in providing Personal Protective Equipment or shoveling implements to residents that wish to take the mulch.

3. Please be advised that, the dust from this product may cause irritation or illness.

4. Avoid contact with eyes, skin or inhaling dust from this product.

5. It is recommended that a safety mask and gloves be worn at all times, when using or handling this product.

Kerbside Bulk Rubbish Collection

Council conducts two separate kerbside bulk rubbish collections per year. Each collection is for general waste collect, with much of the waste being sorted and also recycled
The dates of these collections are always advertised in the local newspapers and leaflets are available at the Administration Centre approximately two weeks prior to commencement.  Residents are also delivered a leaflet about 10 days before the collection starts in their specific area.
You can view the current collection service details in Press Ads under the Media Releases & Advertising section of our web page or alternatively contact Council’s Customer Service Officers on 9474 0777.

Please click here for the current kerbside collection dates for August/September 2008.

Home Composting

The City of South Perth encourages the reduction of waste through home composting.  Compost bins can be purchased from hardware stores.  Brochures on how to compost are available at the Administration Centre.

Asbestos Disposal Day

The City will be conducting an Asbestos Disposal Day for it's ratepayers and residents (excludes commercial contractors) on Saturday 4th October 2008  from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

On the day, ratepayers and residents are welcome to bring fencing and sheets, as well as flooring and lino down to Collier Park Waste Transfer Station at 199 Thelma St, Como.

All asbestos must be wrapped in heavy-duty plastic membrane, securely taped and labelled with the words "Caution Asbestos".

There is a maximum of three fencing and/or roofing sheets per household.

Please take care when handling and placing your sheets into bins.

Unloading of all materials on the day is the responsibility of the resident.

Note: Proof of occupancy within the City is required on the day.

For further information on the Asbestos Disposal Day, please contact the City's Environmental Health Services on 9474 0777.