Community Recycling Initiatives
A few of the main community recycling programs and collection points accessible to residents within the Shire are listed below:
Recycle Right -
Recycle Right educates residents and communities about waste, recycling, and sustainability. Visit the Recycle Right website, or download the app if you would like to know:
- What does or doesn't belong in each of your bins.
- How to correctly dispose of household waste.
- Where your nearest recycling centre or drop off point is for items which cannot go in your kerbside bin (such as batteries or paint).
Visit the Recycle Mate website
Containers for Change
Every 10c drinks container has the potential to be turned into something new – from shoes to pens, tin foil to road base, as well as new containers. By returning your 10c containers to a Containers for Change refund point you are ensuring they are recycled and not sent to landfill.
Containers for Change works with the local community, beverage companies, recyclers and the waste industry to recycle containers, helping to return more than $13 million in refunds to the WA community since October 2020. It’s also a great way for schools, clubs and charities to raise much-needed funds. To find out more about Containers for Change visit containersforchange.com.au.
Eligible drink containers have a 10c mark on the label. Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L can be saved. Make sure you take off the lids – they can be recycled separately at your local refund point.
Where is my nearest refund point?
For more information about the Containers for Change scheme, click here.
Terracycle
Terracycle is a global network of different companies and organisations to recycle unusual or hard to recycle items. Internally, the Shire offices supplement their recycling program with a Terracycle Hub. There are also Terracycle Community Hubs/drop off points for the general public within the Shire including:
SJ Library Service
858 South Western Highway, Byford
The following items can be dropped off:
- Nespresso coffee pods
- Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules
- L'OR, Moccona, and illy coffee capsules
- Dish care and air care packaging
- Contact lenses and plastic film, pods, and cardboard packaging
- Disposable razors and blades
- Hair care and colouring bottles, tubes, pumps etc.
- Reading glasses
- Used postage stamps
- Toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, and floss containers
- Glass or plastic skincare tubes, bottles, and sprays
- Mobile phones
- Ring pulls
These items are then diverted away from landfill and recycled into new products such as environmentally friendly refillable containers.
Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Resource Centre
2 Paterson St, Mundijong
The following items can be dropped off:
- Hair care and colouring bottles, tubes, pumps etc.
- Empty hair aerosol containers (hairspray, mousse, dry shampoo)
- Disposable razors and blades
- Dish care and air care packaging
- Toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, and floss containers
- Ring pulls
- Reading glasses
- Buttons
- E-Waste (mobile phones, televisions, computers, printers etc)
These items are then diverted away from landfill and recycled into new products such as environmentally friendly refillable containers.
Battery Recycling
Did you know that batteries cannot be put in your general waste bin?
This is because they:
- contain toxic materials such as lead and mercury which may contaminate the soil
- can pose a fire risk if damaged, short-circuited, or improperly disposed of
To minimise these health and safety risks, the Shire encourages residents to dispose of their batteries responsibly at an accredited battery collector such as:
- Coles
- Woolworths
- ALDI
- Bunnings Warehouse
- Mitre 10, Mundijong (42 Paterson St, Mundijong)
To find your nearest battery drop-off location or additional information, visit - B-Cycle
Contact Us
If you would like your community recycling initiative listed on the Recycle Right or Shire websites, or for any more information on Recycling: