Recycling Bin (Yellow Lid)
The following FIVE items can be recycled in your yellow lid bin:
- Glass
- Paper
- Carboard (please flatten)
- Cans
- Plastic
All items should be clean, dry, and empty with lids removed and placed in the bin loosely.
Need some help figuring out if a specific item can be recycled? Find out here - Recycle Right
Battery Recycling
Did you know that batteries cannot be put in your general waste or recycling bin?
This is because they:
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
How to Safely Recycle Batteries
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
What is household hazardous waste?
Household hazardous waste includes products and materials that are commonly found in homes that may pose risk to health, safety, and the environment if not handled or disposed of properly.
Household Hazardous Waste Program
Common Types of Household Hazardous Waste may include:
- Acids and alkalis
- Aerosols
- Batteries - excludes embedded batteries which cannot be removed from the device, or electric vehicle batteries
- Engine coolants and glycols
- Fire extinguishers – Non halon (red) only
- Flammables
- Flares
- Fluorescent lamps and tubes (CFLs)
- Gas cylinders
- Household chemicals (cleaners)
- Paint
- Pesticides/herbicides
- Poisons/toxics
- Pool chemicals
- Smoke detectors
Where can I dispose of my household hazardous waste?
Up to 20L/kgs of household waste (HHW) can safely disposed of for free at any HHW facility in WA. You do not need to be a resident of the local government managing the HHW Facilities to be able to drop off your HHW for free.
The closest facilities to the Shire are:
- Armadale Landfill and Recycling Facility
- Ranford Road Transfer Station
- Henderson Waste Recovery Park
For additional information on these facilities and the accepted Household Hazardous Waste, visit - https://www.wastenet.net.au/hhw
Other items can also be disposed of at these facilities, but fees may incur. Please check with the disposal facility first.
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 aluminum, 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?
If you don't want the 10c, but also don't want to send your eligible to container to landfill, look out for the Containers for Change baskets! These baskets (as shown below) are attached to general waste bins throughout the Shire. How it works is that you leave your eligible containers (10c mark) in the baskets for others to collect and cash in at their nearest refund point.
For more information about the Containers for Change scheme, click here.
Armadale Landfill and Recycling Facility
If you have exceeded your bookable hard waste verge collection limit (two per year), the Armadale Landfill and Recycling Facility accepts items from SJ residents, either free or with a fee.
FREE: up to 1.3 cubic metres
- Whitegoods – fridges, freezers, washing machines etc
- Scrap metal – small amounts of wire, rinsed steels, aluminium cans etc
- Car batteries
- Cardboard – flattened and clean
- Glass bottles
- Small household appliances – kettles, toasters, dryers etc
- Computers and televisions (Maximum 4 screens)
- Polystyrene
- Household Hazardous Waste (Maximum 20L/kgs)
CHARGED:
- Tyres
- Mattresses
- Green Waste
- Bulk Waste – furniture, large appliances etc.
Kim's E-Waste is a local business which operates out of Byford. This facility recycles up to 70% of E-Waste that would otherwise end up in landfill. Take a moment to learn about E-Waste, why it's important to recycle, and how to correctly dispose of it in the educational videos below.
There are some items that are not generally accepted in your recycling bin that can actually be recycled. Please see below what these items are, and where you can drop them off within the Shire. For more information about these recycling practices, visit TerraCycle