City of Cockburn - Wetlands to Waves

Henderson Waste Recovery Park is not a green waste facility.  Trailer loads of Green waste will be accepted on presentation of current City of Cockburn trailer pass or payment of relevant entry fee.  Truck loads of green waste will not be accepted.  Green waste is tree branches and prunings suitable for mulching.  It does not include weeds, sand or turf.

The Green Waste Facility is located at the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) in Banister Road, Canning Vale 9256 9555.  New opening hours at the RRRC are Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm.

A trailer pass comprising of six vouchers is included as a cut off section at the bottom of the rates notice for residential properties each year in July/August, or with the delivery of bins to new homes. If the trailer pass does not appear to be enclosed, please ring before the end of September.

The whole trailer pass should be presented at the weighbridge with vouchers attached to the information section at the end.  Individual cut off vouchers are not valid and will not be accepted.

Homeswest, Defence Homes and LandCorp tenants need to ring our Customer Service Officer for information on obtaining a Trailer Pass.

City of Cockburn Trailer Pass will also be accepted for green waste disposed of at the Regional Resource Recovery Centre at Bannister Road, Canning Vale.

You may be surprised to know that many familiar products you use to clean or improve your home, maintain your car, or deal with pests can be hazardous. If disposed of incorrectly these items can cause serious harm to the natural and residential environment.

Residents can safely dispose of domestic quantities of hazardous household waste at the Henderson Waste Recovery Park on presentation of a current City of Cockburn trailer pass or payment of relevant entry fee.

A leaflet "How to A.V.O.I.D. the hazard in household waste" is available to assist you in identifying and correctly disposing of items that you no longer have a use for.

Renewable Energy Precinct

The City of Cockburn is demonstrating a strong commitment to environmental sustainability with continued investment in renewable energy capacity at the Henderson Waste Recovery Park.

Solar Power

The Henderson Waste Recovery Park is generating its own energy from the sun and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Each day 60 photovoltaic panels convert sunlight into electricity to help power the recycle shop. Together these panels make up a 3.6kW photovoltaic system that will generate approximately 6010 kWh (units) of energy a year.

The system will also help the facility reduce its carbon footprint by preventing 6.5 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere each year.

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Wind Energy

Cockburn is hosting a $1.05 million small wind turbine testing facility at the Henderson Waste Recovery Park, where the Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE), is testing turbines to internationally-recognised testing standards.

This initiative will significantly assist the development of the small wind turbine industry within Australia and increase the profile of wind power as an option for domestic power production. The facility is planned to operate for 3 years and test several small wind turbines against the manufactures specifications. This site was chosen because of the excellent wind resources and the considerable distance to nearby homes. 

Energy from Waste

Renewable energy is produced at the Henderson Waste Recovery Park by methane extraction and flaring. The recent addition of a third generator from Waste Gas Resources (WGR) means that energy can be generated by methane from landfill at the Henderson Waste Recovery Park.

The third generator has increased capacity by 33 per cent, allowing the methane extraction plant to generate 3.195 megawatts to power more than 3300 homes via Synergys main electricity grid.

The technology has a two-fold benefit by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and manages our landfill gas in a more sustainable way.

The new unit will reduce an additional 35,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents each year.

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