City of Cockburn, PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC, Western Australia, 6965
Telephone: (08) 9411 3444

Which Bin

What Happens to my Waste?

Once collected all household waste is taken to a waste processing facility in WA.

Your Green Top bin goes to the Waste Composing Facility at the RRRC and is converted to compost.

Your Yellow Top Bin goes to a Materials Recovery Facility where all recyclables are separated and baled.

Did you know we can recycle all this?


Yellow Topped Bins
Nothing liquid or messy
Please rinse and empty containers

All plastics including cling wrap and plastic bags

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Plastic bottles, empty with lids off

Steel and aluminum cans

Aerosols

All glass

Polystyrene

Cardboard, paper, newspapers, magazines

All bottles need to be empty with lids off or they go to landfill 

Pizza boxes with food scraps scraped off 

Chip, lolly and pie wrappers, aluminium foil

Light Bulbs



Green Topped Bin

Greenwaste, prunings and lawn clippings

Green Top Bin

Food scraps

Used disposal nappies 

 

 

Neither Bin

 

Batteries, mobile phones, printer cartridges, can all be dropped off at recycling points at libraries & shopping centres.

Spray paint & chemicals need to be taken to the Henderson Waste Recovery Park.

Neither Bin

Clothes can be taken to charity shops.  Otherwise use the green top bin.

Light bulbs are preferably taken in a separate bag to Henderson Waste Recovery Centre (no cost); however where this is unrealistic they should be put in the Yellow Top Bin.

 


Watch a helpful guide on which items can go in which bin.

Further Information

Contact:
Email: customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au
Phone: 08 9411 3444