recycling

Residential waste services 2018–19

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September 2018

November 2018 December 2018

January 2019 February 2019 March 2019

April 2019 May 2019 June 2019

Recycling and greenwaste bins are emptied on alternating weeks.

Bin collection

How to put your bin out for collectionYour recycling and greenwaste bins are collected alternately each fortnight on the same day as your rubbish collection (refer to calendar). Place your bins on the verge:• within one metre of the kerb

(or as close as possible without obstructing the footpath)

• one metre away from obstacles• half a metre apart• before 6am on the day of your collection• at a weight less than 35 Kilograms (120L rubbish bin)

and 70 Kilograms (240L rubbish bin) respectively. Christmas 2018 CollectionsMonday 24/12/18

Tuesday 25/12/18

Wednesday 26/12/18

Thursday 27/12/18

Friday 28/12/18

Collected as normal

Collected Wednesday26/12/18

Collected Thursday27/12/18

Collected Friday28/12/18

Collected Saturday29/12/18

New Years 2019 CollectionsMonday31/12/18

Tuesday1/01/19

Wednesday2/01/19

Thursday3/01/19

Friday4/01/19

Collected as normal

Collected Wednesday2/01/19

Collected Thursday3/01/19

Collected Friday4/01/19

Collected Saturday5/01/19

Easter 2019 CollectionsMonday15/04/19

Tuesday16/04/19

Wednesday17/04/19

Thursday18/04/19

Friday19/04/19(Good Friday)

Collected as normal

Collected as normal

Collected as normal

Collected as normal

Collected Saturday 20/04/19

NOTE: There is no change to the bin collection schedule for Easter Monday, 22 April 2019

Do the right thing and recycle right.

Avoid contamination and reduce your

annual waste charges

City’s available bin services

The City encourages all residents to utilise the standard bin service where possible. Different packages are available at an additional cost to cater for different family sizes and individual needs.Standard bin service• 120 litre rubbish bin• 240 litre recycling bin• 240 litre greenwaste bin Upgraded bin service • 240 litre rubbish bin• 240 litre recycling bin• 240 litre greenwaste binSuper bin service • Two 240 litre rubbish bins • 240 litre recycling bin• 240 litre greenwaste bin

If you wish to change your individual bin service this could impact on your annual rates fees & charges. Please contact the City on 9273 3500 for up to date details.Only property owners or managing agents are authorised to request changes to the bin service. All requests must be submitted to the City via nedlands.wa.gov.au/bins-and-collections

Residential waste

120 litre rubbish bin

240 litre rubbish bin

240 litre recycling bin

240 litre greenwaste bin

Over 85 per cent of City residents use the standard 120 litre rubbish bin service. This contributes to lower disposal costs and reduces waste going to landfill.

Yes Food wrappers Food waste Nappies Napkins Paper towels Sponges Household rubbish Soft plastics without the recyclable symbol

No Paint Pesticides Chemicals Engine oil Medical waste Empty plastic bags

Yes Plastic containers

with the symbols 1-7 (lids removed)

Aerosol cans Aluminium foil

and trays Magazines Steel tins Newspaper Milk and juice

cartons Cardboard Aluminium cans Office paper Glass bottles

and jars Empty plastic

bags only

No Food waste Greenwaste Household

hazardous waste

Electrical appliances

Building rubble Sharp objects Broken glass Clothing Gas bottles

What goes in your rubbish bin

What goes in your recycling bin

Weekly collection

Fortnightly collection

(alternating with your

greenwaste)

We can do better!

About 24% of recyclables are

still being found in general waste bins

Recycling

What goes in your greenwaste bin

Yes Grass clippings Flowers Twigs Weeds Leaves Prunings Small branches

No Plastic bags Timber Products Food scraps Household

garbage Soil or dirt Logs Plant pots Glass of any kind

Fortnightly collection

(alternating with your

recycling bin)

A second greenwaste bin is available from the City at a subsidised rate of $70. Please contact the City for more information on obtaining a second bin. For all missed bin collection enquires call SUEZ Customer Service Centre on 1300 633 633.

Please do not put waste items in your recycling bin. Recent bin audits have demonstrated that there is up to 26% contamination in second recycling bins. Please try to reduce this contamination.

Additional fees & charges can apply to recycling bins containing non-compliant waste.

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For all residential bulk verge collection enquires call Cleanaway Customer Service on (08) 6557 6901

Bulk collection commencement dates for 2018 / 2019

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Your guide to the bulk collection

The City provides two bulk rubbish collections per financial year. This collection enables you to place hardwaste, greenwaste, mattresses, metal and e-waste on the verge for collection.

The City does not have any agreements or relationships with tree loppers or any other contractor in relation to greenwaste collections.

WILL BE COLLECTED Household furniture White goods and metal

products including degassed fridges, stoves, driers, freezers and washing machines (doors removed or taped)

E-waste such as televisions and computers

Prunings less than 1.5m in length and 10cm in diameter with cut ends toward the street

Small loose greenwaste placed in the City’s reusable greenwaste bags

Household electronic items

Unwanted household items

Mattresses Trampolines (dismantled)

WILL NOT BECOLLECTED All Glass and mirrors

including shower screens, windows, doors, glass table tops

Tree trunks, lawn sods and soil

Food waste Building materials

including rubble, bricks, paving, tiles, concrete, gravel, glass, hardiflex and supersix fencing

Asbestos cement products

Motor parts including tyres

Gas cylinders Hazardous liquids

including paints, oils and chemicals

Solar panels

What goes in your bulk rubbish collection

Greenwaste

Did you know that more than 90% of all bulk verge waste from the City of Nedlands was recycled in 2017.

Please place your bulk waste into separate piles on your verge as shown above.

Household Items

Metals

Mattresses

E-waste

All these items are recyclable.

Bulk calendar

About your bulk collection

Place your materials out for collection as specified to ensure public safety and prevention of property damage.

• Bulk rubbish must not be placed on verges more than seven days prior to your collection (penalties apply).

• Ensure your bulk collection materials are no more than 6m3 .

• Place your bulk rubbish on your verge before 6am on the Monday of your collection week.

• Check that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists still have clear visibility.

• Keep rubbish clear of the footpath and place only on the verge adjacent to your property.

• Household items, greenwaste, metals, electronic waste (e-waste) and mattresses are to be placed in separate piles.

• Bulk rubbish is collected by machinery. Keep rubbish one metre clear of sprinklers, flower beds, water meters, power poles and street signs to avoid any damage during the collection process.

The bulk rubbish

is not to be placed

on the reserves,

vacant land, parks or

median strips. Putting

bulk waste out early is a littering

offence.

For bulk collection enquiries contact the City on 9273 3500

Additional services

To help you to divert your waste from landfill, convenient services are offered to all of our residents including free delivery of an additional recycling bin and subsidised sustainable options such as worm farms and compost bins.

Compost binsComposting your food waste and grass clippings is a fantastic way to create a great fertilizer and reduce the amount of waste going into your garbage bin and landfill.

Bokashi BucketsCompost your household’s food waste at home in a convenient anaerobic system – the Bokashi bucket! Perfect for small households and those without large gardens, who would find a regular compost bin too large. Available from the City’s Administration centre.

To order your subsidised worm farm, compost bin or Bokashi Bucket, please contact the City on 9273 3500.

Additional services

Drop off printer cartridges, batteries, old mobile phones and fluro lights at a recycling station.Locations: Council Administration building, Mt Claremont Library and Nedlands Library.

Worm farmsCut rubbish in half by recycling your food scraps. Start a worm farm!

Recycling stations

Hazardous waste

Some items such as medical waste, syringes, rocks, chemicals, paint and oil can cause injury or break machinery when placed in waste bins. For safe disposal of these items or any other hazardous waste you may find, please contact the City on 9273 3500.

Resource recovery facilityResidents can take their unwanted gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, flares, thermometers, pesticides, paint, herbicides, flammable liquids and solvents. Go to www.wmrc.wa.gov.au for more information.

JFR (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery FacilityCnr Brockway Road and Lemnos Street, Shenton Park

Weekdays: 7.30am to 3.45pmWeekends: 10.00am to 1.00pm

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Could someone else use that?Support a charity today. Free collection is available for some household items in good condition that you no longer need.

Please contact the following numbers for collection:

Good Samaritan Industries 1300 855130Salvation Army 13 72 58St Vincent de Paul 6323 7520Para-Quad Industries 9381 0111Anglicare 6253 3535Rotary Club of Nedlands Swapmart

9386 5110

Tips and targets

Visit www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au for more information on how to reduce waste going to landfill.

Put the right waste in the

right binKeep a

box in your kitchen just for recycling

Buy goods with less

packaging

Place ‘No junk mail’ on your letterbox

Use reuseable

shopping bags

available from

the City (while

stocks last).

Recycle aluminium cans – 95%

recovered for reuse

Compost at home. Composting can reduce waste by around 24%

Rake leaves onto flowerbeds produce mulch

naturally

Take hazardous waste to JFR Resource

Recovery Facility for safe disposal

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Do the

right thing!

City of Nedlands

current recycling rate

54% 65%Today Year

2020

City of Nedlands

target recycling rate

The WA average (metro) recycling rate is 37%*

*Source: WA Local Government Waste & Recycling Census

2018/19 waste charges remain unchanged

What happens to your

recycling?

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Collection

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Facility

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The sorting process begins.All glass, plastic, metal and other recyclable items are separated.

The materialsare bundled

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City of Nedlands Administration Centre 71 Stirling Hwy Nedlands WA 6009 PO Box 9 Nedlands WA 6909 T 9273 3500 E council@nedlands.wa.gov.au

Printed on 100% recycled paper.

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