Based on information provided by and with the permission of the Western Australian Land Information Authority trading as Landgate (2012)
The contents are collected by the City’s collection vehicles and deposited at the Atlas sorting plant. The material is loaded on to conveyor belts for feeding into revolving drums, which with the addition of some water gently separates all of the components previously mixed up and bagged by the householder. The sorting process takes less than one hour.
The benefits of single bin recycling
A recent independent study (March 2009) conducted by the Carbon Reduction Institute, NSW, has found Stirling's Single Bin
Recycling system had a total emissions impact of 324.16 tonnes of Co2e per year, compared with the 2 Bin Recycling system which has a total emissions impact of 486.24 tonnes of Co2e per year and this equates to a saving of 162.08 tonnes Co2e tonnes per year to the City.
To find out more about Single Bin Recycling, please contact the City of Stirling on (08) 9345 8555 or email
stirling@stirling.wa.gov.au
Requesting a second wheelie bin
The standard level of service for individual homes is a single 240 litre wheelie bin. Residents can request a second wheelie bin which incurs an additional charge. To request this service, please contact the City of Stirling .
Home units in groups of 13 or more have a bulk bin service, which provides an allowance of 120 litres of waste per unit per week.
Bin collection days and time
Household waste is collected once per week from your single wheelie bin.
Home units may either be collected from wheelie bins or bulk bins at a minimum interval of once per week.
Bins must be on the verge by 6.00am on your designated bin day.
To find out what your bin day is, enter your street address below and click ‘Find my bin day’, see above.
Public holiday collections
Collections falling on these public holidays and the following days of the week, will be one day late:
• New Years Day
• Good Friday
• Christmas Day
Bins are collected as usual on all other public holidays.
How to ensure your bin is emptied
To make sure your bin is collected each week please ensure:
• The bin is placed on the verge by 6:00am on the day of collection
• The bin is at least 1 metre away from obstructions (i.e. parked cars, sign posts, utility poles, tree branches, walls and fences)
• The wheels of the bin are facing towards the property
• The bin weighs less than 70kg
• The bin is not overflowing (the lid should close)
• That waste is not jammed or stuck inside the bin.
Download the City of Stirling’s Waste Management Local Law which details the bin operating instructions.
Do you have difficulty putting your bin out?
The City of Stirling can provide assistance to frail aged people and people with disabilities that have difficulty manoeuvring a wheelie bin to the verge for weekly collection. Please contact us to set up a special collection arrangement.
Waste that cannot be placed in the bin
• More than 70kg of refuse
• Hot or burning ashes
• Solvent or paints
• Oils or poisons
• Acid
• Batteries (car or household)
• Sand, bricks, mortar, concrete
• Big heavy sharp objects
• Asbestos
• Motor vehicle parts, tyres
• Pathological or cytotoxic waste
• Medical wastea
• Gas cylinders
• Fluorescent tubes or CFL's (compact fluorescent lamps)
• Electronic equipment
Household hazardous waste
Household hazardous waste is a group of products used in and around the home that if not used or disposed of properly can cause serious harm to both personal health and the environment.
Due to their dangerous properties these materials are not suitable for disposal in the wheelie bin or verge bulk collections.
The City of Stirling provides free disposal services for the recycling or destruction of household hazardous waste at the
Recycling Centre Balcatta , and by participating in free temporary disposal days.