The Recycling Centre is provided for the convenience of City of Stirling residents to dispose of recyclables and reusable items, household hazardous waste, general waste and car tyres. Find out about location, opening hours, fees and what items you can dispose of.
Location, contact details and opening hours
Address and contact number
238 Balcatta Road
Balcatta
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday: 7.30am – 4.00pm
Closed: New Years Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day
Contact details
Tip passes
A tip pass for the Recycling Centre Balcatta is distributed with the annual rate notice in August of each year to all ratepayers who own a residential property (excluding vacant land).
Redemption of the pass at the Recycling Centre Balcatta allows for free disposal of up to one tonne of either:
• clean green garden waste only
• clean inert construction waste, sand, bricks only (no timber)
This waste can be taken by car, ute or trailer to the Recycling Centre Balcatta.
Recycling and reuse section
A free recycling drop off area is present on entry to the Recycling Centre Balcatta. Here you can drop off a variety of materials recycling such as:
• Scrap metals
• Steel cans
• Aluminium cans
• Mixed plastics
• Dry cardboard and paper
• Glass bottles and jars.
Unwanted household items in good condition can also be dropped off for free (at the discretion of the recycling attendant). Such items can include:
• Clothing
• Household goods
• Furniture
• Appliances
• Bicycles
• Selected landscaping items.
The above items can also be purchased at the Recycling Centre for nominal prices. Remember, one person's trash is another person's treasure.
Household hazardous waste
Residents have free access to drop off household hazardous waste excluding asbestos cement.
Household hazardous waste can pose serious environmental and personal health risks if not disposed of properly. Please dispose of the following items at the Household hazardous waste shed at the Recycling Centre Balcatta:
• Paints
• Pesticides
• Herbicides
• Household cleaners
• Motor oil
• Pool chemicals
• Car batteries
• Household batteries
• Fluorescent tubes/lamps
• Sharps (needles)
• Medicine
• Electronic waste i.e. televisions, computers and accessories.
Please note a maximum of 20 litres or 20kg, or a combination of liquids and solids of up 20kg/litres can be dropped off each day.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement poses a serious danger to personal health and should only be disposed of at the Recycling Centre Balcatta.
Please tightly wrap individual sheets of asbestos in durable plastic before taking to the Recycling Centre. A maximum of three sheets can be dropped off each day, with a charge of $1.00 per sheet for rate payers and $2.00 a sheet for non rate payers. This charge applies to cover contractor fees for operating this disposal point.
General waste
A fee applies to disposal of the following waste which cannot be recycled or reused. The fee covers transport, State Government landfill levy and disposal costs.
• Mixed waste (metals, plastics, glass, cardboard, household junk, green waste and constructions waste)
• Construction waste (e.g. sand, soil, bricks, concrete and Super Six fencing not asbestos). If the load has been inspected and the operator cannot determine if waste is Super Six or asbestos, it is the responsibility of the owner/driver to remove the load from site.
A discounted fee applies to clean green garden waste. This fee covers transport and processing of the waste by contractors. To receive the discounted fee the load must be completely free of contamination such as:
• Plastic
• Paper
• Metal.
Minimum charge under 300kg
Mixed (subject to landfill cost at Tamala Park): $33.00
Construction (sand, bricks and concrete only): $21.00
Green (tree pruning’s): $17.00
Weighbridge rate per tonne over 300kg
Mixed (subject to landfill cost at Tamala Park): $178.00
Construction (sand, bricks and concrete only): $99.00
Green (tree pruning’s): $68.00
Car tyres
Contractors are currently storing tyres, awaiting a recycling breakthrough. A disposal fee applies to cover contractor costs.
A separate fee of $8.00 per tyre is charged for the disposal of car tyres and an extra fee applies if the tyre is mounted on a wheel. A maximum of 4 tyres can be dropped off each day.
Mattress disposal
Did you know that Australians send over 1.25 million mattresses to landfill each year?
The City of Stirling has commenced a recycling program to divert mattresses from landfill.
A fee of $15.00 per mattress now applies when taken over the weigh bridge. This disposal fee applies to cover recycling costs only.
Mattresses are stored in a separate area near the disposal wall for transportation to the Hazelmere Recycling Centre.
All materials in the mattress are recycled, timber into reusable woodchips, springs to scrap steel and foam/wadding into carpet underlay.
Alternatively residents/customers can recycle mattresses directly with the Hazelmere Recycling Centre. The $15.00 fee still applies. Please call (08) 9274 7807 for details.