Waste and Recycling Guide 2025/26
Be a GREAT sort! Do better than the bin.
City of Stirling residents can access a wide range of services for reusing, recycling or disposing of unwanted household items and waste.
Holiday waste collection changes
Due to Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day falling on weekdays, bin collections will run later than usual.
Christmas week
- Collections scheduled for Thursday 25 December will be collected on Friday 26 December
- Collections scheduled for Friday 26 December will be collected Saturday 27 December.
New Year's week
- Collections scheduled for Thursday 1 January 2026 will be collected on Friday 2 January 2026
- Collections scheduled for Friday 2 January will be collected Saturday 3 January.
Recycling Centre Balcatta
The Recycling Centre Balcatta, located at 238 Balcatta Road, Balcatta, is open during the following hours:
- Monday to Saturday: 7.30am – 4.00pm
- Sunday: 8.00am – 4.00pm.
Please note:
- The centre will close at 12.00 noon on Friday 12 December
- It will also be closed on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday.
Exploring better ways to manage waste in our City
The City of Stirling is actively exploring alternative waste treatment options to increase resource recovery and reduce landfill use.
At the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday, 30 April 2024, a business case was presented for adopting a three-bin Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) system.
As Western Australia’s largest local government by population, with over 220,000 residents, any change to waste management services must be carefully considered. Waste management affects every household, and large-scale changes require thoughtful planning.
While Council acknowledged the environmental benefits of a FOGO system, concerns were raised about the availability of processing infrastructure and the potential impacts on ratepayers. As a result, the decision was made not to proceed with FOGO implementation at this time.
However, the City continues to monitor developments in strategic waste management, including the potential introduction of a FOGO service in the future.
We remain committed to exploring all options that support our Sustainable Stirling Strategic Community Plan objective: to be a waste-wise City, supporting a low-waste, circular economy that protects our environment from the impacts of waste.
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Sorting your waste correctly
Residents are encouraged to sort their waste correctly into the different bins with the help of our Waste and Recycling Guide or our A - Z waste guide. Sorting your waste correctly means that you’re diverting waste from landfill, and creating a more sustainable future for our community.
