Waste Services FAQs
What is included in the City’s annual waste service? The annual waste refuse charge for residents include: Three-bin kerbside [...]
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General waste bin (red lid)
Tips for using your general waste bin: Keep recycling out of the general waste bin – all of this waste collected is sent to [...]
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Waste bins not collected
If your general waste, recycling or greens bin was presented on collection day and has not been emptied, please call the City on 9400 [...]
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Commercial bin enclosure
The City’s Health Local Law 1999 requires commercial developments and multi-residential developments to provide a bin enclosure. This [...]
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Recycling bin (yellow lid)
Tips for using your recycling bin: Keep recyclables loose and not in bags. Flatten cardboard boxes and squash plastic bottles and cans. [...]
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Join the Joondalup GREAT Waste Challenge
The City of Joondalup, in conjunction with the City of Cockburn and the Waste Authority, ran a series of FREE workshops highlighting [...]
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Have yourself a sustainable little Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and we have lots of eco-friendly tips to help with your Christmas preparations so you can [...]
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Bulk collections for properties with no verge
If you have no or little verge you will still have access to the bulk hard waste and green waste verge collection services. [...]
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Burning garden refuse and rubbish
Burning garden refuse and/or rubbish Burning of garden refuse and/or rubbish is not permitted at any time, in an incinerator, on the [...]
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Assistance with waste bins
The City may be able to assist residents with mobility needs with a waste bin ferrying service to the kerb on bin collection day. [...]
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Where to recycle batteries and other items
City of Joondalup Libraries Duncraig Joondalup Whitford Woodvale Mobile phones √ √ √ √ Batteries √ √ √ √ Printer cartridge √ √ Compact [...]
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Sowing the seeds for a biodiverse future
Environmental degradation and climate change are two of the largest environmental issues facing our planet, and our younger generations [...]
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Caring for our Coastline
We all have a role to play in preserving, protecting and enhancing our pristine and wonderful coastline and beaches. The City has [...]
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Dogs of Joondalup
Dog poo is litter and therefore, leaving it/not picking it up is littering and could result in a fine. It is also a cause of [...]
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Smart Cities
Smart Joondalup What does SMART mean? A SMART city uses technology and sensors to collect data, with these insights guiding an [...]
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Containers for Change
The Containers for Change scheme (ran by Western Australia Return Recycle Renew – WARRRL) was designed to help reduce litter, [...]
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Green waste bin (lime green lid)
The City currently operate a three-bin Garden Organics (GO) system. This means households can have a general waste bin, recycling bin, [...]
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Unwanted clothing and textiles
Are you planning on having a wardrobe clear out, or have clothes that no longer fit? There are several ways in which you can reduce [...]
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Rates at a glance
How your Rates are calculated? Your Rates = Rate¹ x Valuation² + Yearly fees 1: cents in the dollar set by the City 2: set by [...]
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Waste education
Avoid, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover Waste Education in the Community Our Waste Education Officer is available to attend to your [...]
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Reducing waste
On average Australians throw away around 21 million tonnes of waste per year, or almost one tonne of waste per person per year. This [...]
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