Waste Guides and Education Resources

GIFT to charity, swap or sell 

Unwanted, reusable things such as clothes and toys in good condition can be gifted. 

Find your nearest charity store or donation bin at Charitable Recycling

You can swap, sell or gift your items using these platforms: 

• Buy Nothing Groups 
• eBay or Facebook Marketplace
• Gumtree

A great way to donate technological and gaming equipment is to take it to Sam's Spares in Gosnells. Sam's Spares refurbishes and re-gifts the equipment to people in need through a network of peer partners. 

RECYCLE through your kerbside recycling bin 

Discover ways in which you can recycle items which are prohibited from being placed in either bin. It's important to know what you can place in your recycling bin and what your options are if something cannot be placed in your bin. 

You can recycle clean paper, cardboard, steel and aluminium cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and containers through your yellow-lidded recycling bin. Items must be loose (not contained in boxes or bags), lids removed and free from contamination such as liquids, food residue and excessive tape, for example.

Many beverage containers between 150ml - 3L can be recycled  at a Containers for Change refund point. To find out which containers are eligible for a refund, check for the 10c mark on the side of a container or go to the Containers for Change website. 

EARTH CYCLE food scraps and garden waste

If you have sufficient space at home and a bit of time, it's easy to turn food scraps and garden waste into compost. Little space is required to maintain a worm farm or bokashi bin which are very efficient ways of processing food waste. What's more, both methods produce products which can boost the soil and garden health. Garden waste can be disposed of through the City's twice yearly garden waste verge collection or can be managed at home with the use of a composting bin. Get a discount on a worm farm, bokashi bin through Switch Your Thinking's Rewards for Residents Program. 

If you're not willing or able to manage your food and garden waste at home, you can still earth-cycle by participating in the City of Gosnells GOSFO waste pilot program or a local ShareWaste initiative. 

AVOID excess packaging

Use: 

• Alternatives to plastic food wrap like glass or stainless steel containers, beeswax wraps and reusable food covers
• Your own water bottle out and refuse bottled water
• Alternatives to disposable straws, plates, cups and cutlery. Keep a reusable set in your bay, glove box or pram. 
• Stores which offer package-free or bulk product options. 

TAKE items to drop-off points 

Items that cannot be disposed of via kerbside bins or verge collection should be taken to various drop-off points. 

The City of Gosnells hosts one community waste drop-off day per year at its Operations Centre, usually around the first week of April. This enables residents to drop off difficult to dispose of items such as paint, motor oil, household chemicals, gas cylinders, aerosol cans and car batteries, as well as bulk cardboard, polystyrene, tyres and e-waste.

During the year, residents can take a range of household hazardous waste to one of the WA Government's free-to-use drop-off points (non-commercial waste - 20kg or 20L per material type).

Household batteries can be taken to businesses participating in the B-Cycle battery recycling program. You can also drop off household quantities of aerosol cans, mobile phones and chargers, printer cartridges and light globes to recycling hubs within all the City's libraries and the Civic Centre.