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stopRecycling and waste guide2013–14

stop what you’re doing.

think of alternatives to throwing your waste in the bin.

Make the change and recycle today.

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The city promotes sustainability by encouraging residents and businesses to reuse, reduce and recycle waste.

Recycling services are collected weekly, together with your regular bin, and must be out by 6am on your collection day. Bins should be placed 30 centimetres apart, weigh no more than 70 kilograms and the lid must close.

stop, think, make the change and recycle more!

The city provides residents with bags for recyclables, with an option to replace these with 120 litre recycling bins.

•Red lid bins replace red bags for paper and cardboard.

•yellow lid bins replace green bags for containers and plastics.

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the city of subiaco is changing the way you think about waste!

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Over 90 per cent of the city’s residents are recycling.90

To replace your recycling bags with bins make a written request to the city at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

Store recycling bins carefully to avoid contamination (e.g. items that are not accepted for recycling) and remove any contamination if necessary. An orange sticker will be left on contaminated bins.

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green waste collection

The city’s green waste collection service is free to residential customers. The service can be accessed via a twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week answering service, or via a simple online form at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

To access the answering service, phone 9387 0999, listen to the instructions and leave a message. Be sure to give your name, address and daytime phone number.

Your green waste will be collected within three working days. The minimum volume that will be collected is half a standard trailer load or four green recycling bags (consider combining with your neighbours to reach the minimum load). You may request unlimited collections for your property.

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the city will remove and recycle:

• leaves, fresh lawn clippings and weeds (no sand) in the approved green waste collection bags only – available from the city’s Administration Centre for a small fee

• tree branch prunings no longer than 1.5 metres – place these with the larger end towards the kerb

• tree trunks or stumps cut into pieces that one person can easily lift (i.e. up to 15 kilograms).

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you can assist by:

• placing items neatly on the street verge

• ensuring items can easily be handled by one person

• keeping rubbish clear of sprinkler systems and avoiding obstruction of footpaths or your normal bin service.

06composting at home is a great way to make the change and produce your own fertiliser, reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. Discounted compost bins and worm farms can be obtained from the city’s Administration Centre.

JFR (Jim) Mcgeough Resource Recovery FacilityResidents can take the following items free of charge to the transfer station:

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seRvicesRecycling tips

• stop and remember to take your green or cloth bags when shopping.

• think about buying products with limited packaging or packaging that can be reused or recycled.

• Do not put recyclables in tied off bags or tie them in bundles.

• Save money by sorting and separating waste before going to the transfer

station, as many recyclable items are accepted free of charge.

•Compost or use a worm farm to dispose of your food scraps.

• Use durable storage containers rather than keeping food in cling wrap or foil.

• Do not lean recycling bags against your rubbish bin on collection day.

• cardboard (flattened)• compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)• electronic waste (computers, televisions,

printers etc.)• household batteries (A, AA, AAA, C, D,

button batteries, 6V and 9V)• lead acid batteries (cars and motorbikes)

• mobile phones• motor oil (up to 20 litres or 20 kilograms) • paper• plastic (recycling symbols one to seven) • printer cartridges • scrap metal.

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Items accepted include:

• acids• aerosols• alkalis•batteries(lead-acid

and dry-cell)

• compact fluorescent lights and tubes

• cyanides• engine coolants and glycols•fireextinguishers

(non-halon only)

•flammableliquids (e.g. fuels and hydrocarbons)

•flammablesolids

Specially marked recycling bins for disposing of mobile phones and batteries are located at the Subiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road, Subiaco.

Hazardous waste

Residents are entitled to dispose of up to 20 litres or 20 kilograms of household hazardous waste free of charge at the JFR (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery Facility.

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•flares

•generalhouseholdchemicals (e.g. cleaning products)

•heavymetalcompounds

•inorganicoxidisingagents (e.g. pool chlorine)

•smokedetectors

•mercury (e.g. thermometres)

•organicperoxides

•paint

•PCBmaterials

•pesticides

•solvents.

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A–Z DisPosAl

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what goes in which bag or recycling bin?

Items marked red go in your red bag or red lid recycling bin. Items marked green go in your green bag or yellow lid recycling bin.

● Aerosol cans● Aluminium cans, foil and trays● Books● Bottles and jars● Brochures and magazines● Calendars● Cardboard (small pieces)* ● Cerealboxes● Drink cartons● Egg cartons● Envelopes● Greeting cards● Ice-cream containers● Juice and milk cartons (silver lined/UHT)● Lids● Magazines and brochures ● Newspaper ● Office paper

*Largecardboardboxesshouldbe dropped at the transfer station.

● Pamphletsandjunkmail● Paperbags● Papertowelrolls● Phonebooks● Pizzaboxes(empty)● Plastics● Plasticbags● Plasticcontainers,

bottles and tubs

● Plasticplant pots

● Tin cans● Toilet rolls● Waxed

cardboard● Wrapping

paper avoid

contamination

Handyhint

remove all lids and rinse containers

to avoid contamination

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A–Z DisPosAl gUiDe

what goes in your general rubbish bin?

• Broken glass

• CDs and DVDs

• Ceramics (broken plates and plants pots)

• Cling wrap type soft plastics

• Cork

• Drinking glassware

•Foamboxesandtrays

• Food and vegetable scraps (can be composted)

• Garden hose

• General rubbish not suitable for recycling

• Light bulbs (not compact fluorescent lights)**

** Recycle at the transfer station.

More information on recycling can be found by visiting www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

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gUiDe • Kitty litter

• Manure/animal droppings (can be composted)

• Mirrors

• Nappies

•Plateglass

•Pottery

• Terracotta tiles /pots

• Toys (damaged)

• Vacuum cleaner dust and bag

• Vinyl

• Window pane glass

• X-rays

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saVe! Reduce the size of your general waste bin and lower your waste service charge

by recycling more.

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The city offers a weekly waste service collection for residents. Items that cannot be reused, recycled or composted go into your green lid rubbish bin.

Residents have a choice of three general waste bin sizes – 80 litre, 120 litre and 240 litre. To change your bin size, the property owner, landlord or legally appointed agent must send a written request to the city.

charges: 80 litre – $236 120 litre – $298 240 litre – $447

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damaged bins Report your damaged recycling or waste bins to the city for either replacement or repair, free of charge. You can do this online using the bin service request form on the city’s website at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

general waste collection The map below indicates collection days for bothresidentsandbusinesses.Pleaseputyour bin out before 6am on your collection day. Bins must not weigh more than 70 kilograms, lids must close and contents must be free flowing.

Collections take place as normal on public holidays,exceptChristmasDay,

New Year’s Day and Good Friday. Collections that

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collection day legend

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WheRe Does yoUR RUbbish

go?

The city is a member of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC) alongwiththetownsofClaremont,CottesloeandMosmanParkandtheShireofPeppermintGrove.WMRCreceivesallofthewasteyouplaceinyourgreen lid rubbish bin after the city collects it. In recent years, WMRC has developed infrastructure to reduce the western suburbs reliance on landfill. In2013–14weexpecttodivertapproximately77percentofhouseholdwastefrom landfill.

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over 30 000 tonnes of greenhouse

gas in comparison to landfilling.

Recyclingprevents

produces 25 000 tonnes of organic

compost each year.

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Please do not

place rubbish out before the

specified dates.

do not

Placerubbishneatlyonthestreetverge.Ifyoudonothaveaverge,please leave items behind the front boundary line or near an opening or gate. Subiaco Centro collections are provided from the rear lanes.

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collection

The city will remove:• old furniture • timber • general junk• steel and metal items • electrical and electronic appliances• stoves, gas bottles, refrigerators

(remove doors for safety).

The city will not remove:• bricks, builder’s rubble, sand or cement • foodstuffs and household rubbish • motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts or tyres • paint, oil, flammable liquids and other

hazardous materials • asbestos cement products • material placed out after the stated collection date • green waste (see other recycling services).

For ease of collection: • Separate all metal, steel and white goods from

your general rubbish so they can be recycled. • ensure items can easily be handled by one

person (where possible) and are no longer than 1.5 metres long.

Items must be placed out for collection by 6am on the first day of the removal period as collection vehicles will only pass your property once.

Place rubbish out Removal period

31 August – 1 September 2013 2 – 6 September 2013

30 November – 1 December 2013 2 – 6 December 2013

1 – 2 March 2014 3 – 7 March 2014

31 May – 1 June 2014 2 – 6 June 2014

the city has four residential household bulk rubbish collections each year.

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eligible pensioners can receive a

50 per cent discount on waste service charges.

pensioners discount

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Household hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste (HHW) includes household products which are no longer needed or have reached their end-of-life, that contain chemicals or substances that can be harmful to you, your children, pets, or the environment.

This may include a broad range of products thatareflammable,toxic,explosiveorcorrosive, including car batteries, motor oils, paints and pesticides. HHW can be disposed of at the JFR (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery Facility (transfer station).

Visit www.wmrc.wa.gov.au for a full list of disposable items and fees (where applicable).

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tip passes

Two discounted tip passes per residential property are available from the city’s AdministrationCentrefordisposalofmixedwaste at the transfer station. Greens and pruningsarenotpartofthemixedwaste.Remember to secure your trailer to prevent litter from spilling out.

general services

Your waste services fee allows the city to provide a range of general services including:• street and park litter collection • sweeping of lanes, car

parks, streets and business district footpaths

• high pressure footpath cleaning

• rubbish bin repair or replacement

• waste collection from special events (large public functions).

TheWMRCisaregionallocalgovernmentworkingonbehalfoffivemembercouncilsinPerth’swesternsuburbs–Claremont,Cottesloe,MosmanPark,PeppermintGroveandSubiaco.TheWMRCprovidesinnovativeandsustainablewastemanagement,recyclingandresourcerecoveryservices.

The City of Subiaco is committed to protecting the global environment through local action. This brochure is printed using vegetable based inks on Australian made 100 per cent recycled paper.

city of subiaco administration centre 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco WA 6008 POBox270,Subiaco6904 Phone:(08)92379222 | Fax:(08)93279200Email: city@subiaco.wa.gov.au www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

contAct infoRmAtion

stop what you’re doing.

think of alternatives to throwing your waste in the bin.

Make the change and recycle today.

JFR (Jim) Mcgeough Resource Recovery facility – transfer station Corner of Lemnos Street and Brockway Road, ShentonParkWA6008 Phone:(08)93842544 Opening hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am to 3.45pm Weekends 10am to 1pm

Public holidays: 7.30am to 1pm (closed Christmas Day, Good Friday and New Year’s Day)

western Metropolitan Regional council (wMRc)

WearneHouse,40MarineParade (corner Warton Street), Cottesloe WA 6011

Phone:(08)93844003 | Fax:(08)93847511www.wmrc.wa.gov.au