Recycling
Recycling has many environmental benefits and is one of the simplest ways we can reduce the level of waste going to land fill each year, save resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Rivers Regional Council member councils contract Cleanaway to collect and transport the contents of your yellow-lidded recycling 'wheelie' bin to either their Bayswater, Mandurah or Maddington Material Recovery Facility (MRF) where the recyclables are sorted, separated and baled ready for shipment interstate or overseas for further re-processing.
The contents of your recycling bin are a potential VALUABLE RESOURCE and can easily be contaminated by putting non-recyclable items such as plastic wrap or food waste in with the common recyclables.
What can be put in your recycling bin?
No matter which Rivers Regional Council member council you live in, the recyclables you put in your yellow-lidded recycling bin are collected by Cleanaway and processed at one of the MRFs. The information contained in the City of Gosnells website applies to all member councils. If you are unsure what can be put in your yellow-lidded recycling bin, contact the Waste Services Officer at your local council.
City of Armadale
T: (08) 9399 0111
www.armadale.wa.gov.au
City of Gosnells
T: (08) 9391 3222
www.gosnells.wa.gov.au
City of Mandurah
T: (08) 9550 3777
www.mandurah.wa.gov.au
City of South Perth
T; (08) 9474 0777
www.southperth.wa.gov.au
Shire of Murray
T; (08) 9531 7777
www.murray.wa.gov.au
Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
T; (08) 9526 1111
www.sjshire.wa.gov.au
Shire of Waroona
T: (08) 9733 7800
www.waroona.wa.gov.au
Planet Ark's 'Recycling Near You' website at also provides useful information on what can and can't be recycled. Visit: www.recyclingnearyou.com.au
Green Waste
Most member councils conduct two green waste collections each year and the waste is reprocessed into mulch for use on local parks and gardens or on-sold
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
This is one of the biggest contaminants of household waste. It comprises old chemicals, especially garden chemicals, paint and thinners, and batteries, including the ordinary household batteries.
RRC is a participant in the State government's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program. For further information about the HHW program and free collection days visit: http://www.zerowastewa.com.au/ourwork/specificprograms/hcw/
Dry Cell Battery Collection and Recycling Program
On September 1st 2009, the Minister for the Environment, Hon Donna Faragher launched the Dry Cell Battery Collection and Recycling Program. The program, funded by the Western Australian Landfill Levy will operate across the Perth metropolitan area enabling people to safely dispose of unwanted household batteries
After collection, Rivers Regional Council will coordinate the transportation of collected batteries for reprocessing at a specialised facility in New South Wales, where they are conducting pilot trials. Once larger volumes of batteries are collected the facility will start commercial operations. The battery components will eventually be recycled into new products such as street lights, steel frames and car parts.
To view the brochure click here
For further information contact the Waste Services Officer at your local council or visit the Waste Authority's website www.zerowastewa.com.au
MobileMuster
MobileMuster is the official recycling program of the mobile phone industry.
Initiated voluntarily by the Australian telecommunications industry in 1999, its overall aim is to prevent mobile phones ending up in landfill.
There are many MobileMuster collection points in RRC member councils. For further information, contact the Waste Services Officer at your local council or visit www.mobilemuster.com.au
E-waste
Some member councils recently participated in the free Apple-sponsored electronic waste collection and recycling days. Watch this space for future dates.
For further information about e-waste recycling contact the Waste Services Officer at your local council or visit the' Recycling' section of the Waste Authority's website www.zerowaste.wa.gov.au