Waste and Recycling
City of Bunbury’s Waste Strategy
Reducing waste and preserving our environment is one of the City of Bunbury’s major priorities.
The City of Bunbury is aligned with the State’s Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030, which provides a long-term strategy for continuous improvement of waste management benchmarked against best practice. It includes targets for waste avoidance, resource recovery and environmental protection, including the diversion of waste disposed to landfill.
Our goal is to make it easy for you to compost food organics and garden organics, recycle, and divert e-waste, hard waste and chemicals from landfill while discovering, promoting and educating on opportunities to further achieve low-waste living.
Bunbury was the first Local Government in Western Australia to introduce the three-bin FOGO system in 2013 and has shown consistently high performance thereafter.
Click on the below image to learn more about the City of Bunbury's 3 Bin Service.
Our number one priority is optimising source separation (putting the right things in the right bins).
A GREAT Sort has the biggest impact on waste management, significantly reducing waste heading to landfill plus offering the best resource recovery opportunities and support of circular economy initiatives.
Click the image to learn more about being a GREAT Sort.
City of Bunbury’s Waste App
City of Bunbury’s My 3 Bins app is available free on Google Play or Apple Stores. Download today.
The App contains:
Up-to-date waste calendars
Hard waste and green waste collection dates and details
A-Z guides – search and find, what bin to put it in
Request forms
Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Drop Off Centre details
Containers for Change details
Near Me Map functions – find your local low waste living and recycling locations
Information on all things waste
Residential Kerbside Collections
The City of Bunbury supplies residents with three bins:
1 red binlid general waste bin (collected fortnightly)
1 yellow binlid recycling bin (collected fortnightly)
1 lime green binlid FOGO bin (food organics/garden organics) (collected weekly)
Each week you will bring two bins kerbside for collection. **Refer to the waste calendar for which bins.
Bins should be placed within one metre of the road kerb, and about one metre apart, prior to 6am on collection day, with the handles facing towards the property. The bin must not block footpaths or driveways. Bins should be placed clear of parked cars, trees, poles and power lines to allow clear access to the service vehicles.
The Bins supplied by City of Bunbury remain the property of City of Bunbury.
You should not relocate any bins when moving or have more than three bins at your property without having an approved agreement in place with the City of Bunbury.
New Bins and/or Additional Bins
Order New or additional bins via the form here- or use the My 3 Bins app.
**Rates charges, terms and conditions apply
Waste Calendar 2021/2022 - or use the My 3 Bins app.
GREAT Sort How To -My 3 Bins Sorted
GREAT Sort How To – Hazardous and E-Waste Household Sorted
**Visit Waste - Hazardous and Electronic page for more details
To report or request missed bins and/or bin repairs please call 9792 7333 - or use the My 3 Bins app.
Charges Apply for Bin Cleans. To order a Bin Clean please call 9792 7333 - or use the MY 3 Bins app.
Kitchen Caddy
The City also offers free compostable bags which can be used with your kitchen caddy and are good for FOGO.
Compostable Bags are available for collection from the following locations:
Council Administration Office, 4 Stephen Street Bunbury. Mon-Fri 8:30am – 5pm (except Public Holidays)
Bunbury Public Library, 1 Parkfield Street, Bunbury. Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9am – 5:30pm. Thurs 9am – 8pm. Sat 9am – 12pm (Sunday and Public Holidays closed)
Withers Community Library, Hudson Road, South Bunbury. Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm. Sat 9am – 12pm (Sunday and Public Holidays closed)
South West Sports Centre, 1 Rotary Avenue, Withers. Mon-Thurs 5:45am – 8:30pm. Fri 5:45am – 8pm. Sat 8am – 5pm. Sun 9am – 5pm. Public Holidays 10am – 2pm.
Works and Services Depot, 10 Sutherland Way, Picton. Mon-Fri 8am – 4pm.
Bunbury - McCombe Waste Recycling Centre, 21 McCombe Road, Davenport. 10:30am to 2:30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Hard waste/green waste collections
The City of Bunbury provides two hard waste and two green waste collections each year.
Waste Calendar 2021/2022 - or use the My 3 Bins app.
GREAT
Sort How To – Hard Waste – Green Waste Sorted
- Minimum of six (240 Litre) $187.40 (additional bins $15.50 each including delivery and pickup)
- Additional service (240 Litre) $50.30
- Additional service (1100 Litre) $72
Visit the Waste-Education page for more detail, FREE support services and current campaigns.
Events
As a result of the great events that happen in the City of Bunbury every year, thousands of tonnes of waste are generated.
To prevent this waste ending up in landfill or as litter polluting our streets and waterways, the City of Bunbury aims to improve recycling and reduce waste generation by working towards making every event in the City of Bunbury a Low Waste Event.
