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WASTE SERVICES
I use my bins for waste and recycling but what else do Councils provide?
Local Governments provide a wide range of waste management services to suit their local community in addition to general and recycling bin service.
Depending on your location, these services can include additional green waste bins; periodic verge collections for larger items and green waste; and town based transfer stations for waste.
To take best advantage of additional waste services you are entitled to access as a ratepayer please contact your Council.
I like to recycle but can I do more?
Unfortunately many people who use their recycling bins make simple mistakes that result in their waste not being recycle but going to landfill.
Common mistakes include: leaving lids on plastic bottles; placing recycling in plastic bags; leaving food scraps or traces of food in recyclable containers.
It may seem Councils are being fussy on recycling but the sorting plants have to process waste efficiently as
shown here
.
And please don’t place clothing, books or homewares in your recycling bin but rather
click here
to find your nearest location to give these items another life.
For more information on how to make the most of your recycling please contact your Council or visit
www.recycleright.wa.gov.au
.
I pay my rates and rubbish charges but what is the Waste Levy?
The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy is charged on every tonne or waste that is generated or landfilled in the metropolitan area.
The Levy is collected by the Local Governments or company that runs the landfill and paid to the State Government.
Of the Levy collected, 25 per cent goes to fund waste management related activities, as directed by the Waste Authority.
When the Waste Levy was first established all payments were to go to these activities but the State Government changed that in 2011.
For more information about the Waste Authority visit
www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au
.