Hard Refuse Collection

Hard rubbish is material that is too heavy and too big to put in your domestic waste bin.

It is your responsibility to arrange for your hard rubbish to be collected.

Residents are entitled to two free pickups between 1 May - 30 April each year.

Bookings must be made prior to putting your hard refuse out for collection.

To make a booking, please call Solo Resource Recovery on (08) 8295 5077.

This collection service accepts garden prunings which will not fit in the green organics bin (garden prunings must be bundled and tied and branches should only be up to a maximum trunk diameter of 150mm and a maximum length of 1.5m); metal items and other hard refuse.

Hard refuse must in total be smaller than 2m³ and be able to be lifted by two people. Materials are separated and recycled at our waste recovery centre. Collections work on an 8-week cycle however delays may occur at peak times such as Christmas/New Year, spring etc.

Note! Other disposal options exist for goods such as TVs and stereos, VHS and DVD players, electrical kitchen appliances, computers and printers, to ensure all components are recycled to avoid landfill - see our Electronic Waste page for more information.

Pick Up Bins & Mini Skips

Any person wishing to place a hard refuse bin, Miniskip or Shipping Container on a roadway or footway within the City requires permission from us by lodging an application form. You will need to take out and keep current a public risk insurance policy in the name of the permit holder, insuring the permit holder for a sum being not less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) and provide Council with evidence of such public risk insurance policy with the application.

We have additional rules associated with the use of hard refuse bins, Miniskips or Shipping Containers on a roadway or footway in our area, including:

• Hazard Warning Lights in good working order must be attached to the outside corners of the bin (if the bin will be on Council land overnight).
• Traffic Hazard signs or flags/bunting may be placed in the vicinity of the bin (by Council) if required.
• A valid permit must be kept by the permit holder and must be produced if requested by an Authorised Officer of Council.
• An Authorised Officer from Council will inspect the site before issuing a permit.
• A minimum of 3 working days is required to process all applications.