Sorting Your Waste
Learn how to correctly sort your waste.
Recycling Bin (yellow lid) 
Recycle just these 5...
- Aluminium and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Paper (not shredded)
Keep all items loose in the bin, clean and remove lids.
Some of these items are eligible for the WA Container Deposit Scheme. For more details go to the Container Deposit Scheme page.
Rubbish Bin (green or red lid) 
- Food scraps
- Nappies, wipes and sanitary products
- Garden organic waste
- Pet waste and kitty litter
- Soft or scrunchable plastics
- Polystyrene
- Coffee cups
- Used paper towel and tissues
This waste is sent to landfill. It is for your waste that can't be reused or recycled.
For a more comprehensive guide on what to put in your bins, please see the Waste Guide.
A-Z Waste & Recycling Guide
Please see the handy guide below to help you with sorting your waste into the correct bins.
The guide is available in 14 languages.
Top Tip - Recycling
- Items should be loose (not in plastic bags).
- Rinse all bottles and containers.
- Remove plastic bottle tops, store them separately and take to a Precious Plastic collection point or a Containers for Change Refund Point for recycling. See Recycle Right App or the Community Reuse and Recycle Map linked at the bottom of this page.
- Anything smaller than the size of your palm will not be recycled.
What happens to your recycling?
Your recyclables are taken to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and are sorted, separated, baled and transported to manufacturers who recycle them into new products. Some recyclables are exported.
Recyclables not suitable for kerbside bins
Not all items are suitable for disposal in your kerbside rubbish or recycling bins. To ensure proper recycling and safe handling, domestic quantities of the following items should be dropped off at one of the City of Busselton’s waste facilities:
These items are FREE to recycle except in commercial quantities.
- Scrap metal (car bodies, microwaves, star pickets, roofing iron,) and white goods (*limit of 2, proof of residency/ratepayer required)
- Electronic waste (TVs, computers, keyboards, mobile phones, etc.)
- Batteries
- Printer cartridges (Brother, Canon, Cartridge World, Epson, HP, Kyocera)
- Fluorescent lights (tubes)
- Compact fluorescent light globes (CFLs)
- Gas bottles
- Used motor oil (containers up to 20L)
- Paint and paint tins (via Paintback scheme)
- Household chemicals
- Cooking oil (containers up to 20L) *Only at Busselton Waste Transfer Station, Rendezvous Rd Vasse.
- Fire extinguishers
- Boat flares and EPIRBs
- Aerosol cans
Domestic recyclables that will incur a fee at the City waste facilities include:
- tyres (bike, car, truck)
- mattresses (limit of 2 items per visit, proof of residency/ratepayer required) *
*Customers are required to demonstrate proof as a City of Busselton resident or ratepayer. This could include: driver's licence, rates notice or utility bills.
Commercial quantities
For disposal of large quantities of motor oil (containers larger than 20L), please contact Wren Oil on (08) 9725 4002.
Commercial fees apply to recycle white goods, e-waste and cardboard. For a comprehensive list of the City's fees and charges refer to the Recycling Information and Waste Disposal Charges brochure.
DrumMUSTER Recycling Program
A free drumMUSTER recycling service operates for cleaned agricultural and veterinary chemical drums (plastic and steel). Drums must be triple rinsed and brought in on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Please telephone either the Dunsborough Waste Facility (0417 179 596) or Busselton Transfer Station (0408 933 441) to arrange disposal of drums.
More detailed information on the drumMUSTER program is available via the below link.
drumMUSTER
Alternative collection points for recyclable materials
Household batteries Busselton Library, Geographe Leisure Centre, Naturaliste Community Centre Dunsborough, Aldi, Coles, Woolworths (Kent St), and Bunnings.
Mobile phones Busselton Telephones, Woolworths (Kent St) and Telstra
Printer cartridges Australia Post, Aldi, The Good Guys, Cartridge World, Retravision, Harvey Norman and Computer West
Fluorescent lights (tubes and globes) Light Ideas and Direct Lighting
Plastic (bottle) lids Geographe Timber & Hardware Makit (Busselton), Origins Market (Busselton), The People Place (Busselton), Busselton Library, Return IT Busselton, MR Refund Dunsborough, Vasse General Store and Dunsborough Community Garden.
For a more comprehensive guide to local drop off points view map below
Community Reuse and Recycle Map
Get the Recycle Right App!
Recycle Right is an educational tool to help you sort your waste and remind you when to put your bins out. In addition to the usual household waste items, the database also includes over 50 drop off points for recyclable items which do not belong in your yellow lidded bin including batteries, bottle lids, printer cartridges and so much more. With the Bin Day Reminder function, you can set your phone to notify you when your bins are due for collection.
You can download the application on your phone or tablet or visit the Recycle Right website. Search for “Recycle Right” in your app library and look for the symbol with green, yellow & red arrows.
The app is free to use and requires no registration to use.
Related Information
Waste Facilities
Container Deposit Scheme
Community Reuse and Recycle Map