For a more comprehensive guide on what to put in your bins, please see the Waste Guide.
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.
Items not suitable for either bin
Not all items can go into your bins. These items should not be placed in your rubbish or recycling bin but instead be dropped off at one of the City’s waste facilities to be recycled:
- Scrap metal (car bodies, microwaves, fridges, etc.)
- Electronic waste (TVs, computers, keyboards, mobile phones, etc.)
- Batteries
- Printer cartridges (Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Kyocera)
- Fluorescent lights (tubes only)
- Gas bottles
- Used motor oil (containers up to 20L)
- Paint (see below)
- Household chemicals
- Cooking oil
- Fire extinguishers
These items are FREE to recycle except in commercial quantities.
The Paintback scheme supports the responsible disposal of waste paint, away from landfill. Do NOT put paint or paint tins in your kerbside bins. Drop off unwanted household paint and paint tins at one of the City’s waste facilities at NO charge.
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 programme is available on the website.
For disposal of large quantities of motor oil (containers larger than 20L), please contact Wren Oil on (08) 9725 4002.
Recyclables which incur a fee at the waste facilities
- Car tyre $8.00 (without rim)
- Larger tyres priced according to size
- Mattress $5.00
Note that charges may apply to green, general and commercial waste including cardboard, fridges and electronic waste, if certain criteria is not met. Please refer to the Waste Disposal Charges sheet for more information.
Alternative collection points for recyclable materials
• Household batteries - Busselton Library, Geographe Leisure Centre, Naturaliste Community Centre Dunsborough, Aldi, 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 only) - Light Ideas and Direct Lighting
• Bottle caps/plastic lids – Marlee Moon Upcycle and Vintage (Busselton), Geographe Timber & Hardware Makit (Busselton), Zen Café (Busselton), YMCA Family Day Care (Busselton), Return IT Busselton, MR Refund Dunsborough, Vasse General Store and Dunsborough Community Garden
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.
The app is free to use and requires no registration to use.