Hazardous waste poses a serious risk to the public and environment due to its reactivity, flammability, corrosiveness or toxicity.
It should never be put in kerbside bins or on the verge.
View information on this page to find out how to safely dispose of hazardous and e-waste items.
Hazardous waste poses a serious risk to the public and environment due to reactivity, flammability, corrosiveness or toxicity.
It should never be put in kerbside bins or on the verge.
Libraries
- Empty aerosol cans
- Mobile phones
- Printer cartridges
- Dry cell batteries
- Fluorescent tubes/globes.
Recycling Centre – Bullsbrook
- Empty aerosol cans
- Motor oil
- Dry cell batteries
- Wet cell batteries
- Fluorescent tubes/globes
- Mobile phones
- Printer cartridges
- E-waste.
Recycling Centre – Malaga
- Empty aerosol cans
- Motor oil
- Dry cell batteries
- Wet cell batteries
- Fluorescent tubes/globes
- Mobile phones
- Printer cartridges
- E-waste.
B-cycle
You can take dead batteries to a b-cycle drop-off point. Accepted items include:
- Batteries from consumer electronics (e.g. cameras)
- Button batteries
- E-bike and e-scooter batteries > 5kg
- E-bike and e-scooter batteries < 5kg
- Energy storage batteries < 5kg
- Handheld small consumer batteries
- Power tool batteries.
Red Hill Waste Management Facility
- Empty aerosol cans (also accept full cans)
- Motor oil
- Dry cell batteries
- Wet cell batteries
- Fluorescent tubes/globes
- Paints/solvents
- Automotive fluids
- Flammable liquids
- Gas cylinders
- Poisons
- Pool and garden chemicals
- Needles and sharps (place in rigid, sealed container)
- Mobile phones
- Printer cartridges
- Asbestos (wrapped in plastic sheeting and taped – fee payable).
The Red Hill Waste Management Facility accepts a wide range of waste from the public, commercial operators, and local, regional, state and federal government organisations.
Find out what waste is accepted, hours of operation and fees and charges on the Red Hill Waste Management Facility website.
Perth Chemical Specialists
- Vapes
- E-cigarettes.
As of July 1, 2024, e-waste cannot go in your kerbside bins.
E-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in Australia. E-waste may contain materials of value as well as hazardous materials that require responsible management to prevent harm to the environment and human health.
Many e-waste items can be recycled, diverting waste from landfill, allowing valuable resources to be reclaimed (such as copper wire, glass, plastics, and metals) and reducing water and energy usage.
Western Australia is implementing a regulatory ban on e-waste from disposal to landfill. Items banned in stage one include those covered under national product stewardship schemes or have a material recovery pathway available as an alternative to landfill.
- Screens, information technology and telecommunications
- Lighting and lamps
- Large appliances when used in a home, office or professional environment
- Batteries
- Temperature exchange equipment when used in a home, office or professional environment
- Medical devices.
City of Swan residents can dispose of accepted e-waste items free of charge:
- At the Recycling Centre – Bullsbrook
- At the Recycling Centre – Malaga
- By booking a verge collection.
Potential future phases of the e-waste ban in WA are likely to include more items once material recovery pathways are established.
The Red Hill Waste Management Facility accepts a wide range of waste from the public, commercial operators, and local, regional, state and federal government organisations.
It is also a permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) facility which means up to 20kg/20L of HHW is free to drop off. Learn more about HHW items here.
You can find out what waste is accepted, hours of operation and fees and charges on the Red Hill Waste Management Facility website.