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City of Bunbury bin and waste guide

What goes in each bin, how hard rubbish works and your green waste service in City of Bunbury, in plain language and verified from the council. Confirm dates and accepted items on the official page before you act.

The bins in City of Bunbury

Your kerbside bins

Red lid, general waste

Three-bin FOGO system: a red-lid general waste bin collected fortnightly, a yellow-lid recycling bin collected fortnightly, and a lime-green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly. Two bins go out each week, alternating FOGO and recycling one week with FOGO and general waste the next.

Yellow lid, recycling

Rinsed bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard, placed loose. Check the council page for glass and soft plastics rules in your area.

Green lid, organics

Food, garden waste, paper products and Council-supplied compostable liners go in the lime-green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly.

Hard rubbish

Bulky and hard waste

The City runs hard and green waste collections for bulky household items; see Council's hard and green waste collection pages for dates.

Green waste

Garden and food organics

Food, garden waste, paper products and Council-supplied compostable liners go in the lime-green-lid FOGO bin collected weekly.

What bin does it go in

Quick answers for tricky items

All items
Overflow that will not fit the bin

Overflow help in City of Bunbury

If an item will not fit the kerbside bin, or you have missed the City of Bunbury hard rubbish window, a local skip or rubbish removal service can clear it. Leave a mobile and the platform texts you the details.

  • G'bye Rubbish

    Local rubbish removal serving Perth Metro. Listed from a public directory.

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  • Coastal Waste Management

    Local rubbish removal serving Rockingham, Mandurah, Armadale, Fremantle. Listed from a public directory.

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  • ne: junk removal

    Local rubbish removal serving Perth Metro. Listed from a public directory.

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  • The Bin Guys

    Local rubbish removal serving Joondalup, Wanneroo, Midland, Melville. Listed from a public directory.

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  • Trashaway

    Local rubbish removal serving Mornington, Hobart. Listed from a public directory.

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Waste guides for City of Bunbury

How hard rubbish works, what FOGO takes, the purple glass rollout and how to cut your waste costs, with Western Australia councils like City of Bunbury used as real examples.

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