Each financial year the City provides one general junk verge collection, usually in spring, for large items such as furniture, e-waste, white goods, mattresses, scrap metal and timber.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Two-bin system: a general waste bin (grey or red lid) emptied weekly, and a yellow-lid recycling bin emptied every two weeks. Bins on the verge by 6am on collection day.
- 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
There is no weekly green bin; the City provides two green waste verge collections each financial year for tree and shrub prunings up to 1.5m long and 30cm in diameter, placed loose without string or bags.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by City of Gosnells. See what bin does it go in for the item-by-item answers, and the purple glass bin rollout for where a fourth lid is arriving.
Getting a collection in City of Gosnells#
City of Gosnells takes the booking, sets the date and decides what it will lift, so have your address and an item list ready before you start. Most councils cap the volume per booking, and the rule above is the one that applies here.
How booked and scheduled collections differ across the country is covered in hard rubbish collection in Australia.
When your bin goes out#
Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so this guide does not carry per-street dates and will not guess one. The service pattern for City of Gosnells is below; City of Gosnells publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in City of Gosnells#
There is no weekly green bin; the City provides two green waste verge collections each financial year for tree and shrub prunings up to 1.5m long and 30cm in diameter, placed loose without string or bags.
Whether a green bin takes food scraps as well as garden material depends on the service your council runs. See the FOGO bin explained, and the item pages for food scraps and garden waste.
Quick answers for tricky items#
The short answer for the items households most often get wrong. Each links to the full rule, which City of Gosnells can still vary locally.
- Mattress - Not a kerbside bin
- Pizza box - Green or red lid
- Batteries - Never any kerbside bin
- Soft plastics - Red lid, unless a program runs
- Garden waste - Green lid
- E-waste - Not a kerbside bin
- Glass - Purple or yellow lid
- Food scraps - Green or red lid
Hard rubbish and bin questions#
- How does hard rubbish collection work in City of Gosnells?
- Each financial year the City provides one general junk verge collection, usually in spring, for large items such as furniture, e-waste, white goods, mattresses, scrap metal and timber.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with City of Gosnells?
- Bookings are made by City of Gosnells, not by this guide. Book at gosnells.wa.gov.au with your address and a list of items ready, because most councils cap the volume per booking.
- When does my bin go out in the City of Gosnells area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so City of Gosnells is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at gosnells.wa.gov.au.
- What bins does City of Gosnells collect, and how often?
- Two-bin system: a general waste bin (grey or red lid) emptied weekly, and a yellow-lid recycling bin emptied every two weeks. Bins on the verge by 6am on collection day.
- What goes in the City of Gosnells green bin?
- There is no weekly green bin; the City provides two green waste verge collections each financial year for tree and shrub prunings up to 1.5m long and 30cm in diameter, placed loose without string or bags.
- Which postcodes does City of Gosnells cover?
- City of Gosnells services 6110, 6108, 6109, 6111. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
Postcodes covered#
City of Gosnells services 4 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
6110, 6108, 6109, 6111
Nearest tips and transfer stations#
Taking a sorted load in yourself is often cheapest. Tip Finder Australia maps every tip and recycling centre in Western Australia with fees and hours.
More Western Australia councils#
Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
Sources#
- City of Gosnells - official bins and recycling page
- City of Gosnells waste and recycling - gosnells.wa.gov.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.