This page provides information on what can be placed in your three kerbside bins, and lists some items that shouldn't go in any of the kerbside bins. Scroll down to see the lists of items.
Our three-bin system includes the following kerbside bins (wheelie bins):
- Lime-green lid kerbside bin for Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) - 240 litres capacity collected weekly
- Yellow lid bin for co-mingled recyclables (yellow top) – 240 litres capacity collected fortnightly
- Red lid bin for general waste – 240 litres capacity collected fortnightly.
Some residents living in a multi-unit development such as a townhouse, apartment or unit have a shared bulk bin collection instead of kerbside bins. If this is your situation, the information below on what goes in the yellow lid recycling bin and red lid general waste bin is relevant to you.
Items you can place in your three kerbside bins (wheelie bins)
Your lime-green lid FOGO bin is for food organics, garden organics and other compostable items.
If it didn’t live or grow, it's not FOGO.  Use only caddy liners that are certified compostable under Australian standards.
Look for this symbol:
| Place these items in your lime-green lid FOGO bin: All food organics including: Vegetable and fruit scraps
Meat and bones
Seafood
Eggshells
Teabags and coffee grinds
Dairy products
Take away food (no containers). Garden organics: Grass clippings
Prunings, cuttings, trimmings
Twigs and sticks
Palm fronds
Weeds. Other compostable items, including: Animal droppings
Kitty litter
Hair
Paper products with food oil on them (e.g. pizza boxes)
Tissues, paper towel and shredded paper. |
Your lime-green lid FOGO bin is for food organics, garden organics and other compostable items.
If it didn’t live or grow, it's not FOGO. | Do not place these items in your FOGO bin:  No products you currently put in your yellow lid recycling bin
No plastic bags (bread bags, shopping bags or garbage bags)
No plastic packaging (bubble wrap)
No nappies (including both disposable and cloth nappies)
No personal hygiene products
No treated and painted timber
No building products
No metals
No glass
No plastic plant pots, garden hoses, seedling trays or garden tools - the only 'garden products' that can go in are things grown in the garden (green waste/garden organics)
No textiles (e.g. old clothing or cloth nappies).
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| Place these items in your yellow lid recycling bin: Glass bottles and jars - rinsed and lids removed
Paper - not shredded (including newspaper and magazines)
Cardboard - flattened
Plastic bottles and containers - clean, empty and no lids
Steel and aluminium cans - clean and empty. |
| Do not place these items in your yellow lid recycling bin: No aerosol cans or gas bottles
No batteries or electronic items
No clothes or textiles
No materials in plastic bags
No nappies, hygiene or sanitary products
No soft plastics (e.g. plastic bags and wrappers)
No ropes, cables or hose
No UHT cartons (e.g. long-life milk, soy milk). |
 | Place these items in your red lid general waste bin: General rubbish items
Hygiene products
Nappies
Polystyrene and soft plastic
Coffee pods
Disposable coffee cups
UHT cartons with silver linings (e.g. long-life milk)
Clothing and textiles. Some of the items listed above can be recycled, but not through your kerbside recycling bin. Here's where you can take them: - Plastic bags can be taken to major supermarkets for recycling – look for the REDcycle collection bin at the front of the store. To find your closest REDcycle collection point visit REDcycle.net.au
- Clothing can be donated to charity shops, if it is in good condition (e.g. if it is good enough that you would give it to a friend). Visit giv.org.au to find a charity drop-off point near you.
- Some brands of coffee pods/capsules can be recycled, by dropping them off at a collection point or posting them. Find Nespresso coffee capsule recycling options Several brands of coffee pods/capsules offer collection programs through TerraCycle.
- Visit the Recycle Right A-Z website for a full list of household items and where you can take them for recycling.
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| Do not place these items in your red lid general waste bin: No food organics or garden organics
No clean recyclables
No hazardous waste including aerosols, light globes, chemicals or batteries
No hot ashes or liquids
No sand or soil
No building products (bricks, tiles etc.). |
Items That Are Not Acceptable in Any of Your Kerbside Bins
Household Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can contain chemicals or substances harmful to people and the environment. These items cannot be placed in any of your kerbside bins and must instead be taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
Examples include:
Visit our Household Hazardous Waste page to find out more about which materials are considered to be HHW and where they can be taken for safe disposal.
Batteries and light globes
Household batteries and fluorescent light globes contain non-renewable and potentially harmful materials and are not safe to place in your kerbside rubbish bins. However, there are a number of recycling stations available within City of Bayswater - find out where you can recycle batteries and globes.
Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
E-waste refers to discarded electrical or electronic devices. This includes items such as computers and tablets, computer accessories (e.g. cables, keyboards, mice, hard drives and webcams), printers, fax machines, scanners and multifunctional devices, and televisions. Many of these products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled. They should not be placed in your kerbside rubbish bins. Find out where you can drop off your e-waste for recycling.
Bulk Bins
The City of Bayswater does not hold annual verge collections but instead provides:
- General waste (blue) and
- Green waste (green) bulk bins.
Find out how to request a bulk bin collection, and what can be put inside it.
More Information
For more information on how and where to dispose of waste that doesn't go in your kerbside bins, visit recycleright.wa.gov.au