The  West Metro Recycling Centre accepts the following items that should never be placed in your kerbside bin. Some can be dropped off for free and some require a fee.

Item	Why can’t I put it in my bin?	Is there a cost to drop it off?
Aerosols	Flammable. Can cause truck fires and injury.	FREE
Asbestos	Can cause significant harm to human and environmental health. Needs careful preparation before it can be dropped off at the Recycling Centre.	View fees
Batteries	Flammable. Can cause truck fires.	FREE
Computers and electrical goods	Contains metals and chemicals that are toxic to the environment.	FREE
Fire extinguishers (non-halon only)	Needs careful handling. Can explode and cause injury.	Fees for commercial quantities
Flares	Needs careful handling. Can explode and cause injury.	FREE
Globes & fluorescents	Contain heavy metals that cause environmental contamination	FREE
Mattresses	Problematic in landfill. Up to 75% of the components are recyclable if taken to the West Metro Recycling Centre or processors such as Perth Mattress & Furniture Recycling Company or Soft Landing.	View fees
Tyres	Can be recycled into new products	View fees
Paint, chemicals and pesticides	Harmful to pets and the environment if landfilled. See the full list of accepted Household Hazardous Waste here.	FREE
Plant pots	Can be recycled into new pots and other plastic products.	FREE
Polystyrene	Can be recycled into other plastic products like “faux wood” architraves, decorative mouldings, coat hangers and picture frames.	FREE
Motor oil	Is an environmental contaminant. It can be recycled and reused as industrial burner oil, mould oil to help release products from their moulds (e.g. pressed metal products, concrete), bitumen based products, an additive in manufactured products, and re-refined base oil for use as a lubricant, hydraulic or transformer oil (Source: Dept of Agriculture, Water & The Environment).	FREE
Refrigerated appliances	Refrigerants inside fridges, freezers air-conditioning units items are harmful to the environment and need de-gassing before disposal / recycling. West Metro Recycling Centre de-gasses all refrigerated items before recycling.	View fees
Scrap metal	Can be recycled into new products	FREE
X-rays	Contains silver, which can be extracted and reused The silver can then be reused for silver solder, jewellery, silver plating of utensils, electrical components and film manufacture.	FREE

 

The WMRC also accepts towels and blankets, stationery, various craft supplies (fabric scraps, corks, CDs) and sporting equipment for donation to local charities.

Can’t find your item listed here? Check Recycle Right’s A-Z list of what waste goes where.