Recycling Resources

Perth Recycling Guide: How and Where to Recycle Correctly

Knowing how to recycle your waste properly can be confusing and overwhelming when you don't have all the right information. We hope that this page helps clear up the facts and allows you to recycle your waste with confidence. 

How to Recycle Correctly

	Urban Revolution Recycling Articles	Our Articles pages contain many free, online resources. Click here to see our range of Perth recycling tips, guides and tutorials.
	Recycle Right	Everything you need to know about recycling in WA. Particularly great for figuring out exactly what you can and cannot put in your curb-side yellow-top recycling bin. Plus a great A to Z guide on which items op-shops will accept. Definitely one to check out.

Finding Where to Recycle Items

	Planet Ark RecyclingNearYou	A platform for searching drop off points for all kinds of recyclable materials, including hard-to-recycle items like aerosols, batteries, car parts, textiles, light globes, metals, medicines, polystyrene, electronics, tyres, and more. Search by area or by material.
	TerraCycle	Australia's recycling collection for hard-to-recycle items. Local businesses and organisations volunteer to become drop off locations and send the recyclable items to TerraCycle. Head to their website to see collection points in your area.
	Containers for Change	WA's container recycling scheme where you can get 10¢ for each item returned. Most plastic and glass bottles, drink cartons, cans and pouches that are150ml to 3L can be returned to Containers for Change. Just check for the 10¢ mark.
	Pharmacycle	A blister pack recycling program Australia-wide. Use their website to find local drop off locations.

Perth Recycling Services and Drop Off Points

	Perth City Farm	Our friends at Perth City Farm have a Community Recycling Hub where you can drop off a range of items including lids, air freshening packaging, CDs and DVDs, coffee pods, razors, corks, some E-Waste and more. Check their website for current items they accept.
	Total Green Recycling	This WA company specialises in E-waste recycling. They are passionate about not letting electronic waste end up in landfill and recover hundreds of tonnes of materials from non-working electronic devices each month. Drop off all your old electronics for recycling for free or engage them for secure data destruction for old or damaged ICT devices.
	Veolia	Veolia offer comprehensive waste and recycling solutions designed to meet the unique needs of businesses and communities across Australia and New Zealand.
	CLAW	Established in 2003, CLAW Environmental have successfully been diverting plastics from landfill and enabling the return of recycled plastics into manufacturing. They are a leading Perth plastic recycler, focusing on rigid plastics and expanded polystyrene. Located in Welshpool.
	Re-Collect	In partnership with Containers for Change, ReCollect offers a pickup service for beverage containers and electronics in Perth. Using their app, you can schedule collections and receive refunds directly, or opt to donate funds to charity.
	ReMida Perth	An excellent material reuse organisation that accepts some donations from organisations, businesses and individuals. They are particularly looking for materials that can be used in arts and education settings. Please check with their team first before dropping off.
	Officeworks	You can recycle many E-Waste items at your local Officeworks, including computers, printers, ink cartridges, audio and tech accessories and school and art supplies. Check on their website for the full list.