West Metro Recycling Centre

24/11/2023

Looking for information about the West Metro Recycling Centre? Here's a rundown of everything you need to know if you're planning on paying us a visit.

📍 Location: We're located on the corner of Brockway Rd and Lemnos St in Shenton Park (the entrance is off Brockway Rd).

🕖 Opening hours: We're open every day except Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Our regular opening hours are 7.30am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am - 4.00pm Saturday and Sunday.

💲 Fees and charges: Residents of our Member and Participating Councils receive discounted disposal rates (proof of address is required). Our Member Councils are Town of Cottesloe, Town of Claremont, City of Subiaco, Town of Mosman Park and Shire of Peppermint Grove. Our Participating Councils are Town of Cambridge and City of Nedlands.

✅ We accept the following items for free: cardboard, polystyrene, plastic lids, corks, e-waste, scrap metal, batteries, x-rays, household chemicals, paint, sports equipment, clothing donations and bikes.

✅ We accept these items for a fee: greenwaste, general bulk waste, construction and demolition waste, mattresses, fridges, air conditioners, tyres and asbestos.

🌱 Free mulch: We have a pile of free mulch available to residents of our Member and Participating Councils - just be sure to bring proof of residency with you (eg. driver's licence or rates notice), and be aware that you'll need to shovel and transport it yourself.

🤔 Need more information?
Breakdown of fees and charges: https://www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/recycling-disposal/west-metro-recycling-centre/fees-charges/

Full list of accepted items:
https://www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/recycling-disposal/west-metro-recycling-centre/accepted-items-free-for-a-fee/

☎️ If you have a specific question you can't find the answer to, give us a call on the Western Metropolitan Regional Council Recycling Hotline - that's 9384 6711 - and our recycling experts will do their best to help you. The hotline is staffed Monday to Friday from 8.30am - 4.30pm.

Find out how easy it is to put waste and recycling in the right place at the West Metro Recycling Centre. Member & Participating Council…

01/12/2022

This festive season, we'll be open to take your waste and recycling every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, with reduced trading hours over the Christmas period.

18/11/2022

Our opening hours will be a little different on Friday 2 December 2022. Thanks for your understanding!

The West Metro Recycling Centre will close early (12.30pm) on Friday 2 December 2022. This is to allow our staff a well-deserved break to celebrate all we have achieved this year. The site, office and all phone lines will not be attended after this time.

We recommend planning your visit for the morning or when we reopen at 8.00am on Saturday 3 December. Thanks for your understanding!

21/09/2022

Good news! The West Metro Recycling Centre is open all weekend 😊 Check out the opening hours below and we'll see you for all your community recycling and waste disposal needs.

Our Recycling Hotline will be open to call on Friday, but we'll be taking a break today and the rest of the long weekend and will be back on Tuesday 👍

Town of Claremont Town of Cottesloe Town of Mosman Park
City of Subiaco Town of Cambridge

08/09/2022

Paint is free for anyone to drop off at the West Metro Recycling Centre! We're located at 60 Lemnos St, Shenton Park (corner Brockway Rd and Lemnos St), and open 7 days a week until 4pm 📅

Residents can drop off up to 100L per resident per day thanks to our partnership with Paintback 😄

Giving your shed a spring clean? 🛑 don't bin or pour any paint down your sink! Bring it to the West Metro Recycling Centre or other Paintback drop off points to have it disposed of safely, recycled and in some cases, even used for energy production! Paint is free to drop off for anyone, up to 100L a day at registered Paintback sites (like us!) 🎨. Find out more at https://www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/ or https://www.paintback.com.au/ 🖌

01/09/2022

No, old garden fertilizers and pesticides can't go in your general waste bin.❌ They can be dangerous to people and environment in landfill. Be a great sort and drop them off for free at the West Metro Recycling Centre. 20kg /20L limit per visit.😀👍✅

30/08/2022

Yes, WMRC is an official B-cycle accredited collection point, so you can trust that the batteries collected will be recycled responsibly and safely.👍🔋🔋🔋♻️

Don't bin it, B-cycle it! 🔋🗑❌
The West Metro Recycling Centre is an accredited B-cycle collection point. You've always been able to recycle batteries with us, but now you can do so under Australia's official battery stewardship scheme 👏 You can also now drop off your batteries where you buy them, making it even easier to do the right thing for the environment, for Australia and for you 😊 Find out more at https://bcycle.com.au/

26/08/2022

Did you know that pool chemicals cannot go in your general waste bin?💦 The chemicals are reactive, so if accidentally mixed with other chemicals in landfill, can produce toxic gases, cause fires, or explode. 😟 Drop them off at the West Metro Recycling Centre for free so they can be safely disposed of.✅ 20L/20kg limit per visit.👍

23/08/2022

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WOW! The West Metro Recycling Centre collected 48,670kg of paint during the 2021-22 financial year for Paintback 👏 This is all thanks to your dedication to disposing of your paint and paint tins responsibly! As a permanent Paintback collection site, you can drop off up to 100L of paint per day for free 😊 We make it easy for you to do the right thing with your hazardous waste 👍

If you'd like to read more about Paintback and the processes of recycling and using paint for energy, please visit https://www.paintback.com.au/ 🎨

Town of Claremont Town of Cottesloe Town of Mosman Park City of Subiaco Town of Cambridge

27/07/2022

Did you know that the West Metro Recycling Centre offers competitive rates for your greenwaste?🌿🍂🍃More than that, the garden organics are processed to create mulch, available free of charge to Member and Participating Council residents all year round. Greenwaste fees start at $20. See conditions and full fees and charges at https://www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/recycling-disposal/west-metro-recycling-centre/

26/07/2022

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Did you know that any resident in Perth can drop off household hazardous waste at the West Metro Recycling Centre in Shenton Park? 🤩 This includes paint, aerosol cans, batteries🔋, light globes 💡 and tubes, pesticides, fire extinguishers 🧯 and more! Up to 20kg or litres can be dropped off per day by residents, no commercial drop offs.

Visit us at 60 Lemnos St, Shenton Park - Mon-Fri 7:30am-4pm, Sat-Sun 8am-4pm 👍

24/07/2022

Did you know that up to 75% of your old mattress can be recycled if you bring it to the West Metro Recycling Centre?♻️ The springs, foam, textiles and timber can be used to produce metal roofing, carpet underlay, acoustic panels and mulch. Mattresses at our site are collected by Soft Landing, a social enterprise saving our mattresses from landfill and creating jobs for people who need it most. Prices per mattress start at $45. See our full fees and charges here: https://www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/recycling-disposal/west-metro-recycling-centre/