Kerbside waste collection
From 30 June 2025 a new standard waste collection service called FOGO will commence in our City.
FOGO stands for Food Organics, Garden Organics and is an extension to the existing three-bin GO (Garden Organics) service we already have in our City, and will drastically improve our recycling and recovery rates.
When the FOGO service starts, food scraps along with your garden waste will go into the green-lidded FOGO bin and it will be collected weekly.
The new service will help us all reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill as the organic FOGO waste will be turned into compost, soil conditioner and mulch for reuse.
Many other local governments have already moved to FOGO under the state government’s commitment to support all local governments in the Perth and Peel regions to go FOGO by 2025.
Under FOGO your green-lidded FOGO bin will be collected weekly, your red-lidded general waste bin and yellow-lidded recycling bin will be collected fortnightly.
The Go FOGO project is supported by the Government of Western Australia and the Waste Authorityopens in a new window.
Your bins
The standard service for most residential properties is the three bin collection system. This includes a:
- 360-litre recycling bin (yellow lid) collected fortnightly.
- 240-litre FOGO bin (green lid) collected weekly.
- 140-litre general waste bin (red lid) collected fortnightly.
The waste bin is collected weekly, with the green waste and recycling bins on alternative weeks. 
Bin collection day
Search for your bin collection days on our Near Me property search.
Bins are collected on all public holidays, there are no changes.
Each week two bins are placed out for collection.
Bin placement
On your bin collection day, place your bins on the kerb by 6am ensuring:
- the wheels are facing your house
- the lids are closed
- each bin weighs no more than 70 kg, and
- they are a safe distance from other objects.
We know it’s exciting to see your bin being emptied, but please watch from a distance. The lifting machinery is very powerful, and could cause serious injury, so it’s important to stay clear. Our drivers are under strict instructions not to empty the bin if anyone is closer than four metres. Please only retrieve your bin when the truck has moved away.
What to put in each bin
Clean and empty recyclables accepted in the yellow lidded bin are:
- glass jars and bottles
- plastic bottles (lids removed)
- plastic margarine, yoghurt or icecream containers
- aluminium soft drink cans
- steel food, Milo or coffee tins
- clean paper (not shredded) and newspapers
- magazines and junk mail
- flattened cardboard boxes, tubes and egg cartons.
Recyclables are sorted at a Material Recovery Facility in Bibra Lake.
Clean garden organic materials accepted in the green lidded bin are:
- Food scraps, including:
- Fruit and vegetable scraps
- Meat and seafood (including bones and shells)
- Bread and dairy
- Tea leaves and coffee grounds
- Leftover food
- Eggshells
- Garden waste, including:
- small prunings, twigs or sticks (maximum of 400mm length by 200mm diameter)
- lawn clippings
- leaves
- weeds
- cut flowers (no wrapping paper, string or elastic bands).
All FOGO material will be transported to the City’s contractor, Veolia’s processing sites in Bibra Lake for pre-sorting to remove contaminants, and North Bannister where it will be shredded, stacked, and earth-cycled - a circular process that transforms waste into nutrient-rich organic soil conditioner
General household waste accepted in the red lidded bin are:
- meat trays and soft plastics
- nappies, cotton buds, tissues and other personal hygiene items
- animal waste and droppings
- broken toys
- old clothing, rags and textiles
- broken ceramics.
Waste is landfilled at the Millar Road Landfill, Baldivis.
Visit the Recycle Rightopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window website for a comprehensive list of materials and which bin they should be disposed in.
How to use the three bin system
Missed bin service
If for any reason your bin isn't emptied as scheduled, please contact us on 9528 0333. Leave your bin on the kerb and we will arrange collection.
New properties or broken bins
To get a new bin or to have your bin repaired, please contact us on 9528 0333opens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window. Allow seven days for delivery or repair of the bin.
Delivery days for replacement waste bins or new properties are:
- Wednesdays: Baldivis, Karnup (including Vista Estate), Secret Harbour, Golden Bay and Singleton.
- Fridays: Rockingham, Hillman, Cooloongup, Shoalwater, Safety Bay, Waikiki, Warnbro and Port Kennedy.
Bins belong to the City of Rockingham and should not be removed from the property.
Change your bin service
Additional bins can be requested or cancelled by the ratepayer of the property, by filling out the forms below.
Assisted and Medical Waste Collection Service
Need help putting out your bins? The City’s Waste Services offers assistance to seniors or people with disability who are unable to take their bins out to the kerb on their bin day.
You may also be eligible for an additional 140L general waste bin if you have a medical condition that results in additional waste. Complete the Form - Walk In Service or Additional Bin for Medical Reasons that includes a declaration from your medical practitioner and return it to us for assessment.
Contact the City on 9528 0333 or email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au to find out more about our Assisted Waste Collection Service.
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