Kerbside Bin Service

Overview

Council contracts the kerbside waste and recycling service to Cleanaway. The service is a weekly kerbside waste and a fortnightly recycling collection service within the town area of Broome.

Find your 2025 recycling dates here(PDF, 136KB)

Find your service day here on our interactive map.

For an additional, new, stolen or damaged bin or a cancellation of a service, please fill out the Kerbside Waste & Recycling Bin Form.

For both commercial and domestic bin repairs (lids & wheels only) please complete the Bin Repair Form. 

For missed waste and recycle bin pick-ups, please call Cleanaway on 9194 5200.

Waste Bin

The waste bins have a green lid. The contents of this bin are sent to landfill at the Waste Management Facility.

What can go in your waste bin:
  • All plastic bags, soft plastics and packaging, wrappers and bubble wrap.
  • Wire, string, rope, hoses.
  • Foam and polystyrene packaging.
  • Food.
  • Nappies, hygiene items and wipes.
  • Pet waste and kitty litter.
  • Cigarette butts – with no embers.
  • Treated timber.
  • Laminated paper and stickers.
  • Old textiles such as clothing, doonas, pillows, etc.
  • Garden waste.

DO NOT place in your waste bin:

  • Car/household batteries.
  • Scrap metal.
  • Car / auto parts.
  • Gas bottles.
  • Hot ashes.
  • Motor oil.
  • Building materials or concrete.
  • Hazardous materials (e.g. asbestos, chemicals, paint).
  • Medical waste.

Recycle Bin

 What Happens to Your Recycling

  1. Collection: Your yellow-lid bin is emptied fortnightly and sent to the Cleanaway MRF. 2. Sorting: Materials are sorted both by machine and by hand into recyclable and non-recyclable (contaminated) waste. 3. Processing: Recyclable materials are baled and transported by road to Perth for recycling. Residual waste (contaminated recycling) is sent to landfill. Glass is stockpiled at the Resource Recovery Area next to the WMF for processing and reuse.

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What Can Go in Your Recycling Bin

Paper and Cardboard

  • Newspapers and magazines (including glossy ones)

  • Books, envelopes, and telephone directories

  • Clean cardboard boxes and packaging

Glass, Steel, and Aluminium

  • Glass bottles and jars (empty and clean)

  • Steel and aluminium cans, including pet food and drink cans

Plastics (Types 1 & 2)

  • Look for the recycling symbol with 1 (PET) or 2 (HDPE)

  • Common examples include: Milk and juice bottles, soft drink bottles, shampoo and detergent containers

Do Not Put These in Your Recycling Bin

  • Soft plastics such as plastic bags, cling wrap, chip packets, and bubble wrap

  • Foam, polystyrene, and takeaway coffee cups or food containers

  • Glassware, ceramics, Pyrex, and crockery

  • Light globes and batteries

  • Gas cylinders, motor oil containers, and chemical or paint containers

  • Timber, tyres, and building waste

  • Window glass and mirrors

  • Medical, pharmaceutical, or sharps waste

  • Mixed-material containers or items with aluminium linings

    Recycling Bin Tips

    • Place all recyclables loosely in the bin – not in plastic bags.

    • Remove lids and caps and place them separately in your recycling bin.

    • Containers must be free of food and liquid (rinsing is optional).

    • Keep recyclables clean and dry to help prevent contamination.

 

Tips for placing bins on the kerbside

Always ensure that your bin is at the kerbside by 6.00am and is clear of obstructions. Cleanaway is not obliged to return to collect bins that are not out in time for collection. Fleet management systems (including cameras and GPS tracking) fitted in all collection vehicles can verify if the bin was out in time.

  • On collection night do not park cars in front of bins. Cleanaway will not return to service bins that are obstructed by parked vehicles.

  • Always ensure that bin lids are closed. Overfilled bins causing lids to remain open will not be emptied.

  • Cleanaway will only service Broome Council bins that are registered to the property address. Bins from other properties, hardware stores, etc will not be serviced.

  • Council policy require that you retrieve your bin from the kerbside within 24 hours after the service.

  • If you are a commercial operator in Chinatown, the bin must be removed from the kerb by 8am of the same day of pick up.

  • Bins should be spaced at least one metre apart.

  • Bins should face with handles away from the kerb.

  • Filled bin weight must not exceed 65kg.

  • Your bins always remain the property of Council for the purpose of garbage disposal. They must not be used for any other purpose or removed from the original property to which it was supplied (serial numbers of bins are recorded in property files).

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