Household hazardous waste

The City of Gosnells no longer accepts Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) at our Operations Centre. 

Many common products in your house may be harmful to the natural environment if disposed of incorrectly. Hazardous waste includes products that contain paint, chemicals, flammable constituents or toxic substances such as bleaches, brake fluid, engine coolant, aerosol cans, pesticides, cleaning products and pool chemicals or chlorine.

These products cannot be disposed of in your regular rubbish collection - in some cases it is illegal to do so.   

Information on where to dispose certain categories of household hazardous waste can be found in the Household Hazardous Waste Program.  

Aerosol cans, mobile phones and chargers, printer cartridges and light globes can be dropped off to Recycling Hubs at all City of Gosnells Libraries and the Civic Centre. 

Household batteries 

Dry-cell batteries are the most common form of hazardous waste disposed of by Australian households, with 97% ending up in landfill. When batteries are sent to landfill, their casings disintegrate and the metals and chemicals used within the battery can leach into the surrounding environment. Preventing the batteries from going directly into landfill by participating in the battery recycling program will remove this risk.

Most major retailers now have battery recycling facilities in-store - including:

• Battery World
• Woolworths
• Coles
• Aldi
• K-Mart
• Officeworks
• Bunnings

Find your nearest B-cycle drop off point

Light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)

Light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps and tubes (CFLs) contain small amounts of toxic mercury which must not be disposed of in the general household waste and recycling bins.

Light globes (not tubes) can be dropped off to recycling hubs at all City of Gosnells Libraries and the Civic Centre and during the City's annual Community Waste Drop-Off Day. Other recycling locations can be found on the Recycle Right website, using the Find My Nearest tool.

X-ray recycling

 X-ray films contain a small amount of silver and it is important they are disposed of correctly. X-Rays can be safely recycled. Recycling locations can be found on the Recycle Right website, using the Find My Nearest tool.

E-waste recycling

E-waste is any electronic equipment including personal computers, mobile phones, printers, keyboards, televisions and associated cabling. These items contain materials that can be recovered and recycled for reuse. Local social enterprise, Sam's Spares, accepts repairable or in-working-order technological and gaming equipment which it refurbishes and re-gifts to people in need through a network of peer partners. 

E-waste can be included in your general junk verge collection or disposed at Officeworks or the nearby Canning Waste Transfer Station or Armadale Landfill and Recycling Facilities.