Verge Collection

• Furniture
• Steel materials
• Timber products
• Mattresses
• White goods
• E-waste products such as TVs, computers and small appliances.

• Any item over 1.5 metres in length
• Tyres
• Asbestos, cement sheet or glass fibre products
• Batteries
• Paints, chemicals, oils or other household hazardous waste
• Mirrors
• Bean bags
• Oil heaters
• Pallets
• Vehicle parts
• Plate glass, solar panels, shower screens or glass tables
• General waste or food waste
• Garden waste including trees, dug out lawn or leaves
• Gas cylinders, air cylinders or fire extinguishers
• Construction waste such as bricks, sand, cement, rubble or concrete.

• Prunings up to 1.5 metres in length
• Branches up to 30 centimetres in diameter
• Larger pieces split in half
• A maximum of 2 cubic metres per property.

• Bags or boxes of leaves or grass clippings
• Loose leaves or grass clippings
• Dug out lawn
• General waste, junk or white goods
• Sand or soil
• Stumps or palm logs
• Weeds or root systems.

Important notes

• Phytophthora dieback: If dieback is present on your property, please use a tip pass and take garden organics directly to Henderson Waste Recovery Park. Notify gate staff when you arrive.
• Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB): PSHB has been detected in the City of Cockburn. If you suspect an infestation, report it via MyPestGuide. For advice on identifying shot-hole borer, visit the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) page on Polyphagous shot-hole borer.
• Queensland fruit fly (Qfly): Qfly has been detected in Perth’s southern suburbs and a Quarantine Area is in place. Check the DPIRD website to see if you are in the Red Zone. If so, remove all fruit from cuttings of host trees and place it in your general waste bin before putting prunings on the verge. Visit the DPIRD's page on Queensland fruiti fly.

Separate items into the following piles:

1. Mattresses
2. Steel materials
3. Timber products
4. E-waste products
5. White goods
6. Furniture.

Place garden organics neatly in one pile and ensure:

• Prunings and branches are no longer than 1.5 metres
• Branches and logs are no wider than 30 centimetres in diameter
• Large logs are split in half
• All items are placed one metre back from the kerb.

If you cannot safely place your items on your verge, contact the City for advice before your collection week.

Only if you contact the City beforehand. This ensures items are registered correctly and avoids issues with collection boundaries.

Items placed out after collection has started may not be collected. All customer requests regarding Bulk/Green Waste issues are reviewed using vehicle CCTV. If the verge waste is shown not to be out when your property is serviced, the City will not provide a return service.

Safety risks, contamination or mixed piles may prevent items from being collected. See this page for accepted and excluded items.