About verge collections
The City carries our verge collections for both bulk waste and bulk garden organics throughout the year.
This service only applies to residential properties.
Bulk waste is taken to the Henderson Waste Recovery Park where it is recycled or sent to landfill.
Your bulk garden organics are taken to the Henderson Waste Recovery Park (HWRP) where they are processed into mulch. The mulch is free and available to people visiting HWRP.
Verge collection days
Find your verge collection dates by entering your address in the search bar below or download the verge collection calendar (located under the map).
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Residential bulk waste verge collectionItems we collect
General bulk waste eg. furniture, steel material timber, mattresses.
Items we will not collect
- Any items over 1.5m in length
- Tyres
- Asbestos, cement 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, glass tables etc.
- General waste, food
- Garden waste eg. trees, dug out lawn, leaves
- Gas and air cylinders, fire extinguishers
- Construction waste eg. bricks, sand, cement, rubble or concrete.
Find out how to dispose of this type of waste in our A-Z waste and recycling disposal guide.
Items we collect
Prunings up to 1.5m in length and 30cm in diameter.
Items we will not collect
- Bags or boxes of leaves and grass clippings
- Loose leaves and grass clippings
- Dug out lawn
- General waste, junk or white goods
- Sand or soil materials
- Stumps or palm logs
- Weeds and root materials
- No more than 2 cubic metres.
Find out how to dispose of this type of waste in our A-Z waste and recycling disposal guide.
Important notes:
- If Phytophthora dieback is present on your property, please use a tip pass and take garden organics directly to Henderson Waste, and notify gate staff upon entry.
- The serious environmental and agricultural pest polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) has been detected in the City of Cockburn. Before pruning, please check your trees and plants for signs of infestation. Look for multiple holes on the trunk or branches that are approximately the size of a ballpoint pen tip, and frass (noodles) or crystalline foam (sugar volcanoes) coming from the holes. If you suspect you have borer damage to trees, make a report to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) through the Pest and Disease Information Service on 9368 3080, via the department’s MyPestGuide™ Reporter app or email [email protected]. For more information, visit the DPIRD website.
- Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) has been detected in Perth's southern suburbs and a Quarantine Area has been declared by DPIRD. Visit their website to find out whether you are in the Red Zone. If you are, please ensure cuttings from host trees are stripped of fruit and disposed of in your general waste bin before being placed on the verge for collection.
Place all verge material out by 6am on the Monday of the collection week.
Do not place verge material out more than three days before the collection begins for your area or infringements could apply.
Please DO NOT present more than 2 cubic metres (2m2). Please notify the City if you are combining waste with your neighbours, prior to collection.
Bulk waste verge collections
Ensure items are neatly stacked and positioned 1m back from the kerb.
Items should be separated into the following piles:
- Mattresses
- Steel materials
- Timber products
- E-waste products
- White goods
- Furniture.
Bulk garden organics verge collections
Ensure items are neatly stacked and positioned 1m back from the kerb.
Prunings must not exceed 1.5m in length and 30cm in diameter. Large pieces should be split in half.
Proposed changes to verge collections
Council voted to pause the roll out of a planned bookable verge collection system in March 2023. The scheduled verge collection service will continue as usual.
Further community consultation will be held to understand residents’ views and ideas about verge collections.
For more information please email us or call 08 9411 3444.