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We provide garbage, recycling, green waste bins and waste disposal services to maximum residents and some businesses. Find out which day your bins are emptied and which week you're recycling and green waste bins need to be put out for collection. Find out what can be collected and how to book your collection of firm rubbish, waste and bundled branches. Make sure you put the right rubbish in the correct bin. Bin service is staggered throughout the municipality to ensure all residents have their bins emptied once a week. Garbage bins are emptied every week, and recycling and green waste bins are emptied every fortnight. What can be put in garbage bin Do NOT deposit these in your garbage bin Household rubbish No recycling or garden waste Ceramics, crockery and glassware No risky materials or liquids Plastic bags, plastic wrap, cling film No soil, ash or building materials' Polystyrene foam No medical waste Nappies (wrapped) Food waste (if you don’t have a compost bin or worm farm). It’s your responsibility to put your bin out on time and it’s not attainable for the garbage truck to return. You Are Here : Home Resident services Garbage and recycling Waste services and pricing. If a private contractor empties bins on your property, you will be charged 55 per year to conceal a share of waste services, including street sweeping, dumped rubbish removal and public bins. Applications must be made using the notable waste charge application form. Earlier you start any work, from general maintenance through to renovations and demolition, it is essential that you call in a professional who can tell you if you have asbestos and identify asbestos types. Councils are able to levy a special rate or charge on property owners to aid pay for any council service or activity that will be of notable gain to those special property owners. Waste charges The waste charge pays for kerbside waste collection, recycling, waste disposal and State Government Landfill Levy a charge Council must pay when depositing waste at landfill. The 2.5 per cent rate cap does not apply to waste charges or the Fire Services Property Levy, both of which collect revenue for the State Government. We continue to operate within our annual budget and we give the lowest cost of any of our neighboring councils. Waste and recycling charges are compulsory for all residential properties, but are elective for commercial properties. No waste service charges are pertinent to properties that have no improvements (vacant land). Each revaluation reflects shifts in property values throughout the City, on the basis of suburb and on the type of property, including residential, commercial and industrial. No stopping areas must be kept clear at all times. The driver cannot leave the vehicle unattended unless the driver is within three meres of the vehicle and must move on within two minutes behind stopping. A driver must not cease along an edge of the road where there is a consecutive yellow line painted. No permits will be issued for the major streets of commercial areas within the municipality. A maximum of three residential permits per property (any combination of residential permits and visitor permits) will be issued.