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Green waste removal in Perth
In Perth, green waste goes free on your council's green waste verge collection, which most councils run once a year alongside a separate bulk collection, on dates that vary by suburb. A neighbour with chickens will often take clean scraps. Transfer stations set their own fees for clean loads. Paid removal is chipped and gone in an afternoon.
What is free?
Free- Your council's green waste verge collection, inside the window.
- A neighbour with chickens will often take clean garden scraps.
What is cheap?
Low cost- A transfer station green waste drop-off, which sets its own fees and rules for clean loads.
What does paying get you?
Paid- Cut, chipped, loaded and gone in an afternoon.
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When is the green waste verge collection in Perth?
It depends on your council and often your suburb. Most Perth councils run two verge collections a year, one for bulk waste and one for green waste. Check your council's website for the current dates in your suburb.
Can green waste go in the FOGO bin?
Small amounts, yes, where your council has rolled out the lime-lid FOGO bin: lawn clippings, leaves, prunings that fit. A whole hedge or a tree does not. Branches over the bin's limits, tree stumps and soil go to the verge collection or a transfer station.
What does a transfer station charge for green waste?
Each site sets its own fees and its own rules for what counts as a clean load, so check your council or the site before you drive. Keep the load clean and sorted, with no bags, pots, wire or general rubbish through it. Ask about branch size limits and whether soil and stumps are accepted at all.
Is paid green waste removal worth it?
For a big job, yes: a crew cuts, chips and loads in an afternoon what would take a weekend and three trailer runs. For a pile that fits on the verge, wait for the collection. Get a quote that includes disposal, and ask whether they chip on site.
Do you do this job in Perth?
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