Water & environment · City of Wanneroo
Alkimos recycling and garden-organics rotation to change on 4 November
Wanneroo will revise the fortnightly recycling and garden-organics rotation in Alkimos while keeping Wednesday as the collection day.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Alkimos residents will have a revised fortnightly rotation for yellow-lid recycling and lime-green-lid garden-organics bins from 4 November 2026, according to City of Wanneroo unconfirmed minutes.
The Wednesday collection day will remain. The City said the change is intended to support growth in the northern corridor and improve fleet utilisation and workforce capacity.
The minutes do not state the new fortnightly sequence or identify the affected streets and properties.
The operations report says garden-organics collections remain fortnightly for eligible properties of at least 400 square metres. Garden organics are delivered to the Wangara Recycling Facility before being transported to a processing site in Gingin.
The report also records that the Wangara Transfer Station began full operations on 1 July 2026. Commingled recyclables and verge-side hard waste are delivered there, with recyclable material recovered from hard waste before residual waste is transported to the Tamala Park Landfill Facility on an interim basis.
The committee unanimously received the quarterly operations report, 4-0. That recorded motion was to receive the report, not separately approve the collection change. The minutes are marked unconfirmed.
What deserves a closer look
The source describes the change as a City implementation. The committee's recorded 4-0 motion received the operations report and does not separately approve the service change.
The source identifies Alkimos but does not provide the revised fortnightly sequence or detailed affected-property boundaries.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the City publish the revised sequence for affected addresses?
Which streets, collection zones or properties in Alkimos are included in the change?
Will the City provide address-level collection dates before 4 November 2026?
What happens next
The operations report says the City will implement the revised fortnightly recycling and garden-organics collection rotation from 4 November 2026.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The operations report identifies a service change in Alkimos and says the City will change the fortnightly recycling and garden-organics collection rotation from 4 November 2026.
Operational Program Updates The following operational improvement initiatives have been or are being implemented: A Briefing Note has been prepared and distributed to Councillors regarding a service change in Alkimos. To support continued growth in the northern corridor and better balance waste collection resources, the City will implement a change to the fortnightly Recycling and Garden Organics collection rotation from 4 November 2026.
Item 4.1, Operational Program Updates
Open original minutes ↗The Wednesday collection day will be retained and the stated purpose is to optimise fleet utilisation and workforce capacity.
The existing Wednesday collection day will be retained, while the revised rotation will optimise fleet utilisation and workforce capacity to meet future service demands. The Wangara Transfer Station commenced full operations on 1 July 2026.
Item 4.1, Quarterly Operations Report
Open original minutes ↗A briefing note regarding a service change in Alkimos had been prepared and distributed to councillors.
Operational Program Updates The following operational improvement initiatives have been or are being implemented: A Briefing Note has been prepared and distributed to Councillors regarding a service change in Alkimos.
Item 4.1, Operational Program Updates
Open original minutes ↗The committee received the Quarterly Operations Report for the period ending September 2026 unanimously, 4-0.
Financial Implications Waste Services are provided as per the approved operating budgets. Voting Requirements Simple Majority CITY OF WANNEROO MINUTES OF WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING 19 OCTOBER, 2026 5 Moved Cr Bedworth, Seconded Cr Miles That the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee RECEIVES the Quarterly Operations Report for the period ending September 2026. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4/0 For the Motion: Cr Bedworth, Cr Miles, Cr Smith and Cr Wright Against the Motion: Nil Attachments: 1⇩. Attachment 1 - CRM Data - July 26 to September 26 26/373375 2⇩.
Item 4.1, Quarterly Operations Report, motion and vote
Open original minutes ↗Recycling is collected fortnightly in yellow-lid bins, and garden organics are collected fortnightly in lime-green-lid bins.
• Commingled Recycling Collection: Fortnightly collection of yellow-lid recycling bins, with materials currently delivered to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Canning Vale via Wangara Transfer Station. • Garden Organics (GO) Collection: Fortnightly collection of lime‑green‑lid garden organics bins, consistent with mandatory service requirements for properties ≥400m². Material is delivered to the Wangara Recycling Facility before transport to the Gingin processing site.
Item 4.1, waste collection functions
Open original minutes ↗Garden-organics collections are fortnightly, consistent with mandatory service requirements for properties of at least 400 square metres, with material delivered to the Wangara Recycling Facility before transport to the Gingin processing site.
• Garden Organics (GO) Collection: Fortnightly collection of lime‑green‑lid garden organics bins, consistent with mandatory service requirements for properties ≥400m². Material is delivered to the Wangara Recycling Facility before transport to the Gingin processing site.
Item 4.1, Quarterly Operations Report
Open original minutes ↗The Wangara Transfer Station began full operations on 1 July 2026. Commingled recyclables and verge-side hard waste are delivered there, and hard waste is sorted to recover recyclable materials before residual waste is transported to Tamala Park Landfill Facility on an interim basis.
The existing Wednesday collection day will be retained, while the revised rotation will optimise fleet utilisation and workforce capacity to meet future service demands. The Wangara Transfer Station commenced full operations on 1 July 2026. Commingled recyclables and verge-side hard waste are now delivered to the facility. Verge-side hard waste is sorted to recover recyclable materials before residual waste is transported to the Tamala Park Landfill Facility on an interim basis.
Item 4.1, Operational Program Updates
Open original minutes ↗The record is labelled unconfirmed minutes of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee meeting held on 19 October 2026.
Unconfirmed Minutes Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 6:00PM, Monday 19 October, 2026 Council Chamber (Level 1), Civic Centre, 23 Dundebar Road, Wanneroo wanneroo.wa.gov.au UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 19 OCTOBER, 2026 CONTENTS ITEM 1 ATTENDANCES 1 ITEM 2 APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE 1 ITEM 3 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 1 3.1 MINUTES OF WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 20 JULY 2026 1 ITEM 4 REPORTS 2 4.1 QUARTERLY OPERATIONS REPORT 2 4.2 QUARTERLY STRATEGIC REPORT 12 4.3 QUARTERLY PROJECT AND EDUCATION
Document title and meeting details
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reported from the City of Wanneroo's unconfirmed public minutes of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee meeting held on 19 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The revised rotation is scheduled to begin on 4 November 2026.
- The change covers fortnightly recycling and garden organics collections, not garden organics alone.
- Wednesday collections will continue.
- The City says the change is intended to improve fleet utilisation and workforce capacity as the northern corridor grows.
- The committee received the quarterly operations report unanimously, 4-0.
Why it matters
- Alkimos households will keep Wednesday collections but may receive recycling and garden-organics services on a different fortnightly sequence from 4 November 2026. The minutes do not give address-level collection details.