Waste Management

Kerbside Collection

Applying for Bin Pickup Services

Warren Blackwood Waste are contracted by the Shire of Lake Grace to perform kerbside rubbish and recycling bin collections every week. This service is only available to properties within each townsite (for recycling it is only available to Lake Grace and Newdegate townsites) and is added on to your property rates.

Each bin pickup service is only for the pick up of one bin for the duration of a year. So if you have a business that requires 5 rubbish bins to be emptied by the waste compactor truck, you will need to add 5 rubbish bin pickup services to that property. You will need to let us know if you wish to add or remove a bin pickup service.

Each bin pickup service you add entitles you to a free bin supplied by the Shire. Please note that when delivering new bins we will check how many bin services (of both types) your property is meant to have and remove any excess bins.

You may apply for new bin pickup services or replacement bin/bin parts using the form below.

Link: Request New or Replacement Bin

When we add a new bin service to your property, we will issue an interim rates notice to cover the additional costs. The due date on this interim rates notice is either the next instalment due date that is not within 35 days of the date of bin delivery, or if there are no more instalments left outside of that 35 day window then the due date is 35 days from the date of bin delivery.

Please refer to the Fees & Charges page for up-to-date fees.

Replacement Bins

If your bins have been damaged or stolen, please let us know as soon as you can. Bins and parts of bins can be replaced for free but depending on our current stock it may take some time.

When receiving a request to have a bin replaced, we will check how many bin services your property is meant to have and remove any excess bins.

Collection Days

Rubbish bins are picked up weekly on Tuesday, except for businesses in Lake Grace which are picked up on Monday.

Recycling bins are picked up on alternate Tuesday between Lake Grace and Newdegate (Lake Grace's recycling will be picked up one week, then Newdegate's recycling will be picked up the week after). There is no recycling pickup service for Lake King and Varley.

Click HERE to view the Recycling Collection dates for 2023.

Tips & Waste Drop-offs

Opening Hours

Day	Lake Grace Tip	Newdegate Tip	Lake King Tip	Varley Tip
Monday	9:00am - 2:00pm	Closed	Open all day	Open all day
Tuesday	Closed	Closed	Open all day	Open all day
Wednesday	9:00am - 2:00pm	9:00am - 1:00pm	Open all day	Open all day
Thursday	Closed	Closed	Open all day	Open all day
Friday	Closed	Closed	Open all day	Open all day
Saturday	9:00am - 4:00pm	Closed	Open all day	Open all day
Sunday	9:00am - 4:00pm	9:00am - 1:00pm	Open all day	Open all day

Fees & Charges

Fees are charged for disposal of certain types of waste only at the Lake Grace and Newdegate Tips, sent out by invoice after disposal. Please refer to the Fees & Charges page for the cost for each type of waste.

Etiquette

Prior to disposing of your waste at a tip, you must separate your waste by type.

When entering a manned tip, you must stop near the tip attendant's shed to allow our tip attendant to record the volumes being accepted. If you are disposing of asbestos, you must also show a signed Asbestos Disposal Permit to the attendant (explained at the end of this page).

Off loading of waste is the responsibility of the disposer. The attendant is not entitled to help you off load any waste.

Site-Specific Information

There are four tips around the Shire that are in operation, one near each town of Lake Grace, Newdegate, Lake King, and Varley. Only the Lake Grace and Newdegate Tips are manned, and access is denied outside of prescribed opening hours. The Lake King and Varley tips are unmanned and are open all year round.

In the tabs below are Google Map embeds of where the tips are, that you can freely drag and zoom. Also displayed is which waste types each tip can accept.

drumMUSTER Program

Each tip has a cage for holding cleaned out agricultural chemical containers, to be taken away a few times a year for recycling. The Shire only provides the space for the containers; management, inspections and pickup is organised by a community group from each town.

Before dropping off any chemical containers please ensure that they are triple-rinsed and dried.

For more information you may visit the drumMUSTER website.

Asbestos

Acceptance and Disposal

Only the Lake Grace Tip can accept asbestos. Asbestos dumping is illegal in all other tips in the Shire. Please download and complete the Asbestos Disposal Application form below and then submit to the Shire by hand or by email.

Due to dwindling space, asbestos will only be considered for acceptance if the Shire is notified beforehand to ensure there is sufficient room for disposal and cover of asbestos. Requests to dispose of asbestos received at the office reception without prior notice will be rejected.

The Lake Grace Tip is currently  able  to accept asbestos. (updated at 11/07/2023)

Disposers/carriers are responsible for unloading the asbestos themselves and should not expect help from Shire staff unless prior arrangement is made. Afterwards, an invoice will be sent to the business identified on the Asbestos Disposal Application form at the rate specified in the current Fees & Charges.

For further information, please contact the Shire of Lake Grace on (08) 9890 2500 or shire@lakegrace.wa.gov.au.

Link: Asbestos Disposal Application

Asbestos Removal Licences

Depending on what kind of asbestos you are removing from your premises, you may need a licenced asbestos removalist.

• A Class A asbestos removal licence is required when removing/transporting:
  
  • friable (in powder form, or can be easily crushed or crumbled by hand into a powder form) asbestos, of any amount; or
  • asbestos contaminated dust that is associated with friable asbestos, of any amount.
• A Class A or B asbestos removal licence is required when removing/transporting:
  • more than 10 square metres of non-friable or bonded asbestos; or
  • asbestos-containing dust associated with the removal of more than 10 square metres of non-friable asbestos containing materials.
• No license is required when removing/transporting:
  • less than 10 square metres of non-friable or bonded asbestos.