Commercial Waste

The City no longer provides a waste collection service for commercial properties. Commercial properties are required to contact a private waste provider for waste services.

There are several private waste contractors servicing the Fremantle area:

• Cleanaway
• J.J. Richards & Sons
• Remondis Australia
• Solo Resource Recovery
• Veolia Australia
• WRITE Solutions
• Instant Waste Management

After a review of the City’s waste services, Council endorsed the discontinuation of the City’s commercial and industrial waste services at the 24 July 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting. The key reasons for this decision were;

• The commercial waste collection service was running at a loss, and costs were being absorbed by general rates revenue
• To make the service more sustainable, we asked businesses if they’d support a cost increase, they didn’t, so the most economical for everyone is to go private, a more cost-effective solution.

Private waste providers can offer cost effective and tailored solutions to businesses, reducing waste to landfill and improved services. Resources will be reallocated to increase and improve the City’s cleansing program. Based on public feedback, street cleansing and public amenity is important to the whole community. This contributes to the Thriving and Resilient City envisioned in the Strategic Community Plan.

Many LGAs do not provide commercial waste collections. These include;

• Town of East Fremantle
• City of Bunbury
• City of Vincent
• City of Kalamunda
• City of Joondalup
• City of Wanneroo
• City of Canning
• City of Kwinana

Commercial waste collections are not a core local government service, unlike residential waste collections, which are a core service.

This is a discretionary waste service offered to eligible City businesses. A micro businesses waste needs will be serviced by the residential three bin FOGO service, and must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

Bin Type, Size and Collection Frequency

Waste type and collections

• Waste must be like that produced in a household. Accepted items are listed in the annual waste calendar.
• Micro Businesses are not eligible for additional bins, but may increase the size of the recycling bin (fees apply).
• Bins will be presented to the kerb no more than 24 hours prior to the residential bin collection day in the area and will be brought behind the property line within 24 hours after the collection day.
• No variation to residential collection truck routes is permitted.

Fees

Bins are not required to be purchased and will remain the property of the City of Fremantle.

2025-26 fees and charges below:

• Collection fees:  $900 per annum, charged annually.
• Establishment fee: $180 as a one-off fee and is added to the first invoice. Non-refundable.
• Administration fee: $20 per invoice, or overdue reminder notice.
• Larger recycling bin 360L $229, plus establishment fee.
• Contamination fees may apply.

Businesses will be able to cancel the Micro Business service at any time during the year, with refunds provided on a pro-rata basis.

Assessment

If your business waste needs can be met by the residential Three Bin FOGO collection, and you would like to be considered for the Micro Business waste service, please follow these steps:

1. Contact the waste team on waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au
2. An officer will be in contact to assess your business against the criteria. This may include a 15-minute onsite visit, with access to view your current waste.
3. The information will be assessed by the waste team.
4. The applicant will be contacted with the outcome of the assessment, by email.
5. If the applicant is successful, and happy with the approved fees (when available), the business will be set up in the City’s debtor’s system.
6. Once the establishment fee and first collection fee are paid, the waste team will deliver the suite of bins. The service will commence on the following scheduled bin collection day for the area.

For further information, please contact the waste team at waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au

We are here to help! If you require assistance assessing your waste needs or with any of the changes, please contact us and a City officer can visit your business to discuss potential improvements.

Contact: waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au

Residential properties will not be affected by these changes.

If you live in a mixed residential and commercial property, and share bins, then there may be some changes to the bins in your bin area to remove the commercial aspect.

Please contact us to see how these changes affect you. Contact: waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au

If you operate your business from your home, and your business uses your household bins, then these changes do not affect you.

Schools fall under the category of a commercial business and therefore will need to make other provisions for their FOGO service.

If you are a church or charity group, with a City commercial waste service, then you will also need to organise a private waste provider.

If you lease a City building, please get in touch with us at waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au

If the City is currently servicing your clubs waste needs, you will need to make alternative arrangements before 1 July 2025.

Please contact us if you need assistance, email waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au

Need help assessing your waste needs? Please contact us for an in-person waste assessment, otherwise, the waste providers may be able to assist also.

We are here to help. If you have any questions, please contact us:

Phone – 1300 MY FREO (1300 693 736)

Email – waste@fremantle.wa.gov.au