Scarborough is collected by City of Stirling. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Scarborough?
Scarborough is in City of Stirling, WA.
That is the council that decides your collection day, supplies your bins and publishes the
schedule — so it is the council name to look for on any official bin information.
This trips people up more than it should. Council boundaries rarely match the suburb names
people actually use, and a suburb can sit on the edge of one council while the shops you drive
to are in the next one. If you have just moved to Scarborough, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Stirling is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Stirling bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Stirling’s own website is the source of record
.
Scarborough bin colours and collection frequency
City of Stirling issues 3 bins to households
in Scarborough:
Stirling has rolled out FOGO (food and garden organics) with a lime-green lid. Red and yellow bins are now fortnightly.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Scarborough
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Stirling divides its area into collection zones so
the trucks can work through it across the week, and those zone lines do not follow suburb
boundaries. A single suburb the size of Scarborough is often split across two or more collection
days, which is why a neighbour a few streets away can be a reliable-sounding but wrong source.
The other half is which week you are in.
General waste here is fortnightly , while recycling is fortnightly , and food and garden organics is weekly.
Anything on a fortnightly cycle means counting weeks, and public holidays shift the count.
The checker above returns the actual next date for each bin, so there is nothing to count.
Scarborough bin day: common questions
What council covers Scarborough?
Scarborough is collected by City of Stirling, in WA. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in Scarborough?
Collection day in Scarborough depends on your street. City of Stirling splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Scarborough can be collected on different days. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to get the next collection date for your own address.
How often is general waste collected in Scarborough?
City of Stirling collects the red bin for general waste fortnightly in Scarborough.
Which bin is recycling in Scarborough?
In Scarborough the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly.
Does Scarborough have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Stirling provides a lime bin for food and garden organics in Scarborough, weekly.
What if I've just moved to Scarborough?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Stirling colours below, then run your new address through the checker to get your collection day — asking a neighbour is unreliable, because they may be in a different collection zone.
