Spearwood is collected by City of Cockburn. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Spearwood?
Spearwood is in City of Cockburn, 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 Spearwood, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, City of Cockburn is who you are dealing with. Our full
City of Cockburn bin day guide has the detail
, and City of Cockburn’s own website is the source of record
.
Spearwood bin colours and collection frequency
City of Cockburn issues 3 bins to households
in Spearwood:
Cockburn is unusual in WA — both red and yellow bins are collected weekly. The lime green garden organics bin is fortnightly.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Spearwood
Knowing the council is only half of it. City of Cockburn 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 Spearwood 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 weekly , while recycling is weekly , and garden organics (vegetation only) is fortnightly.
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.
Spearwood bin day: common questions
What council covers Spearwood?
Spearwood is collected by City of Cockburn, in WA. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in Spearwood?
Collection day in Spearwood depends on your street. City of Cockburn splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Spearwood 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 Spearwood?
City of Cockburn collects the red bin for general waste weekly in Spearwood.
Which bin is recycling in Spearwood?
In Spearwood the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is weekly.
Does Spearwood have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. City of Cockburn provides a lime green bin for garden organics (vegetation only) in Spearwood, fortnightly.
What if I've just moved to Spearwood?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the City of Cockburn 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.
