Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy
The City of Karratha has endorsed a Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy and Action Plan to guide how we manage waste over the next ten years.
This strategy has been shaped by the ideas and feedback shared during community and stakeholder consultation, ensuring it reflects local priorities and needs.
- Guide the City on how to handle waste more effectively and sustainably
- Provide clear directions for improving services and infrastructure related to waste management and recycling
- Help the City foster a culture of waste responsibility among residents and businesses
- WA Waste Avoidance & Resource Recovery Strategy
- City of Karratha Environmental Sustainability Strategy
- A review of existing documents and data on the City’s waste activities
- A review of the current waste management practices
- An investigation into the economic, demographic, and environmental influences on local waste generation
- Community and stakeholder engagement
Consultation on this strategy was open for three weeks from 21 October 2025. Feedback has now closed, and the final strategy has been endorsed by Council.
View the Strategy
Click on the button below to read the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Plan. A summary is also available.