CONFUSED verge-dumpers have prompted Fremantle council to launch an education campaign about its new valet service.

Launched at the end of last year, Verge Valet allows residents to pre-book a council truck to haul away unwanted bulk waste from their property. 

But the tradition of keeping an eye on your neighbours’ verges as a heads-up for the yearly collection is proving hard to kill, leading to some copycats dumping unauthorised piles outside their house which are cluttering up the street.

“People are just dumping their rubbish,” one disgruntled White Gum Valley resident said on a community Facebook page. 

“I loved having the verge collection,” another resident said, “it was a good lesson for my children that someone’s trash is someone’s treasure.” 

Despite the complaints, the City of Fremantle says there’s been a 90 per cent “customer satisfaction rate” from those who have used Verge Valet. 

It says pre-booked collection is more convenient, reduces landfill and keeps streets tidier (as long as everyone follows the rules, of course).

The council wants residents to use social media ‘swap’ pages to move unwanted goods or take them to a charity, and only chuck out items that are at the end of their life.

Each household is entitled to one free Verge Valet service a year, as well as six free waste drop-offs at the Fremantle Recycling Centre on Montreal Street. 

More information about the new service is available on the Verge Valet page on the City of Fremantle website.