CWY
CLEANAWAY WASTE LTD ORDINARYCleanaway Waste Management Limited provides waste management, industrial, and environmental services in Australia. It engages in the collection, recovery, and disposal of solid waste, including putrescible waste, inert waste, household waste and recovered waste processed through the resource recovery and recycling facilities, transfer stations, and landfills; and provision of safe treatment and disposal of health-related waste services, including sharps management, medical and pharmaceutical waste, and healthcare hazardous waste and quarantine waste. The company also collects, treats, processes, refines, recycles, and destructs hazardous and non-hazardous liquids, hydrocarbons and chemical waste, product destruction, hazardous waste, industrial waste, grease trap waste, oily water, and used mineral and cooking oils; and vacuum loading, high pressure cleaning, pipeline maintenance, and non-destructive digging services. In addition, it offers commercial and industrial, municipal, and residential collection services, including general waste, recyclables, construction, and demolition waste, as well as medical and washroom services; owns and manages waste transfer stations, resource recovery and recycling facilities, secure product destruction, quarantine treatment operations and landfills; and sells recovered paper, cardboard, metals, and plastics. Further, the company offers industrial cleaning, vacuum tanker loading, site remediation, sludge management, parts washing, high pressure cleaning, and industrial and mechanical services; refines and recycles used mineral oils to produce fuel and base oils; and generates and sells electricity. It serves healthcare, retail, automotive, manufacturing, transport and logistics, oil and gas, mining, resources, infrastructure, utilities, and entertainment industries. Cleanaway Waste Management Limited was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
CWY
CWY
CLEANAWAY WASTE LTD ORDINARY
Cleanaway Waste Management Limited provides waste management, industrial, and environmental services in Australia. It engages in the collection, recovery, and disposal of solid waste, including putrescible waste, inert waste, household waste and recovered waste processed through the resource recovery and recycling facilities, transfer stations, and landfills; and provision of safe treatment and disposal of health-related waste services, including sharps management, medical and pharmaceutical waste, and healthcare hazardous waste and quarantine waste.
Fundamentals
Historical Data63 days
| Date | Short % | Gross Short |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug | — | — |
| 27 Aug | — | — |
| 26 Aug | — | — |
| 25 Aug | 1.89% | — |
| 24 Aug | 1.84% | — |
| 21 Aug | 1.81% | — |
| 20 Aug | 1.78% | — |
| 19 Aug | 1.74% | — |
| 18 Aug | 1.76% | — |
| 17 Aug | 1.75% | — |
| 14 Aug | 1.83% | — |
| 13 Aug | 1.83% | — |
Cleanaway Waste LTD (CWY) Short Interest Summary
Cleanaway Waste LTD (CWY) currently has 1.89% of its shares sold short (42.4 million shares, worth approximately $108.9 million), based on ASIC short position data reported on 25 August 2026 (T+4 reporting lag). That makes CWY the #162 most shorted stock on the ASX most shorted list. Short interest in CWY is up 0.14% over the past week and down 0.18% over the past month. CWY is part of the Industrials sector on the ASX.
Recent CWY Short Position History
| Date | Short % | Short Shares | Close Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | 1.89% | 42.4M | $2.59 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1.84% | 41.2M | $2.59 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 1.81% | 40.6M | $2.63 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 1.78% | 39.8M | $2.60 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 1.74% | 39.0M | $2.59 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 1.76% | 39.3M | $2.65 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1.75% | 39.3M | $2.67 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1.83% | 41.0M | $2.71 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 1.83% | 41.0M | $2.73 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 2.06% | 46.1M | $2.37 |
CWY Short Selling — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cleanaway Waste LTD (CWY)'s current short interest?
Cleanaway Waste LTD (CWY) currently has a short interest of 1.89% of total shares outstanding. This means 1.89% of CWY's shares have been sold short by investors who expect the price to decline. This data is sourced from ASIC reports and updated daily.
Is CWY heavily shorted on the ASX?
CWY has a relatively low short interest of 1.89%. Short interest below 5% generally suggests limited bearish sentiment from short sellers.
What does short interest mean for CWY investors?
Short interest in CWY shows the percentage of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall. At 1.89%, CWY's short interest is at a low level. See our short squeeze candidates and days to cover analysis for more context.
Where does this CWY short data come from?
Short position data is published by ASIC with a four trading day delay (T+4) and covers reported short positions as a percentage of total shares on issue. ASX Short Data also tracks daily gross short sales (T+1), securities lending, and director trades for CWY.