Published on Tuesday, 11 July 2023 at 12:14:44 PM
As part of the Shire's ongoing commitment to improve diversion rates of waste from landfill, there has been a fee change for bulk waste in the 2023/24 Fees & Charges. Bulk waste has now been separated into two categories to incentivise better practice:
- Bulk Waste Sorted (Large trailers, Trucks, Skip bins etc.) $44.80 or 8 tokens per m3
- Bulk Waste Unsorted (Large trailers, Trucks, Skip bins etc.) $67.20 or 12 tokens per m3
Sorted bulk waste:
Bulk loads of material that is all landfillable according to regulation and facility practice and does not contain significant amounts of material that could be separated and accepted at the facility for recycling or repurposing (i.e. reasonable steps to remove material have been undertaken).
Unsorted bulk waste:
Bulk loads of material that is all landfillable according to regulation and facility practice but does contain significant amounts of material that could be separated and accepted at the Waste Facility for recycling or repurposing (i.e. reasonable steps to remove material have not been undertaken).
FAQ
What materials are not allowed in the Shire landfill?
Materials currently not accepted for landfill under any circumstances and may attract specific charges generally include (but not limited to):
- Household + vehicle batteries
- Fluorescent light globes
- Electronic waste (e-waste)
- Engine oil
- Tyres
- Mattresses
- Fridges + air conditioning units
- Gas bottles
- Asbestos
If you are unsure if something can go to landfill then please contact the Shire.
What materials can be sent to landfill but should be recycled or repurposed?
Currently this includes:
- Household recyclables such as bottles & cans
- Cardboard
- Scrap metal
- Green waste (under 50mm diameter)
- Timber (including pallets, wooden furniture + treated wood
- Uncontaminated inert waste (e.g. rubble > 100mm)
- Clean fill
- DrumMuster eligible containers
In determining what is sorted and unsorted waste, what amounts of material are considered significant and what is considered reasonable steps?
Due to each load being different, the facility gate attendant will need to inspect each load presented and decide if it should be considered sorted or unsorted. If it is apparent that the customer has taken all reasonable steps to sort the waste, then it should be considered sorted.
Why doesn’t the Shire sort the waste onsite before it goes to landfill?
Unfortunately, this is a very labour intensive and expensive process and the cost of undertaking this would need to be passed on to the public. It is not usually practical to sort waste once it is presented mixed, so the best approach is for separation to occur at the source.
With the higher fee, won’t the Shire have extra funds to sort the waste?
The new fee structure is intended to reduce waste going to landfill so any funds from the higher charge should be offset by an overall reduction in total volume going to landfill.
Please click HERE to download a brochure with the current fees.
To see the full review of the Shire’s adopted fees and charges for 2023-24 click HERE.
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