FEES & CHARGES

Bulk Waste Charges  

There are two charges for bulk waste brought to site in large trailers, trucks and skip bins:  

Sorted bulk waste

Sorted general waste is waste not containing any materials that would be accepted at the facility for recycling or repurposing (i.e. waste has had all material that could be diverted from landfill removed). 

Unsorted bulk waste
Unsorted waste contains materials that could otherwise be separated and accepted at the Waste Facility for recycling or repurposing. This category may include general waste mixed with recyclable materials such as cardboard, household recyclables, clean fill and/or scrap metal.

Please note: Treated timber will soon need to be presented separately with a charge, and no longer be able to be accepted as part of mixed loads. The new fee and separation requirements will come into effect once the dedicated treated timber bin arrives on site, currently estimated to be in late September/early October 2026. The Shire will provide an update when the commencement date is confirmed. To learn more and prepare for the change, see Treated Timber

The following recyclable materials are not accepted in the unsorted bulk waste category and must always be presented separately. Loads containing these materials that cannot be separated will not be accepted at the Waste Facility.

  • Household + vehicle batteries 
  • Fluorescent light globes 
  • Electronic waste (e-waste) 
  • Engine oil 
  • Tyres 
  • Mattresses 
  • Fridges + air conditioning units 

Shire staff investigate new recycling streams on an ongoing basis so this list may be expanded from time to time as new options become available. 

If I bring a mixed load of 5m3 with 20% scrap metal, 20% rubble, 10% cardboard, and 50% general waste, which category would it fall under?

A mixed load containing recyclable materials would be classified as unsorted with the total volume being charged at this rate. If the recyclable materials were separated out, it would be classed as sorted and you would only be charged for the 2.5m3 of general waste. 

Why have skip bins increased in price to dispose of at the Bridgetown Waste Facility?

Skip bins are charged at the same bulk fee as residents bringing in large trailers or trucks. There are two fee structures depending on what the bin contains, as detailed above.  The rest of the charge from the operator will be for their service. It is up to the operator which charge they pass on to their customer – whether they support a reduction in recycling to landfill and make all efforts to encourage separation of recycling out of the bin, or if they choose to pass on the higher unsorted fee and continue to support the old mixed waste system, where recyclable materials go to landfill, taking up valuable space and wasting resources. 

Gate charges 

Disposal of general waste and other chargeable materials can be paid for by EFTPOS, cash and/or tip tokens. Tip tokens are issued with Shire resident rate notices each year.

Additional 10 pass tokens can be purchased from the Shire Administration Office, which is open Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm. 

Residents who receive a weekly rubbish collection service are issued with 20 tip tokens each year. Each token provides free entry to either the Bridgetown Waste Management Site or Greenbushes Transfer Station with a load equivalent to one 140-litre mobile garbage bin. Larger loads require additional tokens.

Residents without a weekly rubbish collection service are issued with 72 tip tokens each year. Fifty-two tokens provide for a weekly disposal equivalent to one 140-litre mobile garbage bin, with the remaining 20 tokens available for other charged materials. Larger loads require additional tokens.

These charges are summarised in the Shire's  Schedule of Fees and Charges.