Waste Management Facilities (Tips)

Conditions of Entry

Safety procedures are in place for your protection and must always be adhered to. By entering this facility, you and/or your Organisation agree to be bound by Shire of Northam’s terms and conditions of entry, click links below to view. If you do not accept the terms and conditions, you must not enter the facility. 

Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility - click here

Inkpen Road Waste Management Facility - click here

Fire Events & Facility Closures

Both of our facilities are subject to a change in operating conditions throughout bush fire season, weather events and for other environmental issues. For updates on closures within normal operating hours, please contact the Shire Customer Service Team on (08) 9622 6100 or check out the Shire's social media. 

Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility

Opening Hours:    Monday - Sunday 8am until 4.30pm. Last loads accepted at 4.15pm 

Closed:                  Christmas Day & Good Friday 

Phone:                   (08) 9621 1795

Address:                Lot 468 Old Quarry Road, Northam

Fees and Charges: Old Quarry Road Fees & Charges

Old Quarry Road Transfer Station

Residents using the Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility will no longer deliver to the Tip face / Landfill Area. Instead, they will be required to separate their waste upon its disposal and will be assisted to do so by the Transfer Station Attendants.

The Waste Transfer Station has designated drop-off areas for the following accepted waste & recyclable products:

• • General waste
  • Green waste
  • Scrap metal
  • Items suitable for the Re-Store shop
  • Waste oil - 30L limit per resident
  • Bulk recycling (eg. cardboard)
  • Mattresses 
  • Tyres (fees apply)

Northam Re-Store "Re-Duce, Re-Use, Re-Cycle"

Visit the Northam Re-Store page here.

Opening Hours - 11:00am - 3.00pm - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Closed Days - Christmas Day & Good Friday

Inkpen Road Waste Management Facility

Opening Hours:    9.00 am - 3.00 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays 
                               9.00am – 5.00pm Saturdays & Sundays
                               All Public Holidays (Excluding: Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Years Day).
                                     Please ensure you arrive 15 minutes prior to closing time.

Closed:                  Christmas Day, Good Friday & New Years Day.

Address:                160 Inkpen Road, Copley

Fees and Charges: Inkpen Fees & Charges 

Please Note: When a Harvest Movement and Hot works Ban is declared the Inkpen Waste Management Facility will be CLOSED to ensure public safety.

Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facilities green waste and transfer station remains open should residents choose to utilise this location during a HVMB. 

Waste Facility Passes

Waste Facility Passes are available from the gatehouse entrance of both Waste Management Facilities. 

• Proof of residential address and identification is required to obtain an annual pass, which runs on the rates year.
• The Waste Facility Pass allows residents free general domestic waste disposals (in accordance to whether they receive a kerbside collection) and unlimited clean green waste disposals per year. Cars, utilities, vans and trailers bringing waste into the sites must not exceed 1.8 m x 1.2 m x 0.6 m. All loads greater in size will incur the standard waste disposal fees.
• Please note costs will apply for the disposal of some wastes including asbestos, tyres, more than 30L of waste oil, animal bodies, commercial waste, and residential waste loads exceeding 1.8 m x 1.2 m x 0.6 m.
• All wastes that have a charge associated with their disposal must be paid for at the gatehouse as per the Shire's adopted Fees & Charges. 

Application for Lost Waste Facility Pass

If you have lost your waste facility pass and require a replacement, please fill out this form and we will contact you to organise where you can pick your card up from.

Which pass do I get?

If you receive a standard kerbside collection service, then you will be charged an annual general waste and recycling collection fee, which includes:

• Weekly general waste kerbside collection service
• Fortnightly recycling kerbside collection service
• Unlimited access to the Shire’s waste facilities for disposal of recyclables, including e-waste, green waste and metal
• 10 FREE general waste or mattress disposal passes;
• 1 skip bin per year (additional skips are available for an extra fee);
• Maintenance of existing waste facilities;
• Community waste services; and
• Waste education programs.

If you reside outside the kerbside collection area, you will now be charged an annual fee (as per your rates notice) to access the Shire’s waste facilities and services, which includes:

• Unlimited access to the Shire’s waste facilities for disposal of recyclables, including e-waste, green waste, and metal;
• 26 FREE general waste or mattress disposal passes;
• 1 skip bin per year (additional skips are available for an extra fee);
• Maintenance of existing waste facilities;
• Community waste services; and
• Waste education programs.

Residents who do not pay the relevant waste services charges will not be able to access the Shire’s waste services and will be charged as commercial customers when visiting either facility.