Waste Management Facilities

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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
• Bulk recycling (eg. cardboard)
• Mattresses 
• Tyres (fees apply)

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

Visit the Northam Re-Store page here.

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Commercial Waste

All commercial waste brought to the Shire's Waste Management Facilities are subject to Shire's adopted fees and charges. Please note all waste transported from the Perth Metropolitan Regional Scheme (MRS) area and delivered to the Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility is subject to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Metropolitan Levy in additional, to the Shire's fees and charges. 

No metropolitan wastes are accepted at the Inkpen Road Waste Management Facility.

Asbestos

Waste containing asbestos can be accepted at both waste management facilities, subject to the following conditions:

• All Asbestos Waste must be declared to staff on entry to the premises.
• All Asbestos Waste must be double wrapped in a minimum 0.2mm HDPE plastic sheeting/bagging and taped securely and labelled Caution Asbestos in writing no less than 50mm high.
• Incorrectly wrapped and labelled Asbestos Waste Material will not be accepted at the premises.
• Asbestos loads from the metropolitan area must be photographed and photographs must include the registration plate of the vehicle delivering the load as per the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's requirements.
• All Asbestos Waste must be kept separate from general waste and disposed of only in the designed asbestos disposal area.
• Prior arrangement must be made with the Shire's Waste Services for disposal of large commercial loads.
• Fees for the disposal of asbestos will be charged as per the Shire's adopted Fees and Charges.

Liquid Waste Disposal

The Shire of Northam operates a licensed liquid waste facility as part of the Old Quarry Road Waste Management facility for disposal of local septage wastes from leach drains and grease traps.

This facility is licensed by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and strict conditions regulate the types and amount of liquid waste that can be accepted.

Access to the facility is with prior Shire approval only for licensed controlled waste contractors. Approval will only be granted for the disposal of local liquid wastes and if capacity is available.

Please contact the Shire of Northam’s Waste Project Officer on 9622 6100 for further information