Waste Management Facilities

The Shire of Northam has two Class II Waste Management Facilities being the Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility near Northam and the Inkpen Road Waste Management Facility near Wundowie. 

Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility

Notice: Old Quarry Road Landfill is now a cashless site. Cheque, EFTPOS and Credit Card are available at the site and no other forms of payment can be accepted.

2021/2022 Fees and Charges: Old Quarry Road Fees & Charges

Google Map - Old Quarry Road Waste Facility

Inkpen Road Waste Management Facility

Please note:  Inkpen Road Landfill accepts cash or cheques only.   No other forms of payment can be accepted.

2021/2022 Fees and Charges: Inkpen Fees & Charges

Google Map - Inkpen Road Waste Facility

Shire of Northam Residential Waste and Tip Passes

Tip Passes are available from the gatehouse entrance of both Waste Management Facilities. Proof of property ownership and identification is required to obtain an annual pass, which runs on the rates year.

The tip pass allows residents 10 free general domestic waste disposals 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 of the site before exiting. 

Commercial Waste

All commercial waste brought to Shire Waste Management Facilities is subject to Council’s standard fees and charges. Please note all waste transported from the Perth Metropolitan Regional Scheme (MRS) area that is delivered to the Old Quarry Landfill is required to pay the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Metropolitan (DWER) Levy, additional to the Shire of Northam’s normal waste disposal fees.  No metropolitan area waste is accepted at the Inkpen Road Waste Management Facility.

Asbestos

Asbestos Waste is accepted at both waste management facilities and the following conditions apply:

• 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.
• Contact Shire’s Waste Services to discuss disposal of large commercial loads.
• Fees for Asbestos Waste disposal apply as per Council’s current Fees and Charges.

Liquid Waste Disposal

As part of the Shire of Northam’s waste management services, a licensed liquid waste facility is available for the 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, which will only be granted for the disposal of local liquid wastes and if capacity is available.

Please contact the Shire of Northam’s Waste Management Officer on 9622 6100 for further information - no liquid waste will be accepted at our licensed liquid waste facility without prior approval. 

Recycling at Waste Management Facilities

*Please note, you will still need to show your tip pass when you are dropping off free recyclables at our waste facilities.

The Shire of Northam offers a range of free recycling options at both waste facilities to its residents. These include:

General Recycling Items  

Cardboard

Scrap Metal

Scrap steel, including fridges, freezers, ovens, washing machines, microwaves, fans, wire, light gauge steel, metal guttering, alloys and car bodies.

Car, Truck & Motorbike Batteries

Dry cell.

Clean Fill

Clean fill is accepted free of charge at both our Old Quarry Road and Inkpen Road Waste Management Facilities.

The Shire of Northam is always looking for clean fill for use within its landfill facilities. 

Clean fill is sand or soil with some additional extraneous material.  If you are not sure whether your material qualifies, we encourage you to contact the Old Quarry Waste Management Facility on 9621 1795, visit the Inkpen Road Facility, or contact the Shire of Northam’s Waste Management Officer on 9622 6100. 

Waste Oil

Waste Oil Domestic only less than <30L.  You must pour your own waste oil into the Waste Oil Facility and either take your plastic container home with you or dispose of it in the bins provided adjacent.

E-Waste (only available at Old Quarry Waste Facility)

TVs, Computers, Laptops, Hard Drives, Monitors, Printers, Scanners, Faxes, Photocopiers, Speakers, Keyboards, Mice, Joysticks, Mobile Phones, i-Pods, UPS Systems, CD & Floppy Drives, Electronic Cables & Wiring, Circuit Boards & Plotters.

DrumMUSTER (only available at Old Quarry Waste Facility)

This program recycles clean and dry drums from growers, farmers and other chemical users throughout the country.  Currently we run a DrumMUSTER event around April and September each year at the Old Quarry Road Landfill Site, however we will accept DrumMUSTER drums all year round at the Old Quarry Waste Facility when our Transfer Station and Tip Shop opens in 2022.  We only accept containers that been triple rinsed or cleaned with high pressure and left to dry with their lids removed.   Drums which have residue still present, inside or out, will be rejected.  All drums must display the DrumMuster logo somewhere on the body of the container.   Once the containers are brought in, they are crushed or shredded and transformed into practical items such as plastic cable covers, wheelie bins and irrigation pipes.  To learn more about drumMuster go to: www.drummuster.com.au.

Free Mulch 

Mulch that has been aged for over a year is currently available at the Inkpen Road site only.  Householders in the shire can obtain two trailer or ute loads of free mulch from this site.  Self-loading is required.  Please be aware that this mulch may contain small amounts of plastic or metal.  The Shire of Northam mulches green waste at the Old Quarry Road Waste Facility and Inkpen Road Waste Facilities.     

The Shire of Northam also recycles the following for a fee at both waste facilities:

Waste Tyres

Various sizes (see Council’s Fees and Charges above).

Waste Oil

All commercial waste oil and domestic waste oil greater than >30L (see Council’s Fees and Charges).  Please note, only very limited quantities of such waste oil can be taken, depending on site capacity at the time.  You must be able to empty all waste oil into the Waste Oil Facility yourself, and a staff member will attend to ensure that your container is emptied and the empty container disposed of responsibly.   Please contact the Old Quarry Gatehouse on 9621 1795 or the Shire of Northam's Waste Management Office on 9622 6100 before bringing amounts of waste oil over 30 litres to either of our Waste Management Facilities. 

Free Recycling at the Shire of Northam Administration Office

Printer Cartridges

Printer cartridges from Brother, Canon, Cartridge World, Dell, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Roland, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba can be recycled at the Reycling Station in the foyer of the Shire Administration Office.  Please remove all packaging and deliver your printer cartridge in a plastic bag, as cardboard and foam packaging is not accepted.  Please also only deliver cartridges from the above participating companies as other cartridges are not processed.

Household Batteries

Visit the Shire Admin office and deposit at the Recycling Station in the foyer.

Fluorescent Light Globes & Tubes

Visit the Shire Admin office and deposit at the Recycling Station in the foyer.

Mobile Phones

Drop at the E-Waste recycling point at the Old Quarry Waste Management Facility or visit the Shire Admin office and deposit at the Recycling Station.