Tips & Transfer Station

City of Kalamunda residents do not pay fees for the non-commercial use of the Walliston Transfer Station. 

To gain free access, please ensure you bring:   

• Entry Pass and your
• Proof of residency (e.g. Driver’s Licence)
• Vehicle Permit if applicable (see Vehicle Permits)

Tenants who do not have an Entry Pass (as Landlord wishes to retain it) may gain entry under the following conditions:

• Tenant shows proof of residency – Driver’s Licence
• Entry Fee of $51.50 is paid (Note: This Entry Fee is charged for all waste streams including recycling and green waste)
• If the waste is deemed commercial, the charge will be the Entry Fee plus the applicable fee for the waste
• If the waste is tyres,  the charge will be the Entry Fee plus the applicable fee for the tyres

Residents cannot give their Entry Pass to a friend, staff member or family member to use on their behalf unless they reside at the same address.  Exceptions are considered and this must be organised with the Waste Department PRIOR to attending the Transfer Station. Residents will be turned away at the gatehouse if they turn up without prior permission being given. 

Note: Entry Passes issued each Financial Year expire on the 31st July of the following Financial Year.

Location: 155 Lawnbrook Road, Walliston
Telephone: 9291 3896
Download Site Map (PDF, 545KB) 
View Frequently Asked Questions

Operating Hours

OPEN: Thursday, Saturday & Sunday:  8.00am - 3.30pm, Friday:  8.00am - 2.30pm
CLOSED:  Monday - Wednesday, Public Holidays, Total Fire Ban | Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban declared

Entry Pass

Find your Walliston Transfer Station Entry Pass in your latest Rates Notice. The Entry Pass will provide you with:

Unlimited entries to dispose of green waste. Items include:

• branches and stumps (less than 300mm in diameter)
• lawn clippings (no lawn sod or soil)
• leaves 
• prunings

Unlimited entries to dispose of agreed recyclable materials. Items include:

• clothing and blankets
• cardboard (with no plastic wrapping) 
• car batteries
• colourbond fence panels 
• dry cell batteries 
• e-waste (including computers, DVD / CD players, heaters, printers, radios, televisions, vacuums and small electrical) household items
• fencing wire 
• fluorescent globes
• glass bottles only
• metal of any type (cut to a maximum of 1.5 metre length, width, height and not solid) 
• motor oil (maximum of 20 litres)
• paper 
  
• polystyrene or styrofoam
• metal pickets 

Four (4) general waste entries. Items include:

• air-conditioning ducting 
• bricks and building rubble (does not include coffee rock) - must be clean with no soil or sand
• car parts (no bodies) 
• cement - hard only (no powder)  
• dvd / cd discs and video tapes
• fibreglass (cut to a maximum of 1.5 metre length, width, height and not solid) 
• general household items (includes sofas, bed bases and furniture)
• glass (including mirrors, glass doors, glassware)
• gyprock
• irrigation pipe 
• limestone 
• mattresses (includes pillows and cushions)
• plaster board
• poly pipe / pvc pipe
• plastic pot plant containers (or recycle through Claw Environmental)
• roof insulation 
• solar panels
• tyres (fees apply - maximum of 5)
• timber / wood
  
• whitegoods (includes air-conditioners, dishwashers, hot water systems, microwaves, ovens, hotplates, washers, refrigerators and freezers) - these do not need to be degassed as this will be done on-site

The following items are NOT accepted at Walliston Transfer Station

• ammonia 
• asbestos
• bleach
• car bodies 
• coolant (vehicle)
• cement powder 
• chemicals and acids
• cockroach baits and bombs 
• coffee rock 
• EPIRBS 
• explosives
• fats or cooking oil - call Fataway on 9274 7668
• fertiliser 
• fibre cement panels /sheeting
• fire extinguishers
• flares 
• food waste 
• flammable liquids and kerosene 
• garden chemicals and poisons 
• gas bottles and cylinders
• hardiflex panels / sheeting
• hazardous needles and sharps 
• kerosene
• kitty litter
• lawn sod
• liquids
• medical waste
• nappies - used 
• paints (solid or liquid) - including empty tins and lids - call Paintback on 1300 390 380
• sand or soil 
• smoke detectors 
• super six panels 
• tree stumps (greater than 300mm)
• X-Rays - call CMA Ecocycle on 9302 6887, Siltech on 03 9357 9540 or Shred-X on 1300 747 339

The only household hazardous waste (HHW) accepted at Walliston Transfer Station is: batteries, CFL light globes and motor oil).  Refer to the disposal of hazardous materials section for further information about safe disposal options.

Fees

The Walliston Transfer Station is for RESIDENTIAL WASTE ONLY. The disposal of commercial waste incurs a waste disposal charge. Commercial fees apply for any of the following situations:

• Commercial / Trade Waste
• Your vehicle or trailer is commercially signed or badged (unless you have a Vehicle Permit)
• Your waste is from a work site
• You are transporting waste for a fee or reward

View Fees & Charges here

Vehicle Permits

Applies to City of Kalamunda residents who use:

• Vans (max GVM 3.5 tonne)
• Trucks (max GVM 3.5 tonne)
• Branded or sign-written vehicles and/or trailers (max GVM 3.5 tonne)
• Over-sized trailers for green waste only

Residents using a Vehicle Permit are required to also bring their Entry Pass and show their valid Driver’s Licence.

View more information about Vehicle Permit applications here

Reminders

Maximum permitted trailer size 8ft x 6ft (2.4m x 1.8m) for disposal of general waste.
See vehicle permits if you have an oversized trailer.

NO over-sized Trucks or Commercial Loads or Horse Floats. (Maximum GVM of 3.5 tonne)

The City of Kalamunda monitors site usage and reserves the right to make further enquiries of the owner of the vehicle and at the premises from which the waste originated. Waste needs to be carried safely and vehicles bringing waste to the site should at all times comply with the Road Traffic Act (1974).
View Conditions of Entry 

Got a Transfer Station Enquiry?

For any transfer station enquiries, view our Frequently Asked Questions or alternatively, please contact one of our Customer Relations Officers on (08) 9257 9999 during office hours or send an email to enquiries@kalamunda.wa.gov.au

• blankets
• Branches
• Bricks
• building rubble
• cardboard
• clothing
• dry cell batteries
• eWaste
• E-waste
• fencing wire
• Fluorescent lights
• Fluro lights
• freezer
• fridge
• General Household Items
• glass
• grass
• grass clippings
• gyprock
• lawn
• Lawn clippings and leaves
• limestone
• mattress
• Mattresses
• Metal
• Motor oil
• oil
• pickets
• plaster board
• Pruning
• refrigerators
• Timber
• tree prunings
• Vehicle Batteries
• washers
• whitegoods
• Wood

Managed by the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) of which the City of Kalamunda is a member council. Residents are encouraged to dispose of household hazardous waste (HHW)including asbestos at this facility.

City of Kalamunda Entry Passes are not valid at this facility.
General waste and green waste can be disposed of at Red Hill however the disposal of items is NOT free - please refer to the EMRC website for full fees and charges. 

Location: Toodyay Road, Red Hill
Telephone: (08) 9574 6235
Hazardous Waste Information: https://www.emrc.org.au/waste-services/waste-and-recycling-services.aspx
Fees & Charges: https://www.emrc.org.au/waste-services/waste-and-recycling-services/fees-and-charges.aspx
Website: www.EMRC.org.au

Operational Hours

Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday: 8.00am - 4.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day: CLOSED

• asbestos
• cement cladding
• chemicals
• fibre cement
• hardieflex
• Hazardous Waste
• HHW
• paint
• super six