Tips & Transfer Station

Residents/ratepayers of the City of Kalamunda can use two stations.

Further details for these stations are provided below including location, operating hours, fees and conditions of entry.

NOTE: Your annual Entry Pass is valid for Walliston Transfer Station only. Fees apply to use Red Hill Waste Management Facility.

Select a facility:

Do you have a van | truck | branded vehicle?
Find out how you can access the Walliston Transfer Station using a Vehicle Permit.
Find out more here

Walliston 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)
Owners of investment properties who do not reside at the property listed on the Entry Pass, please bring the relevant Rates Notice for that property and your Driver's Licence.

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 $53.00 is paid (Note: This Entry Fee is charged for all waste streams including recycling and green waste)
If the waste is tyres, the charge will be the Entry Fee plus the applicable fee for the tyres
If the waste is deemed commercial, the charge will be the Entry Fee plus the applicable fee for the waste on a one off entry only.

Location: 155 Lawnbrook Road, Walliston | Telephone: (08) 9291 3896

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

Conditions of Entry

Entry Passes are NOT transferrable and are for residential use only. The person using the Entry Pass must reside at the listed address to gain entry to Walliston Transfer Station.

Exceptions are considered but MUST be organised PRIOR to attending the Transfer Station. Please contact the Waste Department during office hours to get prior approval. Without the relevant authorisation, entry to the Transfer Station will not be allowed.

Residents cannot give their Entry Pass to gardeners, handymen or builders. The Walliston Transfer Station is for residential use only, NOT commercial use or anyone being paid for a service. Any waste deemed commercial will incur associated fees and charges.

Abusive or unsafe behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in revocation of your Entry Pass and/or Vehicle Permit (if applicable).

Entry Pass

Find your Walliston Transfer Station Entry Pass in your annual Rates Notice. Entry Passes are issued each financial year and expire on 31^st July. The valid Entry Pass will provide you with:

Green Waste (Unlimited entries)

Green waste items include:

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

Recyclable Materials (Unlimited entries)

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

NOT accepted at Walliston Transfer Station

Items not accepted include:

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. 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

Second Chance

Community can now donate secondhand household items to Kalamunda's reuse shop located at Walliston Transfer Station - Second Chance.

Managed by Workpower, a WA disability service provider, your donations and purchases will support people with disability in employment and in the community.
Find out more 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 us on (08) 9257 9999 during office hours or send an email to enquiries@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.

Items accepted :

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

Red Hill Waste Management Facility

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