Tips & Transfer Station

There are two stations available in which residents/ratepayers of the City of Kalamunda can utilise.

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)

NOTE: Due to COVID-19, Walliston Transfer Station are limiting the number of cars permitted on site at any one time. Please be mindful of this and respectful during this time. [read full notice here]

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 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, packaging, polystyrene or styrofoam)
colourbond fence panels
dry cell batteries
e-waste - including computers, DVD players, heaters, printers, radios, televisions, vacuums and small electrical household items
fencing wire
fluorescent globes
glass
metal of any type (cut to a maximum of 1.5m length, width, height and not solid)
motor oil (maximum of 20 litres)
motor vehicle batteries
paper
polypipe / irrigation pipe
wooden and metal pickets

Four (4) additional general waste entries. Items include:

bricks and building rubble (clean with no soil or sand) - Does not include coffee rock
car parts (no bodies)
cement - hard only (no powder)
dvd discs and video tapes
general household items (includes sofas, bed bases and furniture)
gyprock
limestone
mattresses
plaster board
polystyrene or styrofoam
vehicle tyres (fees apply - maximum of 5)
timber
tree stumps (greater than 300mm)
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
cement powder
chemicals and acids
cockroach baits and bombs
coffee rock
EPIRBS
explosives
fats or cooking oil - call Fataway on 9274 7668
fertiliser
fire extinguishers
flares
food waste
flammable liquids and kerosene
garden chemicals and poisons
gas bottles and cylinders
hardiflex
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
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 Stations 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

This Vehicle Permit scheme applies to City of Kalamunda residents who use:

Vans
Trucks
Branded or sign-written vehicles and/or trailers

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

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

NOTE: Maximum permitted trailer size 8ft x 6ft (2.4m x 1.8m). No over-sized Trucks or Commercial Loads or Horse Floats.
NOTE: Previously issued tip passes for both the Walliston Transfer Station and Red Hill Waste Management Facility are no longer valid.

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

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