Meru Fees and Services

Location

Operating Hours

Waste Separation

About Meru

Fees and Charges

Some items and materials, such as bulky good and tyres, incur a processing fee or charge.

2023/24 fees and charges here

2024/25 fees and charge come into effect on 1 July 2024. Fees and charges here

For more information, contact the weighbridge on 08 9956 6600 or email us council@cgg.wa.gov.au

Free residential tipping at the Meru only applies for residential customers with loads:

  • in the car
  • in the boot
  • strapped to the roof
  • in the ute
  • in a trailer
  • or any combination of the above

Free residential tipping includes the following:

  • Mixed Waste
  • General Waste
  • Green waste
  • Scrap Metal
  • E-waste

Commercial charges will apply to semi-trailers, larger commercial type vehicle or any vehicle marked with a commercial logo.

For more information, contact the weighbridge on 08 9956 6600 or email us council@cgg.wa.gov.au

Location

The Meru Waste Management Facility is located at Landfill Lane, Narngulu, approximately 10km from the Geraldton CBD.

 The facility consists of:

  • Five (5) waste cells with segregation by waste type
  • A liquid waste treatment facility, including two (2) evaporation ponds
  • A stock-truck washdown bay and evaporation pond
  • A transfer station, including waste oil tanks
  • A household hazardous shed
  • Greenwaste mulching area
  • Scrap Metal area
  • Tyres area
  • Concrete & Demolition material area
  • Recycling Centre - Bowerbird

Operating hours

Open every day from 7.30am - 4.30pm (closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day and Good Friday

Meru sigh

Waste separation

The City promotes waste separation at Meru to encourage the reuse of materials and reduce waste to landfill.

For a list of items accepted at Meru view the Recycling ABCs webpage.

Separation sign

About the Meru Waste Management Facility

The Meru Waste Management Facility is a Class III landfill site. The facility’s waste cells are designed according to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) approved standard.

Pursuant to Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, the site is prescribed under the following categories:

  • Category 61 – Liquid Waste Facility
  • Category 67A – Compost manufacturing and Soil Blending
  • Category 64 – Class II or Class III Putrescible Landfill site
  • Category 57 – Used Tyre Storage (general)

The landfill has a volume of 3.0 million m3, with a refuse depth of 13m and is lined with 0.6m of clay. This gives the landfill a life expectancy of approximately 50 years. Being a lined facility, the Class III cells are capable of accepting contaminated soil wastes.

The septage treatment facility has the capacity to treat 1.5 mega litres per annum. It consists of a primary, secondary and a polishing pond, all of which are High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) lined.