Published on Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 12:00:38 PM
Picture Caption: Mayor Shane Van Styn with City Director Infrastructure Services Chris Lee and Site Supervisor Thomas Watkins at the transfer station site.
Disposing of waste is about to become safer and easier with construction of the brand new 20 bay transfer station at Meru Waste Facility currently going full steam ahead.
With works commencing less than three months ago, significant progress has been made with the project already looking to be ahead of schedule.
City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn said the size and capacity of the newly built facility is going to be much more suited to the community’s needs.
“Construction is well underway and we can now see the sheer scale of the project, and the new bays that are going to greatly improve how our community gets rid of its waste,” he said.
“Not only will it increase safety at the facility, the new station will provide more opportunities to separate waste reducing cross-contamination, and enabling more recyclable materials than ever before to be collected and processed for reuse.
“As well as generating economic returns, the new facility will also extend the life of the landfill disposal cell.”
With nearly 9,000 visits to Meru Waste Facility every month, users have previously only had access to the existing four bay transfer station which is no longer fit for purpose.
Local contractor Crothers Construction are undertaking the works which are estimated to be completed in December 2023.
The $7.36 million project is joint funded with the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund contributing $1.13 million and the City the remaining $6.23 million.
For more information on the project visit the City’s website here.
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