Help keep your costs down
Before you come to the Southern Landfill, we recommend that you check our Things to think about before you drop off waste page to find out how to keep your costs down, and, so we can minimise the amount of waste going into the landfill.
Charges
| Description |
Charges |
| General waste |
By vehicle type:
- Domestic vehicles (cars, domestic trailers, vans and utilities) - cash and eftpos only: $245.50 per tonne
- Commercial $196.07 per tonne
Minimum charge:
- private cars, domestic trailers, vans and utilities: $20.00
- commercial vehicles: $98.04
|
Green waste
(including green waste contaminated with Myrtle Rust) |
$80.50 per tonne
Minimum charge:
- private cars, domestic trailers, vans and utilities: $5.00
- commercial vehicles: $40.25
|
| Special waste or any other special burial
Requires 48 hours advance notice
Special waste application (61KBPDF)
|
$231.15 per tonne
Minimum charge: $115.58 |
Asbestos
Requires 48 hours advance notice
Asbestos disposal application (82KB PDF)
|
$273.70 per tonne
Minimum charge: $136.85 |
Contaminated soil
Requires 4 days advance notice
Contaminated soil application (45KB PDF)
|
$196.07 per tonne
Contaminated soil will not be accepted during winter months (from 1 June - 31 August).
|
| Domestic clean fill (less than one tonne) |
Minimum charge: $15 |
| Fridge / freezer – degassing |
$25.00 per appliance |
| Polystyrene (commercial volumes) |
$2,500.00 per tonne
Minimum charge: $1,250.00 |
| Tyres mixed with other waste |
Standard per tonne rate, plus number of tyres:
- Car tyres: $4.00 each
- Truck tyres: $10.00 each
Landfill staff must be able to confirm the number of tyres. |
| Tyres only – Car |
$4.00 per tyre
Landfill staff must be able to confirm the number of tyres.
|
| Tyres only – Truck / tractor |
$10.00 per tyre
Landfill staff must be able to confirm the number of tyres. |
| Tyres only, unconfirmed number – Car |
$382.56 per tonne
Minimum charge: $38.30 |
| Tyres only, unconfirmed number – Truck / tractor |
$471.66 per tonne
Minimum charge: $47.20 |
| Tyres only, unconfirmed number – Earth moving machine |
$471.66 per tonne
Minimum charge: $47.20 |
| Tyres only, unconfirmed number – Mixed types |
$471.66 per tonne
Minimum charge: $47.20 |
TVs and monitors
Drop off and pay at the Tip Shop |
$30.00 per item
|
Vehicle weigh only
If you have no refuse but wish to have your vehicle weighed |
$10.00 per weigh |
Southern Landfill charges – printable (24KB PDF)
How to pay by weight
Follow these steps at the landfill:
- Drop any recyclable or reusable items at the Tip Shop and Recycle Centre.
- Drive slowly onto the weighbridge and stop. A camera will pick up your vehicle number plate.
- Tell the weighbridge operator what type of waste you have - general waste, green waste, hazardous waste, number of fridges and tyres.
- Dispose of your waste.
- When you leave, drive your vehicle slowly onto the weighbridge and stop. A camera will pick up your vehicle number plate. Your vehicle will be weighed again, without waste.
- The weighbridge operator will notify you of the charge. Pay the weighbridge operator by card, cash or by account.
- Take your receipt as proof of payment.
The amount you pay will depend on the weight of your rubbish, rather than the type and size of the vehicle you bring it in or where the rubbish is placed. Prices reflect operating costs and include the waste levy required by the Waste Minimisation Act 2008.
Payment
You can pay by account, cash, EFTPOS, or credit card. The landfill does not accept cheques.
Landfill account customers can also pay online, see below.
Pay for landfill and waste by credit card
Commercial charges
Commercial charges are for customers that have an account with the Council landfill
The landfill doesn't accept commercial waste and trucks on Sundays.