Some items and materials, such as bulky good and tyres, incur a processing fee or charge.
2025/26 fees and charge come into effect on 1 July 2025. 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
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
Open every day from 7.30am - 4.30pm (closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day and Good Friday
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.
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.