Broome Waste Management Facility (WMF) is a Class II solid waste landfill that is licensed by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). This site consists of a landfill, and a transfer station to allow for separation of material and reduce traffic at the tip face. The Shire of Broome also operates a licensed Resource Recovery Area (RRA) for stockpiling and recycling of green waste, concrete, tyres, glass, wood pallets and metal.
Broome Waste Management Facility and the Resource Recovery Area operate in accordance with an Environment Protection Licence (EPL), The licence requires Council to perform environmental monitoring and recording and submit an annual report to ensure the facilities are having minimal impact on the environment.
Groundwater is tested onsite on a quarterly basis to ensure there is no pollution into the surrounding groundwater systems. The Shire monitors all pollutants on site to ensure a safe environment.
Buckleys Road, Broome.
Open: 7 days a week; 7.30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Saturday, and 8am to 2pm on Sunday.
Closed: New Year's Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday.
Phone: 9191 8777.
EFTPOS and cash are accepted, and account transactions are available for regular users.
The facility closes in some wet weather events and for other environmental issues. For updates on closures within normal operating hours, please contact the Shire Customer Service Team on 9191 3456 or the WMF on 9191 8777.
Fees and Charges are updated on 1 July, annually. Fees are set to encourage diversion of waste from landfill and encourage sorting, reuse and recycling.
For fees and charges, please click here(PDF, 143KB)
Please ensure that separated loads are not contaminated. Fees and charges apply to loads that are deemed contaminated.
Safety procedures are in place for your protection and must always be adhered to.
- Obey speed limits, signs and staff instructions
- Enclosed footwear must be worn
- Keep children and pets inside your vehicle
- No smoking on site
- Cover your load until you are at the disposal site
- Follow signs and direction on site
The Broome Waste Management Facility provides the community with a number of options for recycling. Customers are required to separate and sort material for reuse
Landfill staff will direct you to the correct areas on arrival at the facility.
A drop off recycle and reuse area is operational in the dry season only (April to November).
The following items are accepted at the landfill facility for recycling and reuse:
Free Recycling:
- Electronic waste (e-waste)*, (domestic)
- Fluorescent light globes and tubes (domestic)
- Car batteries (domestic and commercial)
- Drum muster drums (domestic and commercial)
- Mobile phones (domestic and commercial)
- Printer cartridges (domestic)
- AAA & AA batteries (domestic)
- Paper/cardboard (domestic)
- Type 1 & 2 plastics (domestic)
- Beverage glass (domestic)
- Motor and other oils (domestic)
- Green waste (domestic)
- Resaleable items – op shop items (domestic and commercial)
Please note: Community members are asked to wipe all hard drives prior to recycling e-waste at the landfill. The Shire takes no responsibility for information left on hard drives disposed in the recycling area.
Recycling where charges apply
- Motor oils (commercial)
- Other oils(commercial)
- Green waste (commercial)
- Concrete (commercial)
- Glass (commercial)
- Metal (commercial)
- Tyres (Domestic and commercial)
The following electronic equipment is accepted at the landfill:
- TVs
- Computers, laptops, monitors, printers and computer peripherals
- CD drives, hard drives, cables and telecommunication equipment
- Lighting and lamps
- Fridges, freezers, air conditioners and other cooling systems
- Dishwashers, ovens, washing machines, dryers and large dispensers
Please note: other electrical items are not accepted as electronic waste.
Other waste and recycling services
drumMUSTER provides a drop off point for eligible agricultural and veterinary chemical containers at the Broome Waste Management Facility. The service is available year-round. For more information please visit www.drummuster.org.au.
Flares/epirbs
- Flares are not permitted to be disposed of at the WMF. Flares can cause fires that can have a major environmental impact. If you need to dispose of a flare, please contact your local Department of Transport (DoT)
Medical/ Quarantine waste
- Medical and quarantine waste require tracking forms and specialised burial. Please contact the Waste Facility 24 hours prior to burial and for any information.
Asbestos
The Shire of Broome waste department requires people to contact the landfill on 9191 8777 to book in disposal of asbestos.
- For less than a cubic metre, the Shire requires two hours' notice.
- For 1 - 5 cubic metres, the Shire requires 48 hours' notice.
- For larger loads, greater than 5 cubic metres and including house demolitions, the Shire requires seven days' notice.
Six waste vouchers are issued each financial year to all residential properties that receive a domestic waste service. Vouchers are attached to the first rates notice issued in July each year.
The following conditions of use apply:
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Vouchers are only valid for use at the Broome Waste Management Facility.
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Vouchers can only be used for domestic household waste.
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Each voucher can be used to dispose of up to one trailer (7 x 4) or equivalent load.
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Vouchers cannot be used for disposing of mattresses, tyres, gas bottles or special waste such as asbestos.
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Vouchers are valid for 12 months.
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Vouchers must be presented at the time of disposal.
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Replacement vouchers can be issued by visiting the Shire Administration building at the corner of Weld and Hass Street.
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Vouchers are sent out with the Council rates notice. Renters are encouraged to request vouchers from their landlord/property manager.
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Each voucher is given a unique bar code. Resale of vouchers may result in the user being identified and the voucher rendered void.
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Commercial property waste services do not include vouchers
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Not for profit organisations that receive a domestic kerbside service are eligible for tip vouchers.
For residents outside the waste management service area, alternate service arrangements are available through a self haul voucher system. Residents can drop into the Shire Administration Office between 9am - 4pm, Monday to Friday, to obtain a voucher. A cost applies. These vouchers allow for up to 999 visits to the landfill. Commercial customers cannot access this voucher.