The City of Wanneroo's new $4.6 million Wangara Waste Transfer Station is set to begin operations this month, marking a significant shift away from landfill disposal. Once operational, all kerbside recycling collected across the city will be consolidated at the Wangara facility before being transported in bulk to a processing contractor in Canning Vale.
Key Milestone in Waste Strategy
The project is a central component of the city's long-term waste management plan, aimed at reducing reliance on the Tamala Park landfill as its closure approaches. The facility is expected to deliver a more sustainable waste service by cutting travel time and heavy vehicle movements, improving operational efficiency, and boosting recycling collection capacity.
Wanneroo Mayor Linda Aitken described the opening as a key milestone in the city's long-term waste strategy. "As one of Western Australia's fastest-growing local governments, it's important our waste infrastructure grows with our community," Ms Aitken said. "The Wangara Waste Transfer Station is about working smarter. It will improve the way we manage household waste today while helping prepare for the future. Importantly, it allows waste to be consolidated before being transported for recycling, recovery or disposal, making our operations more efficient and reducing environmental impacts."
Integrated Waste Processing Hub
The facility builds on existing Wangara operations by combining general waste, recycling and green waste processing in one location. Ms Aitken said the project was "another important step" towards a waste system that benefits the community and forms part of the city's broader commitment to reducing landfill reliance and recovering more value from community waste.
"Every week our community creates waste and our responsibility is to manage it in the most efficient and sustainable way possible," she said. "Projects like the Wangara Waste Transfer Station are helping us build the infrastructure needed to support a growing population, recover more resources and reduce what ultimately ends up in landfill."
Future Waste Infrastructure Plans
The Wangara facility is one aspect of Wanneroo's evolving waste strategy. The city is also progressing with its Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct, which includes plans for a community recycling centre, a materials recovery facility to sort and recycle items locally, another waste transfer station, and provision for a future waste-to-energy plant. Construction on the precinct is expected to begin in March 2027, with completion of the community recycling centre, materials recovery facility, and transfer station scheduled throughout 2028.
Meanwhile, the cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup have recently intensified calls for the closure of the Tamala Park landfill to be brought forward as soon as practicable. The landfill, operated by the Mindarie Regional Council, is currently scheduled to close in 2029.
