Weighbridge
How the weighbridge works:
Weighing in: All vehicles will enter the site over the weighbridge. Household waste will be checked and measured by vehicle type – vehicles are NOT required to exit over the weighbridge.
Commercial Waste will be weighed, using the tare weight of the vehicle. This means that commercial vehicles will NOT need to weigh out each time. Every several months the tare weight of the vehicle will need to be checked.
Weighing out: Vehicles collecting recyclables and materials for removal will be required to weigh out. On these occasions vehicles entering the facility will be required to wait at the boom gate until the vehicle being weighed has moved off the weighbridge. Every few months commercial vehicles will need to weigh out to check the tare weight of the vehicle.
Motorists note: we ask for patience during this time. The weighbridge can only take single vehicles at a time.
Fees and charges:
Mixed Waste, household waste, builders waste,mining waste excluding specific category waste listed below:
| General Waste |
Price |
| Car/Station Wagon/MGB |
$11 per load |
| Van/Ute/Trailer (Level load) |
$16 per load |
| Van/Ute/Trailer (Heaped load) |
$21 per load |
| Vehicle/Trailer greater than 1 tonne capacity |
$67 per tonne |
| Mixed waste from outside Broken Hill Local Government Area |
$190 per tonne |
Specific Category Waste:
| Category |
Price |
| Sorted recyclables (cans, bottles, paper, cardboard) |
Free |
| E-Waste (computers, TVs, batteries, white goods) |
Free |
| Ferrous (Iron or steel) |
Free |
| Green waste (Up to 1 tonne) |
Free |
| Green waste (Greater than 1 tonne) |
$21 per tonne |
| Wood/Trees/Timber (Greater than 1 tonne) |
$21 per tonne |
| Bricks or concrete (Greater than 1 tonne) |
$43 per tonne |
| Mattress or mattress base (Single) |
$16 each |
Mattress or mattress base (Double/Queen/King)
|
$21 |
| Oil (Non-household) |
$39 per tonne |
| Soil (Not contaminated or VENM) ) |
Free |
| Soil (Contaminated) |
POA |
| Asbestos (N220) |
$500 per tonne |
| Asbestos (N220) Outside BH Local Gov Area |
$595 per tonne |
Tyres
Loader, tractor or mining tyres will not be accepted |
Price |
| Passenger Vehicle/Motorcycle/Scooter |
$11 each |
| Light Truck |
$16 each |
| Truck |
$27 each |
| Bulk |
$445 per tonne |
| Bio by type |
Price |
| Offal/Meat Products/Bones |
$86 per tonne |
| Dead animals - Large |
$63 per animal |
| Dead animals - Medium |
$97 per animal |
| Dead animals - Cat or dog |
$8 per animal |
| Sewerage/Sludge/Grease Trap/Mud (Prior arrangement only) |
$25 per tonne |
| Other |
Price |
| Vehicle tare weight (Ticket with weight supplied) |
$25 service |
Recycling:
There are improved recycling options at the public drop off site and the community is encouraged to utilize these options. Recycling reduces our impact on resources, makes use of resources that are still valuable and extends the life of the landfill for future generations.
Items that can be recycled include:
- Problem household wastes—paint, gas bottles, light globes, oils, car and household
- batteries, and smoke detectors.
- E–Waste—computers, computer accessories and televisions
- Green Waste
- White Goods
- Steel
- Aluminium Cans, glass bottles and paper and cardboard
- There are no charges for the delivery of recyclable items to the waste facility.
For general enquiries please email weighbridge@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au