Transfer Station Fees
Quick Tasks
The City of Ballarat has different prices for residents and non-residents. Proof of residency, for example driver’s licence or rates notice, will be required to access resident rates.
As the Transfer Station is funded by waste fees charged to residents, it is designed primarily for residents' use, not for the use of businesses. We encourage businesses to access alternate services for their specific waste streams.
Products by cubic metre
General Waste
Hard Waste, Wood, Plastics, Household Waste, Building Waste (Inc Plastic, Metal, Plasterboard), treated timber
| Cost per cubic metre | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $100.72 |
| Non Residents | $141.00 |
Rubble
Rock, Brick, Concrete (No Metal or Plastic)
| Cost per cubic metre | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $139.73 |
| Non Residents | $195.62 |
| Limit | 2 cubic meters |
Green Waste
Pruning’s, grass clippings, leaves, branches
| Cost per cubic metre | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $34.16 |
| Non Residents | $47.82 |
| Limit | 2 cubic meters |
Timber (Clean Untreated)
Excludes treated, laminated and painted.
| Cost per cubic metre | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $34.16 |
| Non Residents | $47.82 |
Products by item
Mattress
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $33.12 |
| Non Residents | $46.37 |
| Item limit | 3 |
Air Conditioners
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $11.39 |
| Non Residents | $15.94 |
| Item limit | 2 |
Refrigerators
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $20.70 |
| Non Residents | $28.98 |
| Item limit | 3 |
Tyres - Cars
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $8.28 |
| Non Residents | $11.59 |
| Item limit | 6 |
Tyres – 4WD & Light Truck
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $17.08 |
| Non Residents | $23.91 |
| Item limit | 6 |
Tyres – Truck
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $73.49 |
| Non Residents | $102.88 |
| Item limit | 3 |
Tyres – Tractor
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $186.30 |
| Non Residents | $260.82 |
| Item limit | 3 |
E-Waste – TV’s (residential quantities)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
E-Waste – Scheme
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
E-Waste – No Scheme
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $4.14 |
| Non Residents | $5.80 |
| Item limit | 5 |
E-Waste (Commercial Loads)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $4.14 |
| Non Residents | $5.80 |
| Item limit | NA |
E-Waste (Commercial Loads (additional items)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | $5.00 |
| Non Residents | $5.00 |
| Item limit | NA |
Household Chemicals (per 5L min)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $15.40 |
| Item limit | 10 (5L Container Max) |
Metal, Steel and Aluminium (Per Cubic Meter)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $10.00 |
| Item limit | NA |
Paints (Per Container)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $6.00 |
| Item limit | 100L (20L Container Max) |
Oils (Per Container)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $6.00 |
| Item limit | 20L (10L Container Max) |
Fluorescent Tubes and Compact Fluorescent Tubes
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $6.00 |
| Item limit | NA |
Empty Gas Bottles (BBQ – household/camping)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $14.00 |
| Item limit | 2 (9kg each) |
Fire extinguisher
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $14.00 |
| Item limit | 2 (9kg each) |
DrumMuster per Item
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | $3.11 |
| Item limit | NA |
*National eWaste Scheme items:
- TVs, such as CRTs, plasma, LCD and projection televisions
- Computers
- Laptops, notebooks, servers, server cabinets
- Palmtops and tablets
- Computer monitors
- Parts for personal computers, for example internal hard drives, motherboards, cards, internal power supplies, CPUs, DVD and CD drives
- Computer peripherals, for example mice, keyboards, joysticks, game pads, scanners and web cameras
- Modems, switches, routers, and hubs
- Printers and digital printers, for example ink-jet, dot matrix, laser printers, and multi-functional devices, digital copiers.
Items that are Fee Free
Batteries (Car)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
Batteries (Household – terminals must be taped)
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
Household Kerbside Recycling Material (Residential Quantities)
Cardboard, plastic bottles, containers (Plastic types – HDPE, PET), Paper – Newspapers, Magazines,
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
Cardboard – flattened/corrugated, Not waxed
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
Glass – drinking bottles/food containers
Not pyrex, window glass or glass ornaments
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |
Plastic Containers (HDPE, PET)
Numbers One and Two in the triangle Eg. Soft Drink, Shampoo, Sauce Containers
| Cost per item | |
| City of Ballarat Residents | No charge |
| Non Residents | No charge |
| Item limit | NA |