The WMAA, with support from Meinhardt and Wastech Engineering established the National Transfer Stations Excellence Awards in 2007 to showcase to the industry and the general public the best that transfer stations have to offer.  The WMAA, along with the Meinhardt and WasteTech Engineering, would like to thank all those who took the time and effort to participate.

The National Transfer Station Excellence Awards are proudly sponsored by:

The winners of the 2009 National Transfer Station Excellence Award are:

Best Large Transfer Station:

• Transpacific’s Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Facility in Wingfield South Australia
• Runner up: IWS’s Resource Recovery and Transfer Station, also in Wingfield.

Best Small Transfer Station:

• Wodonga Council’s Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Centre (Victoria)
• Runner up: Kangaroo Island Council’s Resource Recovery Centre (South Australia).

Winners of the 2009 Transfer Station Excellence Awards
Left: Mike McConnell, Wastech Engineering & Geoffrey Webster, TPI
Right: Gareth Williamson, Meinhardt Infrastructure & Environment
with Mark Verbekan & David Pinder, Wodonga Council

A state of the art facility, TPI’s Wingfield Transfer Station is part of an eco-precinct that handles approximately 1 million tonnes per annum and achieves roughly an 80% diversion rate of residual waste going to landfill. Designed to handle this residual waste stream, TPI’s award winning facility incorporates best practice environmental management measures across the board. Many of the issues often associated with transfer stations, such as odour, litter and leachate control, have been solved by innovative design. The site is also highly efficient, improving safety and commercial outcomes for clients. The main waste retrieval area has a tipping capacity of 150 commercial vehicles per hour. This, coupled with innovative ‘traffic loop’ design, means that queuing is extremely rare. These enhancements enable the vast majority of commercial clients to save time and money. Furthermore, as the general public and commercial vehicles are separated while on site, very few safety issues arise. Prominent signage and safety notices provide clear and easy to follow instructions to all users.

Incorporating energy and water conservation in its practices, Wodonga Council’s Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Centre receives approximately 7,500 tonnes of MSW and other products per year with a significant proportion diverted to recovery.

The following transfer stations nominated for the Award:

• IWS Resource Recovery and Transfer Station
• Kangaroo Island Resource Recovery Center
• Moree Waste Management Facility
• Transpacific Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Facility
• Wodonga Council Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Center

Judging was based on eight major criteria by three independant judges: Rex Glencross -Grant, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at the University of New England; Martin Aylward of Martin Aylward & Associates and Trevor Hockley of TJH Management Services.

Submissions for the 2009 National Transfer Station Excellence Awards can be found by clicking here