Join us in Brisbane for #2026ALTS

Landfills and transfer stations play an essential role in an integrated waste and resource recovery (WARR) industry, providing facilities for materials aggregation and separation, recovery, and final disposal, as well as being critical in times of disaster. Australia’s facilities are highly engineered and designed to ensure best practice.

Sensible infrastructure planning, and continued improvement and innovation in design, operation, regulation, and safety, are all paramount for these facilities to continue to deliver the essential services and support they offer.

Over three (3) days WMRR’s 2026 Australian Landfill & Transfer Stations (2026ALTS) Conference will provide a forum to share knowledge and discuss opportunities, pathways, and models to drive the industry forward. Highlights include:

• Your choice of two (2) intensive pre-conference workshop
• Keynote panels and presentations featuring local and international industry experts
• Ten (10) sessions covering landfill planning, design & construction, operations and closure; case studies, dedicated sessions on landfill gas and leachate management; and transfer stations.
• Opportunities to network at one of two (2) social functions – pre-conference networking drinks and the official conference dinner
• A range of industry sponsors and exhibitors sharing and showcasing knowledge and innovation in the landfill and transfer stations sector

Check out the full conference program here.

#2026ALTS is made possible with the support of our conference sponsors – learn more about them here.

Young Professionals Scholarship

WMRR’s Young Professionals (YPs) Scholarship Program offers members aged 36 and under the opportunity to attend and present at one of WMRR’s national conferences, with all reasonable expenses related to travel and conference registration covered as part of the scholarship.

Congratulations to our 2026 Australian Landfill & Transfer Stations Conference scholarship winner, Harrison Bush from GHD. See Harrison present his winning paper ‘Steep Learning Curve: Practical lessons from steep wall liner construction‘ in Session 2, at 1:30pm on Thursday 22 June 2026.

Australian Landfill & Transfer Station Awards

The Australian Landfill & Transfer Station (ALTS) Awards were established in 2007 to showcase the best that landfills and transfer stations have to offer.

This year’s awards will recognise not only best practice and innovation in landfill and transfer station facilities but also the individuals who are leading the way in the sector. There are up to three (3) awards across two (2) categories:

Industry Leadership Award
The Industry Leadership Award is a peer-nominated award open to any leader within the landfill or transfer station/eco precinct sector who is a true industry ambassador, that has had a clear and demonstrable impact on their business’ success, delivered growth, and positively impacted and progressed the industry as a whole.

Outstanding Innovation, Project or Facility
The Outstanding Innovation, Project or Facility Award is open to all landfills and transfer stations and is presented to an innovation, project, or facility in each field (landfill and/or transfer station/eco precinct) that has delivered cost-effective and high-impact success in that field.

Applications have closed. Winners will be announced at the official conference dinner in Brisbane on Thursday, 22 October 2026.

Sponsor or Exhibit at #2026ALTS

Sponsor or exhibit at #2026ALTS for the opportunity to interact with a wide range of industry professionals, gain exposure and help raise awareness of your business, products and/or services. Benefit from access to delegates from all levels of government and peak providers from within the waste and resource recovery sectors.

For more information and/or to discuss sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact events@wmrr.asn.au

Download a copy of the prospectus here.

Venue &  Accommodation

The Pullman and Mercure have joined forces to bring you two hotels in one venue, conveniently located in heart of Brisbane city. Sitting next to the iconic King George Square and Brisbane City Hall, the venue is just a short walk from both Central and Roma St train stations and on the doorstep of Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall.

Conference attendees receive 15% off the best flexible rate when they book their accommodation direct with either the Pullman Brisbane King George Square or Mercure Brisbane King George Square.  To book, simply click on the link to your preferred hotel, and open the SPECIAL RATES drop down to enter the following codes:
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