In a heartwarming display of honesty, an Esperance waste facility employee has handed in almost $1000 to police after he found it while sorting through rubbish last week.

Wylie Bay Waste Facility employee Ryan Gath said he found the money tucked in an x-ray folder while working on the conveyor belt last Friday.

Wylie Bay Waste Facility worker Ryan Gath made an expected find in the form of a $1000, which he then handed in to police. Credit:Sam Gibbs

Mr Gath said x-rays were usually put aside to be sorted out later, which led to his discovery.

"I pulled all the x-rays out and had a second look in the envelope, just by chance, to see if we'd missed anything," he said.