Items accepted at Recycling and Waste Centres

ALL MIXED WASTE MUST BE HAND UNLOADED INTO THE APPROPRIATE BIN

Domestic/Residential mixed waste (General Waste Bins) including but not limited to:

Animals (deceased pets). Must be double wrapped and attendant notified.

Bean bags (Attendant must be notified. Bag must be placed on top so not to pop)

Boats (non metal). Must be <4m long or broken into pieces and hand unloaded

Carpet / Carpet underlay

General waste

Broken glass window panes

Mattresses

Plastic water tanks

Domestic pool filter glass / sand

Insulation / Pink Batts (small quantities)

Paint - solid

Polystyrene. Small polystyrene must be bagged.

Plastics (soft plastics and hard plastics including plastic wrapping)

Solar Panels

Textiles (Clothing bins available at Redland Bay)

Timber - treated (including fencing)

Domestic Asbestos / suspected asbestos < 10m2/175kg  

Residential, non-residential and commercial: Birkdale, Coochiemudlo, North Stradbroke, Macleay and Russell Islands

Residential only: Redland Bay in vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM*) less than 4.5 tonnes.

Household Hazardous Waste including :

Chemicals (including pesticides, cleaning chemicals). Liquids MUST be in a sealed container.

Fire Extinguishers

Flourescent bulbs and other lighting

Fuel. MUST be in a sealed container.

Mercury. MUST be a small quantity, in a glass jar, lid taped shut and labelled.

Mothballs

Paints - Liquid or solid.

Smoke alarms. Large quanties (>10 per load) will be deemed commercial and not accepted

Birkdale (residential and commercial) and

Redland Bay (residential only) in vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM*) less than 4.5 tonnes.

Clean soil only (up to a maximum of 1m3). Any materials mixed in with the clean soil (including rocks and other ground material) must be separated out and hand unloaded into the general waste bins. Council no longer accepts pool digs, excavations or commercially transported clean fill.

Birkdale (residential and commercial up to a maximum of 1m3)

Redland Bay (residential only – one small ute/trailer load only)

Electronic waste (E-waste) including:

Computers and parts

Electric keyboards

Small appliances 

Televisions

All centres except Karragarra and Lamb Islands

Green waste and untreated timber - palm fronds, stumps (max 2m diameter X 1.5m height) and logs (max 4m length), turf (minimal soil attached).

Must be free from bags, packaging, plastic, ropes, garbage

Green screening with wire must be disposed of in general waste bins

All centres

Separate untreated timber stockpile at Birkdale and Redland Bay

Hazardous waste – see Renovation and hazardous waste

Household recyclables including:

Co-mingle recycling

Paper

Shredded paper (must be in a cardboard box/paper bag)

Oil - Cooking Oil (Vegetable Oil only)

Oil to be decanted into the specified area on site and, if preferred, container taken home. 

Oil - Motor Oil

Oil to be decanted into the specified area on site and, if preferred, container taken home.

Scrap metal (must be able to fit in bin) - including:

Appliances (Fridges, washing machines, air conditioners)

Caravans

Exercise equipment (mostly metal)

Ferrous metal

Lawn mowers (must be drained of fuel)

Metal fencing

Metal boats / trailers 

Microwaves

Non ferrous metal

Power tools (battery removed)

Vehicles (including car bodies, motorbikes, quad bikes, ride-on mowers) - Vehicle must be drained of engine oil; coolant; brake fluid; transmission fluid; differential fluids and all fuel. Must complete a vehicle dispoal declaration form. For disposal at Karragarra and Lamb Island, please email vehicle declaration form to Council prior to disposal.

Tyres or tyre-rims. Commercial fees will be applied to residential transactions if more than 4 tyres are disposed of in one transaction or tyres larger than SUV/4WD size

Agricultural and veterinary product chemical drums

• Drums must be empty, triple-rinsed and free from any chemical residue
• Contact Redland City Council on (07) 3829 8999 for appointment prior to drop off
• A declaration form [PDF 0.2MB] must be completed.

Asbestos / suspected asbestos < 10m2/175kg  

(Refer to Asbestos and fibro-cement sheeting for acceptance criteria and wrapping)

Residential and Commercial: Birkdale, Coochiemudlo, North Stradbroke, Macleay and Russell Islands. Fees apply for commercial operators and non-residents.

Residential Only: Redland Bay. 

All centres except Karragarra and Lamb Islands in vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM*) less than 4.5 tonnes.

Birkdale will accept vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM*) of more than 4.5 tonnes.