A-Z of waste and recycling

Search the A-Z guide to learn how to recycle and dispose of common household items

Reduce waste to landfill

Reuse and Donate: Before recycling or sending waste to landfill consider reusing your items for different purposes, donating to charity or RecycleWorld.
Compost: Keep organic waste out of landfill by composting food scraps and green waste at home or using a green bin.
Recycle: Most household packaging can be recycled into new products. We can all recycle our packaging to reduce the need to mine raw materials, reducing our impact on the environment and supporting a circular economy.

Recycle more

Download the Recycle Mate app (from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store) to search more recycling and disposal options for all kinds of items.
Download and print the A-Z Guide to Household Waste & Recycling to keep on your fridge or near your in-home recycling bin.
Order a larger recycling bin for a one-off $30 establishment fee.

Recycling and Waste Centres

Find information about Recycling and Waste Centres, including locations and opening hours, items accepted and items not accepted.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Ensure aerosol cans are empty before placing in your recycling bin, along with lid and nozzle.

Drop-off: Take spray paint cans to Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre (see ‘Hazardous Waste’)

Drop-off: Take broken air conditioning units to any Recycling and Waste Centre free of charge. Council will then have the unit de-gassed, and the metals recycled.

Kerbside bin: Recycling

Drop-off: If you have excess cans to recycle, you can drop them off free of charge to any of Council’s Recycling and Waste Centres. Alternatively, take them to a Containers for Change drop off location.

Aluminium foil and trays (clean)

Kerbside bin: Recycling
To recycle clean foil, scrunch into a ball around the size of a fist
Tip: Reuse your foil or trays for another job or wipe/rinse clean to recycle.

Aluminium foil and trays (dirty)
Kerbside bin: General waste

Animal (carcasses)
Drop-off: For disposal of deceased household animals (residential), double wrap in plastic and take to one of Council's Recycling and Waste Centres. Ensure you declare the waste at the gatehouse. Commercial disposal of household animals is not accepted. For more information contact Redland City Council on (07) 3829 8999.

Animal (droppings)
Kerbside bin: General waste
Small quantities of animal droppings can either be composted or bagged (preferably in a compostable/biodegradable bag) and placed in your general waste bin.

Drop-off: Birkdale, Redland Bay, Coochiemudlo, North Stradbroke, Macleay and Russell Island Recycling and Waste Centres
Note: To ensure everyone's safety, Council treats any suspected asbestos containing material such as cement sheeting, plasterboard, gyprock or fibro product as asbestos (regardless of its age). Therefore, all material must be double wrapped in 0.2mm thick low density polyethylene (LDPE) and fully sealed for it to be accepted at Birkdale Recycling and Waste Centre (residential, non-residential and commercial) and Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre (residential only). See Council's Asbestos webpage for further information.

Any suspected asbestos, cement sheeting or fibro products not double wrapped will be rejected from Council’s facilities. Any quantity over 10 square metres (m2) must be transported by a licensed Asbestos transporter.

Residential, non-residential and commercial asbestos is also accepted at Coochiemudlo, North Stradbroke, Macleay and Russell Island Recycling and Waste Centres. Residential disposal less than 10m2 or 175kg is free of charge with proof of residency and photo ID. Commercial and non-residential loads will be charged at the Asbestos disposal rate (see Redland City Council Fees).

See also Fibro

Kerbside bin: General waste
Ensure ash is cold and bagged before disposal
Tip: Ash from untreated timber can also be placed in a compost bin in small quantities.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Warning: All batteries contain hazardous substances, are a fire hazard and should not be disposed of in any bin.

Drop-off: B-Cycle drop off points at most shopping centres
Household and lithium batteries

Warning: Household batteries, lithium batteries and all enclosed batteries are not accepted at any Council Recycling and Waste Centre. Swollen lithium batteries need to be treated with caution and are not accepted at any Council facility. See QFES for information on lithium-ion battery safety.

Drop-off: Battery World accept swollen lithium batteries

For car batteries - see Cars

See EPIRBs

Drop-off: Recycling and Waste Centres for disposal or recycling as scrap metal. Bicycles in good working condition can be taken to Birkdale or Redland Bay for RecycleWorld.

Drop-off: Pharmacycle drop-off points, IndigiScapes Recycling Station

Kerbside bin: General waste

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Make sure any plastic covers or contact film is removed before recycling.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Leave the lids on the container

Plastic bottles
Kerbside bin: Recycling
Recycle bottles empty with the lids on. You can squash bottles to make more room in your recycling bin.

Glass bottles
Kerbside bin: Recycling
Leave lids on

Drop-off: If you have any excess plastic or glass bottles you can take them to Birkdale, Redland Bay or North Stradbroke Island Recycling and Waste Centres free of charge for recycling. Alternatively, take accepted glass bottles to a Containers for Change drop off location.

Kerbside bin: Green waste

Kerbside bin: General waste
If you don’t have a green waste bin, small amounts of garden waste can be bagged and placed in your general waste bin.

Tip: Home compost systems are a low-cost option for managing large amounts of garden waste and make great fertiliser for your garden.

Drop-off: Small boats/dinghies less than 4m in length may be accepted at a Recycling and Waste Centre. Large boats greater than 4m in length cannot be accepted. All boats must be hand unloaded.

Drop-off: Birkdale and Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centres accept residential quantities of bricks and rubble.

Non-waxed cardboard
Kerbside bin: Recycling
This includes items such as cardboard boxes, pizza and cereal boxes, cardboard from empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, detergent boxes and tissue boxes.

Tip: fold boxes to fit more in your recycling bin.

Drop-off: Bulky or excess cardboard can be taken to one of Council's Recycling and Waste Centres (except Karragarra and Lamb Island) and is free of charge for residents, non-residents and commercial operators.

Waxed cardboard
Kerbside bin: General waste
For example, fruit and vegetable produce boxes.

Drop-off: Take to any Council Recycling and Waste Centre for disposal

Car batteries
Drop off: Car batteries contain toxic and harmful chemicals. They also contain resources that can be recycled, such as lead. Take your car batteries to Birkdale, Redland Bay, North Stradbroke Island, Macleay Island, Russell Island or Coochiemudlo Island Recycling and Waste Centres.

Car bodies
Drop-off: Car bodies can be taken to all Council Recycling and Waste Centres free of charge. Vehicle must be drained of engine oil; coolant; brake fluid; transmission fluid; differential fluids and all fuel. A Vehicle Disposal Declaration Form must be completed and handed to gatehouse attendant prior to disposal. For Lamb and Karragarra Recycling and Waste Centres, send the completed declaration form to rcc@redland.qld.gov.au attention Waste Operations prior to disposal.

Car oil
Drop-off: Recycle your waste motor oil (maximum of 20 litres per visit) at Birkdale, Redland Bay, Coochiemudlo, North Stradbroke, Macleay and Russell Island Recycling and Waste Centres (free of charge for residents, non-residents and commercial operators). Oil can be decanted on site and container taken home or disposed of in general waste bins.

Warning: Never pour engine oil down the drain, this can cause serious damage and injure marine life.

Car parts
Drop-off: Metallic car parts can be taken to all Council Recycling and Waste Centres.

Car tyres

Drop-off: Car tyres can be recycled at Birkdale, Redland Bay, North Stradbroke Island, Macleay Island or Russell Island Recycling and Waste Centres. If you are a resident, there is no charge to dispose of up to four tyres (with rims or without) in one transaction. If you are a resident and you bring in more than four tyres or the tyres are larger than SUV/4X4 size, the additional tyre/s and larger tyres will be charged at the commercial rate.

Drop-off: IndigiScapes Recycling Station accept small volumes of cassette and video tapes.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Drop-off: CDs/DVDs in good condition can be taken to RecycleWorld for reuse. Alternatively, you can give them to a second-hand/charity store.

CDs/DVDs and their cases can be taken to IndigiScapes Recycling Station.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Broken or damaged CDs/DVDs and cases

See Plastics

See Asbestos & Fibro Cement Sheeting. Also, See Asbestos, fibre cement sheeting and renovation waste.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Drop-off: Metal or plastic drums that have previously contained chemicals must be taken to Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre. Please contact Redland City Council to arrange an inspection and disposal time on (07) 3829 8999. Drums must be triple rinsed and dried.

Drop-off: Depending on the type of chemical, these may be taken to the hazardous waste collection area at Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Drop-off: Clean soil is regarded as soil that that does not contain any rocks, concrete, green waste, sticks or other contaminants. Birkdale and Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centres accept small residential quantities (less than 1m3) of good clean soil free of charge with proof of residency. Any soil containing rocks or other ground material must be separated out and hand unloaded into the general waste bins. For pool digs and commercial excavation refer to Fill Wanted.

See Plastics

Drop-off: Clothes and textiles that are clean, stain free and in generally good condition can be taken to clothing bins located at Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centres. There are also a number of other charity clothing bins located throughout the Redlands.

Please be aware that any materials left outside the bins cannot be collected and will be disposed of in landfill. If clothing bins are full, seek alternative bins or take them directly to the store you wish to donate to.

Clothes – poor condition
Reuse: Clothes in poor condition can still be diverted from landfill. You can reuse the item as a rag in your house to clean or mop things with. You could compost the item if it is made from natural fibres (refer to the items cleaning instructions to see what it is made from). Some charities accept old clothes as ‘rags’ and some stores accept old clothing. Other times the rags are sent for remanufacturing into entirely new products.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Coffee cups (single-use, disposable)
Kerbside bin: General waste
Single-use takeaway cup and lid

Tip: Takeaway coffee cups are mostly made from a composite or compostable material that cannot be recycled. Consider using a reusable cup instead.

Coffee grounds and tea leaves/bags
Reuse: Coffee grounds and tea leaves can be added to a worm farm or compost bin. Some tea bags may also be compostable, check the product packaging for details.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Coffee pods (from pod machines)
Drop-off: Check Recycle Mate for drop-off locations for your type of coffee pod.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Kerbside bin: General waste
Packaging that is labelled 'compostable' or ‘biodegradable’ including coffee cups, magazine wraps, takeaway packaging, cutlery and compostable bags cannot be recycled through yellow-lid recycling bins or composted through green waste bins.

Reuse: Please consider diverting your e-waste through organisations such as Freecycle.

Drop-off: Council offers an e-waste recycling service for residents and small businesses. E-waste, including computers and computer parts, can be taken to Recycling and Waste Centres (except Lamb Island and Karragarra Island).

See Council's E-waste page

Drop-off: Only residential amounts (small trailer load) of concrete can be taken to Birkdale and Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centres.

Drop-off: Cooking oil (as well as vegetable oil) is accepted at Birkdale, Redland Bay and North Stradbroke Island Recycling and Waste Centres. Oil can be decanted on site and container taken home.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Pour oil into a glass container with a lid and place it in your general waste bin.

Drop-off: IndigiScapes Recycling Station

Kerbside bin: General waste

Kerbside bin: General waste
Ensure vacuum cleaner contents are bagged before placing in your general waste bin. Depending on the contents, vacuum dust may be acceptable in a home compost bin or worm farm.

Drop-off: DVDs/CDs and their cases can be taken to IndigiScapes Recycling Station.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Broken or damaged DVDs and cases

Refer to Motorhome Dump Points Australia.

Drop-off: Small e-waste, including mobile phones, USB sticks can be taken to IndigiScapes Recycling Station. Please ensure data is removed prior to drop-off.

Larger e-waste can be taken to Recycling and Waste Centres (except Lamb Island and Karragarra Island).

See Council's E-waste page

Kerbside bin: Recycling

Tip: Most kinds of envelopes can be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin. This includes envelopes with plastic windows but doesn’t include plastic padded envelopes which need to go in your general waste bin.

Drop-off: EPIRBs must be taken to your nearest battery store for disposal.

Warning: EPIRBs should never be placed in any bin. Valuable resources are diverted from real emergencies, searching for beacons that have accidentally activated in landfills. EPIRB batteries contain hazardous materials which should be disposed of properly. Refer to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for more information.

Drop-off: Some optical stores and health funds accept unwanted glasses. They are sent away to be repaired, regraded and distributed to communities in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. See Recycling Near You for further information.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Reuse: Good quality fibreglass items such as boats can potentially be resold through RecycleWorld.

Drop-off: Poor quality fibreglass items and fibreglass insulation can be disposed of at any Recycling and Waste Centre.

See Asbestos & Fibro Cement Sheeting. Also, See Asbestos, fibre cement sheeting and renovation waste

Drop-off: Only residential fire extinguishers can be dropped off at the hazardous waste collection area at Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre.

Warning: Redland City Council’s Recycling and Waste Centres do not accept flares and must not be placed in any bin.

Drop-off: Flares can be disposed of in special bins provided by the Queensland Department of Transport at Volunteer Marine Rescue (weekends only), Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and Queensland Transport Maritime Safety Queensland. A locations list can be found on the Flare disposal locations page on the Maritime Safety Queensland website.

Drop-off: Fluorescent lights or compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) contain a small amount of mercury and should not be placed into any household bins. Take fluorescent lights to the hazardous waste collection area at Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre.

Reuse: Consider setting up a worm farm, compost bin or bokashi bucket and turn your food waste (and garden waste) into a nutrient-rich compost or liquid fertilizer.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Did you know, up to half the general waste bin is food scraps and garden waste? Organic waste in landfill produces methane contributing to climate change. By reducing and composting our organic waste we can significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

Drop-off: Depending on the condition of the item, it may be accepted at RecycleWorld or at a reuse centre. White goods, including fridges, can be taken to any mainland or island Recycling and Waste Centre for recycling of the scrap metal.

Drop-off: BBQ gas bottles/cylinders including butane gas canisters can be taken to Birkdale, Redland Bay, North Stradbroke Island, Russell Island, Macleay Island and Coochiemudlo Island Recycling and Waste Centres for recycling. If in date, they can be taken to your local service station or most hardware stores for exchange.

All other gas bottles including LPG tanks / Oxygen / Acetylene / Helium are not accepted at Recycling and Waste Centres and should be returned to the supplier where applicable.

Tip: Glass that has been purchased containing either food or drink can be placed in your kerbside recycling bin. All other glass is not recyclable in your yellow lid bin.

Glass jars and bottles

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Leave lids on

Glassware (glass other than bottles and jars)
Kerbside bin: General waste
Glassware that has not previously contained food or drink is not able to be recycled at this stage. This includes items such as drinking glasses, window glass and heat-resistant glass (pyrex).

Drop-off: Council Recycling and Waste Centres
If they are large panes of glass, they can be taken to Council Recycling and Waste Centres as mixed waste. Large quantities of glass should not be disposed of in any bin.

Kerbside bin: General waste
If glue has been cured (is fully dry), it can be placed into your general waste bin.

Drop-off: Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre
If it's not cured, it can be dropped off at the hazardous waste collection area.

Kerbside bin: Green waste
Keep loose

Kerbside bin: General waste
Ensure its bagged

Do not blow grass clippings onto the street as this is considered illegal dumping of green waste and can lead to pollution of the local waterways. Grass clippings in storm water drains can cause blockages and increases the chance of weeds to spread from one place to another.

Reuse: Grass clippings can be spread over your existing grass in a fine layer (they will compost into the soil from there). Do not place grass clippings around the base of trees. This can suffocate the tree and cause it to die. If you do place grass clippings/mulch around a tree, leave a gap between the trunk and the mulch to allow air flow. Piling the mulch up around the plant stem creates an environment conducive to disease. Grass clippings can also be composted. Please do not dispose of grass clippings in public places due to the possible risk of spreading weeds.

Kerbside bin: Green waste

Drop-off: Council Recycling and Waste Centre

Green waste is diverted from landfill through Council’s Recycling and Waste Centre collection points. It is then taken to a recycling facility where it is then turned into a high-quality mulch or converted into clean, green electricity.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Green waste disposed of in your general waste bin goes to landfill.

See Council's Hazardous Waste page

Kerbside bin: General waste
Allow heat beads to cool first

Drop-off: Just about any household appliance with a power cord can be taken to a waste facility where it is collected and recycled into a new product.

Warning: You should not put household appliances in any of your wheelie bins.

The Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulations 2000 have specific requirements regarding the correct disposal of needles or other sharps. Penalties exist for people who do not dispose of sharps correctly. Under no circumstance can sharps be placed in your recycle bin.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Containerised

If a person discards a sharp at a domestic premise (e.g. household), the sharps should be placed in a ridged walled, puncture resistant container (e.g. approved sharps container) before securely closing or sealing the container. The container can then be disposed of in your general waste bin.

Drop-off: People who use needles/syringes such as diabetics can now dispose of containers (up to 2 litres) by using sharps bins installed at our Birkdale, Redland Bay and North Stradbroke Island Recycling and Waste Centres.

There are different requirements for people disposing of sharps at premises such as a doctor’s surgery or hospital.

Council also provides sharps containers throughout the Redlands for single syringe disposal.

Drop-off: Search Recycle Mate for local drop-off points

Kerbside bin: Recycling

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Paper and cardboard

Kerbside bin: General waste
Plastic wrap

Kerbside bin: General waste
Bagged

Drop-off: Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) should be disposed of at Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre as hazardous waste.

Regular light bulbs and low energy light bulbs (e.g. CFLs) can also be taken to IKEA for recycling.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Non-fluorescent light bulbs can be wrapped in paper and disposed of in your general waste bin.

See Paper

Drop-off: Old mattresses can be disposed of at any Recycling and Waste Centre.

Drop-off: Take expired or unwanted medicines to any pharmacy. The blister packs that most tablets come in can be recycled at IndigiScapes Recycling Station.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Empty blister packs

Drop-off: Scrap metal can be recycled at all Council Recycling and Waste Centres free of charge for residents, non-residents and commercial operators.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Household metal packaging such as vegetable and food cans, pet food cans, soft drink cans, paint tins (must be completely clean and not contain any paint, either wet or dry), pie trays, empty aerosol cans and aluminium foil.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Lids on

Reuse: Donate intact mirrors to charity

Kerbside bin: General waste
Wrapped

Drop-off: Recycling and Waste Centre

Warning: Mobile phones and mobile batteries cannot be recycled in your yellow-lidded recycle bin.

Reuse: If your mobile is still working and you would like it to be reused, you could have it repaired, pass it on to family or friends, donate it to a charity, or sell it to a company that offers cash for old mobiles phones.

Drop-off: MobileMuster collection point, post them in using a free recycling satchel from Australia Post, or request a free reply paid label from the MobileMuster website. Mobile phones and other small e-waste is also accepted at IndigiScapes Recycling Station.

See Cars

Drop-off: Motor oil containers can be recycled at Birkdale and Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centres for free.

Warning: Do not place them in your household yellow-lidded recycle bin as the oil residue in oil containers can contaminate the load.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Bagged

See Paper

Oil – car
See Car

Oil – cooking or vegetable
Drop-off: Cooking/vegetable oil can be taken to Birkdale, Redland Bay and North Stradbroke Island Recycling and Waste Centres for recycling.

Warning: Oil should never be tipped down the drain as this can cause blockages.

Kerbside bin: General waste
If you are unable to take your oil to a Recycling and Waste Centre, always pour the oil into a jar before disposing of in your general waste bin.

Drop-off: Ovens can be taken to all Council Recycling and Waste Centres free of charge. Do not place ovens in any kerbside bin.

See also Metal

Reuse: Some charity organisations may benefit from your unwanted, good quality paint.

Kerbside bin: General waste (solidified) - Small amounts of paint can be solidified by adding materials such as kitty litter, sand or newspaper. Once dry, scrape this out onto old newspaper and place in your household general waste bin. The empty paint tin should be placed into your general waste bin.

Drop-off: Both residential and commercial paint and packaging can be taken to Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre or at other Paintback drop-off locations including Chandler Resource Recovery. Other drop off facilities can only accept paint from non-local residents. There is a limit on the amount that will be accepted – maximum 100L per visit in containers of 20L or less. For further information on the types of paint accepted and how paint and packaging is recycled visit the Paintback website.

Reuse: Shredded paper can be donated to pet shops or used in a home composting system in small quantities.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Most paper can be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin. This includes newspaper, junk mail, brochures, office paper, wrapping paper, used notebooks, unbleached paper, glossy paper, magazines, envelopes (including window envelopes), phone books, greeting cards, coloured paper, paper bags and scrap paper. Shredded paper can be recycled if it’s boxed and sealed.

Drop-off: Recycling and Waste Centre (the paper is NOT shredded).

Kerbside bin: General waste
Plastic padded envelopes, paper lined with plastic or wax, loose shredded paper, thermal receipt and thermal fax paper can’t be recycled.

Reuse: May be acceptable in a compost bin or worm farm.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Did you know the paper fibre within paper towels, tissues, tissue paper, and serviettes is too weak to be recycled? This is what makes them soft, and why the paper has reached the end of its recyclable life.

Drop-off: Officeworks

Kerbside bin: General waste

Drop-off: Petrol may be taken to the hazardous waste collection area at Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centre.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Clean pizza boxes (no food, some oil and grease on the cardboard is OK).

See Green waste (garden waste)

Drop-off: Check Recycle Mate for plant pot recycling programs.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Before disposing, try to make sure there is no soil or plant material still inside the pot, and that it is completely empty.

See Fibro

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Most plastic bottles and containers can be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin. This includes items such as soft drink bottles (lids on), takeaway containers, berry punnets, ice cream and margarine containers, milk and juice bottles (lids on), yoghurt tubs, biscuit and sushi trays, detergent and shampoo/conditioner bottles. The basic rule is if it's a hard plastic packaging that contained food or other material from your kitchen, bathroom or laundry, then it can be recycled.

Re-usable plastic containers and re-usable plastic drink bottles
Plastic containers used for storage such as lunchboxes, Tupperware like containers can't be recycled. This is because a different type of plastic used to make them that can't be easily recycled.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Do not place recyclables inside plastic bags. Recyclables should go into your yellow-lidded recycle bin loose and not concealed within a plastic bag or cardboard box.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Recycling and Waste Centres do not accept these for recycling, however, if they are broken, they can be disposed of in the general waste bin.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Small plastic items such as straws and bread tags can't be recycled and should be disposed of in your waste bin.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Plastic sheeting and ‘soft’ plastic that can be scrunched can’t be recycled.

Drop-off: Check Recycle Mate for soft plastic recycling programs.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Break into smaller pieces and bag

Tip: Small pieces of polystyrene or beanbag filling should be placed in a bag before being placed in general waste bins.

Drop-off: take large quantities to Recycling and Waste Centres for disposal free of charge for residents. Fees apply for commercial customers.

Drop-off: Council Recycling and Waste Centre as general waste.

See Batteries

Rock, gravel and pebbles are not accepted in any kerbside bin or Recycling and Waste Centre.

Reuse: Consider offering these to local buy, swap, sell or giveaway sites

Disposal: Engage a waste removal service or drop off at an alternative waste disposal site.

Kerbside bin: General waste

Reuse: Donate or reuse where possible

Kerbside bin: General waste

Warning: Full sandbags cannot be placed in your wheelie bins as they are too heavy to be lifted.

Reuse: The sand from sandbags (whether it's absorbed storm water or not) can be spread out over your lawn.

Kerbside bin: General waste
Nylon bags (after the sand is removed)

See Metal

See Hypodermic needles

Reuse: If shoes are in good condition, consider donating them to charity. Search Recycle Mate for drop-off options.

Drop-off: To a participating store in the Tread Lightly shoe recycling program. Thongs/flip flops can be taken to Indigiscapes Recycling Station.

Kerbside bin: General waste

See Hazardous waste

Drop-off: Solar panels can be taken to Waste and Recycling Centres for disposal in the general waste/landfill bins.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Steel items which have originally been used as packaging for food or drinks i.e. cans, jars, lids, caps etc.

Drop-off: Other larger items can be disposed of as scrap metal at all Recycling and Waste Centres.

Kerbside bin: Recycling
Tip: Any black plastic padding in the punnet needs to in general waste.

See Polystyrene

See Hypodermic needles

See Electronic waste (e-waste)

Drop-off: If in a usable condition, consider donating to a local charity. Items that are not able to be donated such as old blankets, towels and sheets may be able to be donated to the animal shelter or recycled through a textile recycling service. Also, see Clothing

See Hazardous waste

Timber (painted/treated)
Drop-off: If your timber has a greenish tinge, it is most likely treated with a preservative. Both painted and treated timber cannot be recycled and should be taken to Birkdale and Redland Bay Recycling and Waste Centres. Commercial fees apply to commercial disposals.

Timber (untreated)
Drop-off: You can take your untreated timber (including timber framing, logs, stumps and large branches) to all Recycling and Waste Centres.

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