Kerbside Recycling Services in the Brisbane City Council area

Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.

Recycling Container:

Yellow top recycling bin

Collection Frequency:

Fortnightly

Available to:

All Residential Properties

Materials Collected:

  • Glass Bottles and Jars
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Aluminium Foil
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office Paper
  • Envelopes Without a Window
  • Envelopes With a Window
  • Phone Books
  • Pizza Boxes (clean)
  • Egg Cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Steel Paint Cans (empty)
  • Steel Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Milk cartons
  • Juice cartons
  • Tin-plate or aluminium lids from steel food cans
  • All plastic bottles and containers (including yoghurt, margarine, shampoo and detergent containers)
    PET Bottles marked with # 1 HDPE Bottles marked with # 2 PVC Containers marked with # 3 LDPE Containers marked with # 4 PP Bottles marked with # 5 PS Plastic Containers marked with # 6 Other Plastic Containers marked with # 7

Other information

The following items are NOT collected in your Kerbside Recycling Service(s):

  • Plastic Bags
  • Ceramics, Pyrex glass, Ovenware
  • Cups, plates, wine and drinking glasses
  • Light bulbs
  • Nappies
  • Syringes/Needles
  • Window Glass
  • Bricks
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Wood
  • Polystyrene Cups & Trays
  • Waxed Paper or Waxed Cardboard

Recycling Tips

Hazardous materials including paints, oils, chemicals, acids and batteries must not be placed in the rubbish or recycling bins.