Kerbside Recycling Services in the Burdekin Shire Council area
Below are the kerbside recycling services provided by your local Council.
Kerbside Service
Co-mingled recycling|240L|Yellow
Fortnightly
Residents and businesses in the waste service area.
Accepted Materials
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 Aerosol Cans (empty)
Aluminium Aerosol Cans (empty)
Milk cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Milk cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Juice cartons (fresh, no foil lining)
Juice cartons (long-life, with foil lining)
Plastics marked with
Recycling Tips
DO NOT put recyclables in plastic bags.
Only plastics numbered 1-5 can be recycled at our recycling facility.
Plastic bags are not accepted in the recycle bin and are ONLY recyclable if taken to collection point at Coles/Woolworths
Green waste and non recyclable items WILL contaminate recyclable waste. Keep them out of the recycle bin.
Never bag your recyclables - keep them loose;
Rinse or wipe out containers - clean food containers helps to reduce vermin and odours;
The Scrunch Test - If a piece of plastic can be easily scrunched up or broken, then it probably can’t be recycled. If you are still unsure, then throw it in your normal rubbish bin. Examples of plastics that cannot be recycled include bubble wrap, plastic bags, lolly packets and meat trays made from foam;
A general rule of thumb is that recyclable material smaller than a credit card will fall through the sorting machine at the recycling facility so these items can be thrown in the refuse bin
Crushing recyclables will give you more room in your bin
Kerbside Service
General Waste|140L|Red
Weekly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
Fruit Scraps
Vegetable Scraps
All Food Scraps (including meat)
Other Items
Recycling Tips
DO NOT put recyclables in plastic bags.
Only plastics numbered 1-5 can be recycled at our recycling facility.
Plastic bags are not accepted in the recycle bin and are ONLY recyclable if taken to collection point at Coles/Woolworths
Green waste and non recyclable items WILL contaminate recyclable waste. Keep them out of the recycle bin.
Never bag your recyclables - keep them loose;
Rinse or wipe out containers - clean food containers helps to reduce vermin and odours;
The Scrunch Test - If a piece of plastic can be easily scrunched up or broken, then it probably can’t be recycled. If you are still unsure, then throw it in your normal rubbish bin. Examples of plastics that cannot be recycled include bubble wrap, plastic bags, lolly packets and meat trays made from foam;
A general rule of thumb is that recyclable material smaller than a credit card will fall through the sorting machine at the recycling facility so these items can be thrown in the refuse bin
Crushing recyclables will give you more room in your bin
Kerbside Service
Garden Organics|240L|Lime Green
Fortnightly
All Residential Properties
Accepted Materials
Grass Clippings
Small Branches
Twigs
Garden Prunings
Weeds
Flowers
Recycling Tips
DO NOT put recyclables in plastic bags.
Only plastics numbered 1-5 can be recycled at our recycling facility.
Plastic bags are not accepted in the recycle bin and are ONLY recyclable if taken to collection point at Coles/Woolworths
Green waste and non recyclable items WILL contaminate recyclable waste. Keep them out of the recycle bin.
Never bag your recyclables - keep them loose;
Rinse or wipe out containers - clean food containers helps to reduce vermin and odours;
The Scrunch Test - If a piece of plastic can be easily scrunched up or broken, then it probably can’t be recycled. If you are still unsure, then throw it in your normal rubbish bin. Examples of plastics that cannot be recycled include bubble wrap, plastic bags, lolly packets and meat trays made from foam;
A general rule of thumb is that recyclable material smaller than a credit card will fall through the sorting machine at the recycling facility so these items can be thrown in the refuse bin
Crushing recyclables will give you more room in your bin
