$5 gate fee from 1 July: a fairer way to manage landfill waste
From 1 July 2026, a $5 gate fee will apply at our waste and recycling centres if your load includes ANY landfill or construction and demolition waste. If you’re dropping off recycling or green waste ONLY, it’s still free.
Find out more about New gate fees.
Fees and charges apply to the following types of waste disposal:
Fees and charges
The current landfill disposal fees and charges (effective 1 July 2025) are listed below.
Where applicable, the amount is applied per tonne or part thereof under the Queensland Government's Waste Disposal Levy (waste levy).
Asbestos
Inside City limits
- $329 per tonne
- $78.96 minimum charge for up to 240kg
Outside City limits
- $470 per tonne
- $122.20 minimum charge for up to 260kg
Note: Only regulated waste permitted under the approved conditions for each landfill site can be received. Definitions of regulated waste can be found in Schedule 9 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2019. Asbestos must be wetted and wrapped in plastic for transportation and must be placed on the ground with bundles intact.
Concrete
Inside City limits
- $57 per tonne
- $14.25 minimum charge for up to 250kg
Outside City limits
Sale of crushed concrete
- $15 per tonne (subject to availability)
Green waste
Inside City limits
- $95.70 per tonne
- $15.30 minimum charge for up to 160kg
Outside City limits
Mixed waste
Inside City limits
- $308 per tonne including $137.50 waste levy
- $33.88 minimum charge for up to 110kg
Outside City limits
- $414.50 per tonne including $137.50 waste levy
Polystyrene or surfboard blanks
$1326.50 per tonne including $137.50 waste levy.
Regulated waste
Normal burial
Category 1
$448.50 per tonne including $225.50 waste levy
Category 2
$393.50 per tonne including $175.50 waste levy
Special or supervised burial
$360.50 per tonne including $137.50 waste levy
Sand, soil and rock
- $136 per tonne
- $20.40 minimum charge for up to 150 kg
Tyres (each)
- Bobcat / forklift: $25
- Passenger car: $7.10
- Passenger car with rim: $13.70
- Light truck or 4x4: $10.70
- Light truck tyre with rim: $20.70
- Motorcycle: $3.60
- Tractor/grader <1.5 m: $191
- Tractor/grader >1.5 m: $310
- Truck tyre: $25
Note: Up to 5 tyres can be accepted from both commercial and domestic customers per visit.
Weighing service
$51 for weighing registration purposes.
Note: You need to give the VIN number for the item you want weighed for registration purposes.
Conditions
- All the above listed fees are GST inclusive.
- Loads containing general waste and green waste shall be charged at the mixed waste rate.
- Loads containing unseparated recyclable materials shall be charged at the applicable rate for the waste type.
- Mixed loads containing regulated waste shall be charged at the regulated waste rate.
- Payment is by EFTPOS only. Please note that payments by card will incur a surcharge.
How to pay
Pay at the weighbridge at any of the centres that accept commercial waste (listed in the section below). There is also a weighbridge available Monday to Friday at Reedy Creek Waste and Recycling Centre.
Payments can be made by EFTPOS at the weighbridge, or regular customers can open an account with the City. No cash or cheques are accepted, and payments by card will incur a surcharge.
Application for a credit account(PDF, 167KB)
Where to take commercial waste
Commercial waste is accepted only at:
Where to take regulated waste
Use the interactive map on our Waste and recycling centres map to help you find which centres accept certain types of regulated waste items such as asbestos, tyres and special burials.
The page includes locations and opening hours for each centre below the map.
Waste disposal fee concessions
The Waste Disposal Fee Concession Policy outlines who is eligible for waste disposal fee concessions (no gate fee) at City of Gold Coast waste and recycling centres.
For information on how to apply, you can read and/or download the Waste Disposal Fee Concession Policy(PDF, 57KB)
Who is eligible
The types of approved not-for-profit organisations eligible to apply for fee concessions are:
- religious organisations, schools, charities and community groups
- approved community clean-up events, such as Clean Up Australia Day
- charitable recyclers, such as charity op shops, for all residual waste from recycling activities.
Conditions of policy
A current approval letter is required to receive the fee concession at the landfill gate.
To receive fee concessions, evidence must be provided that the person delivering the waste is registered on the approved list.
Waste delivered to a City waste facility by a commercial operator under a commercial arrangement with a not-for-profit organisation is not eligible for fee concessions.
To receive fee concessions organisations must make an effort to recycle when visiting waste and recycling centres. Those that refuse to recycle may be charged a standard waste fee or directed to a paying facility.