Waste & recycling initiatives

Since the endorsement of the Solid Waste Strategy 2024 we have rolled out a number of initiatives to improve solid waste management in the City of Gold Coast.

These have included:

• the introduction and expansion of Recycle Streets
• upgrades to waste and recycling centres
• expanding our designated residential bin collection service area to properties on the Gold Coast
• opt-in green organics service, a fortnightly kerbside collection of garden organics
• introduction of the sustainability bundle bin set
• larger recycling bin to suit residents' waste requirements
• bulky kerbside service to ensure greater than 50% of material is diverted from landfill for recycling or reuse.

State Government initiatives:

• Queensland State Government Waste Disposal Levy scheme, reducing the amount of waste we generate and growing the resource recovery and recycling industry.
• Containers for change scheme, an alternative for recycling certain drink bottles and cans.
• Queensland State Government Single-use plastic items ban on single use plastics, which will take effect on 1 September 2021.

Current initiatives run by the City are: