Waste & recycling centres

Our residential centres are open every day except for Christmas Day and Good Friday. Reedy Creek Commercial Landfill is closed on all public holidays. Please check your centre's page for details of opening hours.

Our waste management facilities experience peak demand between 10am and 2pm. Avoid delays by timing your visit outside these times.

Safety and security

To improve the safety of the community and City staff, our waste and recycling centres use surveillance equipment including body cameras.

Behaviour of an aggressive or abusive nature is not accepted at any centre.

Accepted waste

All community waste and recycling centres accept the following household waste and recyclables:

cardboard
comingled recyclables (yellow top bins) – aluminium and steel cans, paper, plastic and glass bottles
concrete (small domestic loads only)
domestic green waste
gas bottles - empty - up to nine (9) kilograms
general waste (including putrescible or rotting material)
mattresses
scrap metal
soil and clean fill (road base and clay base only)
- small domestic loads only.

* Household hazardous waste such as bleach, herbicides and pool chlorine can be disposed of at Helensvale and Merrimac waste and recycling centres. Up to 20 litres of paint can be disposed of at either of these centres, or Reedy Creek community waste and recycling centre.

City residents are not charged for domestic household waste within set load limits, however fees apply for commercial waste and other chargeable waste. Commercial waste is any waste generated from a business or commercial activity and is subject to landfill disposal fees and charges. Commercial waste is accepted at the waste and recycling centres at Stapylton (all), Reedy Creek (all) and Molendinar (commercial green waste only).

Make recycling easy when you visit our waste and recycling centres by sorting your load.

Waste & recycling centres

Public holiday operating hours

Safety and security

Accepted waste

Check the boxes below to show the centres that accept one or more of the following: