Waste collection services operate as usual on public holidays including Easter and ANZAC Day. It's best to place bins on the kerbside the night before collection day and please let your neighbours know.
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Waste & recycling
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts
Due to the Queensland Government's advanced easing of Stage 2 restrictions, from 1 June City of Gold Coast has removed the 'odds and evens' arrangements at Waste and Recycling Centres (WRCs).
All WRCs will continue to have limited capacity to ensure safe social distancing measures. Every second bay will remain closed. Visitors may experience delays.
- Residential customers are strongly advised to restrict their visits to WRCs for essential waste services only. This includes:
- disposal of hazardous waste that may be no longer safe to store at home, e.g. car tyres, car batteries, paint, pool chemicals, bleach, gas bottles and herbicides
- disposal of waste that could create a health concern, e.g. putrescible household waste.
- To minimise delays, residential green waste will ONLY be accepted at WRCs with 'Green waste drop and go' which includes Coomera, Molendinar, Merrimac and Reedy Creek.
- e-waste recycling is now being accepted. Please note e-waste is only accepted at Helensvale, Molendinar, Merrimac and Reedy Creek WRCs.
- Reedy Creek Recycle Market has now reopened. The Endeavour Shop at Southport has reopened Wednesday to Friday only at this stage.
We appreciate your patience and cooperation. For the latest update on the City's response and changes to services, visit cityofgoldcoast.com.au/covid19
Waste collection services on public holidays
Waste and recycling centres public holiday opening hours
Our residential waste and recycling 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.
Vehicle weighing and registration services
The vehicle weighing and registration service is only available during weekdays at the Reedy Creek Landfill and Stapylton Landfill. This service is no longer available at the Reedy Creek Waste and Recycling Centre or the Molendinar Waste and Recycling Centre.
Green waste drop and go
To make recycling of garden waste faster and easier, the City is expanding its network of green waste drop and go’s at our waste and recycling centres across the Gold Coast.
Recycle Street
A new initiative is being rolled out across our waste and recycling centres to increase recycling rates on the Gold Coast. Part of the City's commitment to improve residents' recycling experience, Recycle Street aims to make recycling easier and more accessible.
Waste and recycling centres
- Centre locations - interactive map. Search by type of material accepted at each centre, or follow the link to your local centre’s web page for opening hours and accepted items information.
- Disposal services for hazardous waste (e.g. asbestos)
- Additional recycling services (e.g. televisions and computers)
- Charges and concessions for waste disposal, including size limits
- Landfill disposal fees (commercial waste)
Waste and recycling collection services
- Residential bin collection services (general information)
- Green waste bin collection (optional service)
- What to recycle in your general recycling and green waste bins?
- Commercial waste management services
- Kerbside clean-ups
Online waste services
- Find your bin collection day
- Recycling calendar
- Repair or replace lost/stolen bin
- Recycling bin collection – upsize to a larger recycling bin
- Green waste bin collection - get a green bin
Recycling and reducing waste
- What and where to recycle?
- Reedy Creek Recycle Market and other recycling shops
- How to reduce home and garden waste
- Recycling waste in apartments
- Reduce business and industry waste
- Recycling business directory - find recyclers near you
Solid Waste Strategy
Read about the City's Solid Waste Strategy, adopted by Council of the City of Gold Coast on 1 September 2015 to manage our resources for a sustainable future.