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.

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

• cardboard
• co-mingled recyclables (yellow top bins) – aluminium and steel cans, paper, plastic and glass bottles
• concrete (small domestic loads only)
• domestic green organics
• gas bottles – empty – up to nine (9) kilograms
• general waste (including putrescible or rotting material)
• lounges/couches (recyclable quality) – please drop to Reedy Creek WRC recycling drop off centre if you can
• lounges/couches (not recyclable quality)** – accepted at any WRC apart from Numinbah
• mattresses** – accepted at any WRC apart from Numinbah
• 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 organics only).

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

The Free Tree Program begins each year in January. In 2021 residents (property owners and tenants) can collect their free trees from select Waste and Recycling Centres on scheduled dates and times.  

Residents can collect three free trees per household per calendar year. You will be asked your address details upon collection of plants.

Collection from WRCs is for residential customers only. Body corporates, schools and community groups can continue to collect their free trees from the Coombabah Nursery.

More information about this program, including dates, times and locations, visit our Free trees page.