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Council Residential Waste Services

Gold Coast Waste Management offers residents an extensive range of services, from kerbside domestic waste and recycling collections to residential waste and recycling facilities at Council waste and recycling centres.

 

GreenGC picture It's easy to get your bin emptied!

GCCC Waste Bin

Bins must be out for collection by 6am
Please put your bins at the kerb the night before collcetion or by 6am the next morning to ensure your bins are emptied.

Bins must face the road
Please put your bins at least 30cm (12 inches) apart, and no more than 1 metre (3 feet) from the kerb. Please ensure bins are clear of trees, posts, cars etc.

Please bag your garbage
For health reasons, please wrap all dust, food scraps, nappies, grass clippings & animal droppings in plastic bags before placing in your general waste bin.

Please DO NOT overfill your bins

The lids must close. The collection vehicle can't lift a bin with material spilling over the top or bins that are too heavy.

 

Please DO NOT put these items in your general waste bin. They are either dangerous/hazardous or make the bin too heavy for the truck's mechanical arm to lift.

NO building materials, bricks, tiles or timber off-cuts

NO corrosive or acidic chemicals No bricks in bin

NO electrical appliances

NO tree stumps or palm fronds

NO motor parts or car batteries

NO liquids, paints, oils or solventsNo oil in bin

NO sand, gravel or concrete

NO hot ashes

NO weeds with clumps of soil

 

 

GreenGC picture What to do if your bin was missed

If your household general waste bin or recycling bin has been missed by the collection truck, please contact Council on 5581 6799 and have ready the following information:

  • Your name, address and daytime phone contact number
  • The type of bin that was missed (general waste or recycling)
  • A possible reason that the bin may have been missed

 

GreenGC picture What to do if your bin is broken/has been stolen

To prevent your bins from becoming damaged or being stolen, please ensure you remove your bins from the kerbside as soon after collection as possible. If your household waste or recycling bin is broken or has been stolen, please contact Council on 5581 6799 and have ready the following information:

  • Your name, address and daytime phone contact number
  • The type of bin that is broken/stolen (general waste or recycling)
  • If the bin is broken, which part is broken (e.g. broken lid, split body)

 

GreenGC picture Waste and recycling collections on public holidays

Waste and recycling is collected from the kerbside on the Gold Coast everyday of the year, therefore please put your bins out for collection on your designated day, even if it falls on a public holiday. Public holidays do not affect the waste and recycling collection cycle.

 

GreenGC picture Kerbside clean-ups

For information on the kerbside clean-ups, please click here.

 

GreenGC picture Council publications, waste bin stickers & factsheets

There is a wide range of Council publications on waste management as well as stickers for both wheelie and bulk bins that can be ordered from Council. Contact Us

 

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