What you need to know

Mixed, unsorted waste acceptable for disposal in landfill.

Commercial waste will incur maximum disposal fees, including the State waste levy.

Not included in this category:

• Regulated or Hazardous waste, unless Limited regulated waste. Refer to the hazardous and regulated waste fact sheet.

Cardboard, paper, glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans, and recyclable plastics can be recycled using Council's kerbside collection service or at Council's waste Management Facilities.

Please ensure the recyclable waste is not contaminated with any other waste types to ensure the product can be recycled.

Some waste facilities require you to sort the waste and dispose separately for cardboard and paper, glass bottles, plastic containers, aluminium cans, and steel cans, and some Facilities have co-mingled recycling bins (mixed waste).

Waste that can be sorted and reused, or recycled is accepted at Council's waste management facilities.

Refer to the listed items in this table, by waste type.

A domestic hazardous waste that must be kept out of landfill:

• Whether vehicle or household. Each car battery contains around 2-3 litres of sulfuric acid, as well as lead, and lead compounds, all of which are toxic, see Planet Ark Recycling Near You.

Waste which has a large volume such as car bodies and parts, fencing wire, water tanks, BBQs, mattresses, furniture, etc.

• Items in good condition - refer to donatable items
• Separate bulky waste in poor condition by waste type eg metal or timber, and recycle by disposal at the designated Resource Recovery Area.

Bulky waste is accepted at Council's major waste management facilities.

Asbestos Containing Material is NOT included in this category, and is disposed of separately with specific conditions.

Refer to problem waste and the asbestos containing material fact sheet as this hazardous material requires specific handling, transport and disposal conditions.

Ensure:

• Material is dry and free from contaminates to ensure the product can be recycled
• boxes are collapsed and flattened with all the packaging material removed
• all loose paper is secured in used envelopes, cardboard boxes or sleeves as waste management facility collection bins are not sealed and are open to the weather
• All Council waste management facilities accept cardboard and paper.

A domestic hazardous waste. Any paint and chemicals disposed of by residents must be kept out of landfill. Some paint is sold through the Treasure Markets, however most of the paint and all chemicals are collected and reprocessed by the appropriate commercial contractor.

Only loads of earthen material that are at least 90% clean soil or similar spreadable material are considered clean fill. The load can include sand, clay, road base and gravel mixtures. The material must be able to be reused onsite as a cover material.

The 10% can contain material such as vegetation, water and other solid earthen material (eg rocks) with a max size of 100mm.

The load should contain no waste or separate foreign material. Clean fill is accepted at Council's major waste management facilities.

Concrete, bricks and pavers are accepted and processed (crushed and reused) at Council's major waste management facilities.

Please ensure the concrete is not contaminated with any waste or separate foreign materials eg. fibro sheeting, plastics and timber.

Refer to the Construction & demolition waste fact sheet.

Asbestos Containing Material is NOT included in this category, and is disposed of separately with specific conditions.

Refer to problem waste and the asbestos containing material fact sheet as this hazardous material requires specific handling, transport and disposal conditions.

Residents can dispose of their waste oils at Council's waste facilities for reprocessing.

Check accepted waste for more information.

Contact a charity or drop off to Council's treasure markets at Dakabin and Caboolture during business hours.

Donatable items include office furniture & shop fittings, timber & metal items, exercise equipment, timber, fencing, building & renovation items, doors & windows, lounges, cabinets, beds, ornaments & decorator items, books & music, toys, tools, garden equipment, etc.

Domestic computers and televisions can be dropped off by residents to our main waste facilities for recycling:

• Caboolture - Recycling program is available
• Dakabin - No recycling program available

The Treasure Markets are happy to accept flat screen LCD or plasma televisions but no older televisions please. 

Green waste (garden and organic waste) must be separated and free from contamination so it can be recycled into mulch.

This is accepted at Council's major waste management facilities.

Scrap Metal should be separated.

Metal is accepted at Council's major waste management facilities, it can also be sold to a scrap metal merchant.

Food processing waste is classified as Limited Regulated waste and can be disposed in smaller quantities at Council's Caboolture and Dakabin waste management facilities.

For more information, refer to the Regulated and hazardous waste fact sheet.

Small amounts of food scraps can be composted by using compost bins, worm farms, bokashi systems, or be fed to chickens and pets.

Worm farms and compost bins can be purchased from Council's waste management facilities.

Timber products and foliage/offcuts should be separated.

This is accepted at Council's major Waste management facilities.