Bins and collection schedule

• Place your bins within 1 metre of the kerb and at least 1 metre apart, with the bin opening facing the road.
• Ensure your bin is in position by 6:00 am on the morning of collection.
• Don’t overfill or place prohibited items inside your waste or recycling bins. Check the full list of items on your red bin lid.

Contact council on 1300 242 686 in the event of the following:

• Your bin is damaged or stolen
• Your bin was missed, but it was put out at the right time and all requirements were met
• You were late putting out your bin for collection
• You need an extra service

On the kerbside outside your property, set one metre apart with the opening of the bin lid facing the street.

Yes, bins are collected on all public holidays including Christmas Day.

Before 6.00 am the morning of your collection day.

See the waste and recycling A-Z page.

• Recyclables in plastic bags
• Plastic bags, wrappers or soft plastic
• Food scraps
• Tissues, paper napkins and paper towels
• Takeaway coffee mugs, coffee pods
• Foam and polystyrene
• Nappies
• Garden waste
• Building waste
• Clothes
• Batteries
• Electrical and electronic items
• Broken glass
• Ceramic, crockery and Pyrex dishes
• Gas cylinders
• Hazardous materials like oil paint, motor oil, fuel, poison or medical waste

See the waste and recycling A-Z page.

TechCollect for e-waste

Unwanted electronic goods like old computers, printers, scanners, faxes, TVs, tabloids, and laptops can be dropped to Emerald Resource Recovery Centres (for domestic e-waste only).

These are then picked up by TechCollect to recycle into new electronic products.

Retail and business organisation can partner with TechCollect for free collection, transport and recycling of unwanted e-waste.

For more information, please visit www.techcollect.com.au

MobileMuster for mobile phones

Old damaged mobile phones including batteries, chargers and other accessories can be dropped to the Emerald Resource Recovery Centre and other council offices.

Central Highlands Regional Council has joined MobileMuster program for free collection, and recycling services.

You can also recycle your old mobile from home. For this, you just need to fill the MobileMuster form from MobileMuster website.

Once approved, they will send you a MobileMuster mailing labels for you to post back your old mobile phones and accessories for free.

For more information, please visit www.mobilemuster.com.au

ChemClear for AgVet chemicals

Central Highlands Regional Council has registered with ChemClear for collection of AgVet chemicals. Council is notified for the collection in advance.

Chemicals classified under Group 1 are collected free of charge while fee applies for chemicals classified under Group 2.

You need to register your chemical with ChemClear for pick up. For registering your chemical, you can call 1800 008 182, complete ChemClear inventory form online or mail to ChemClear at GPO Box 816 Canberra City.

For more information, please visit www.chemclear.org.au

drumMUSTER for AgVet chemical containers

Central Highlands Regional Council has registered with drumMUSTER for free collection of eligible empty agricultural and veterinary chemical containers.

Eligible containers with the drumMUSTER logo are the ones which are emptied, rinsed and dried properly.

Collection points for these containers are Lochlees, Springsure, Rolleston, Capella, and Duaringa Resource Recovery Centres.

For more information, please visit www.drummuster.org.au

Batteries

Domestic lead acid batteries (car batteries) can be dropped at Emerald, Capella, Springsure, Tieri, Blackwater, and Rubyvale Resource Recovery Centres.

Oil

Domestic oil and oil filters can be collected at Bluff, Capella, Duaringa, Emerald, Rolleston, Sapphire/Rubyvale, Springsure, Tieri and Blackwater Resource Recovery Centres.

It must be stored in a clean leakproof container like a milk bottle or oil bottle and tightened with a cap.

For commercial oil collection service, JJ Richards accepts oil, filters, coolants and other hydrocarbon waste.

Concrete

Domestic concrete can be disposed at Capella, Emerald, Springsure and Tieri Resource Recovery Centres while both domestic/ commercial concrete can be disposed at Blackwater and Lochlees Resource Recovery Centres.

Green waste

Domestic green waste can be disposed at Emerald, Capella, Bluff, Dingo, Duaringa, Rubyvale, Springsure, Rolleston, and Tieri Resource Recovery Centres while both domestic/ commercial green waste can be disposed at Blackwater and Lochlees Resource Recovery Centres.

Gas cylinders

Household gas cylinders like LPG and fire extinguishers can be dropped to Capella, Sapphire/Rubyvale and the Emerald Resource Recovery Centre.

However, gas cylinders can be refilled many times. You can swap empty gas bottles, BBQ gas bottles, or LPG gas cylinders instantly for new refurbished gas bottles at Caltex, BP and Mitre 10 outlets through the SWAP’n’GO scheme.

For more information, please visit www.elgas.com.au/swapngo

Medical waste

All sharps must be wrapped and then placed into a bio-hazard sharps container.

Filling the sharps container should be stopped once it reaches the fill line. It can then be returned to hospital for correct disposal.

Out-of-date and unwanted medicines can be returned to pharmacies for safe disposal under the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) project.

For more information, please visit: www.returnmed.com.au

Yes, there are drop-off points for domestic recycling at selected landfills and transfer stations.