A-Z for waste and recycling

Aluminium cans may go straight in to your yellow-top recycle bin. You don’t need to remove the ring pull.

You can also cash them in at a Containers for Change depot in Emerald, Springsure, Capella and Blackwater.

Aluminium foil (clean)

Clean kitchen foil (that you purchase in a roll at the supermarket) and aluminium cake/pie trays can first be reused in your kitchen for another job. To recycle, simply scrunch it into a ball (nothing smaller than a small fist size) and place in your yellow lid bin at home.

Aluminium foil (dirty)
If the dirty aluminium foil can be wiped or rinsed clean, you can then recycle it in your yellow-lidded recycle bin. If you are unable to clean the foil, then place it into your general waste bin.

Aluminium foil trays
Aluminium foil trays can be wiped or rinsed clean and then placed in  your yellow-lidded recycle bin. If you are unable to clean the foil tray, then place it into your general waste bin.

Must go in sealed bags in your red-lidded general waste bin.

Cannot be recycled and should be placed in your red-lidded general waste bin.

This includes carpet underlay, vinyl, vinyl tile, tools and equipment used in removal.

Up to 10sqm or under 250 kg can be taken to the Lochlees and Blackwater landfills (fees apply for commercial quantities).

Must be double wrapped in black builders plastic or a hazmat bag and taped with warning tape prior to disposal.

Must be damp and cold prior to disposal to prevent fires and can only be placed in your red top bin.

You can also take it to any transfer station, but please do not mix it with greenwaste.

Refer to hazardous chemicals guide.

 Can only go in your red lid general waste bin. Alternatively, if still in good condition you can donate to a charity shop.

Cannot be recycled, red lid bin only.

Cannot be recycled, red lid bin only.

Do not flush down the toilet as this damages our sewerage networks.

Cannot be recycled, red lid bin only.

Cannot be recycled, red lid bin only.

Cannot be recycled, red lid bin only.

Recyclable items such as containers, toilet rolls, deodorant cans etc. can be placed in the yellow lid recycle bin.
Other items such as razors, toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes must go into your red lid general waste bin.

These can be recycled at:

• SUEZ Emerald Resource and Recovery Centre
• Supercheap Auto, Emerald
• Resurrection Wrecking, Emerald
• Battery World, Rockhampton

These can’t go in your kerbside recycling bin, but they can be recycled at:

• Transfer stations
• Mobile Muster at Australia Post
• Telstra, Emerald

These can’t go in your kerbside recycling bin, but they can be recycled at:

• ALDI Rockhampton (AA, AAA, C, D and 9V)
• Officeworks Rockhampton
• please contact local battery suppliers for more information

These can’t go in your kerbside recycling bin, but they can be recycled at:

• Transfer stations
• ALDI Rockhampton (AA, AAA, C, D and 9V)
• Officeworks Rockhampton

Trays can be placed in your yellow-lidded recycling bin.

Plastic wrappers can be recycled through RedCycle at selected Woolworths and Coles stores.

Can be disposed of at transfer stations, or if in good condition donated to a charity store.

Red top bin only, or if in good condition can be donated to a charity store.

Red top bin only, or if in good condition can be donated to a charity store.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

If in working condition, can be donated to a charity store.

Can be recycled through RedCycle at selected Woolworths and Coles stores. Otherwise, must go in your red lid general waste bin.

Reusable masonite, kitchen and bathroom fittings, lattice, bricks, etc. can be taken to the Emerald tip shop or disposed of at the Lochlees or Blackwater landfills.

Any of the above items that are not reusable must be disposed of at the Lochlees or Blackwater landfills.

Butane aerosol cans or canisters such as those used for camping should NOT be put in the kerbside recycling they are highly flammable if any gas is remaining in them.

Please place in your red top bin or take to your closest transfer station.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in red top general waste bin.

Contaminated with Oil/ Fuel – Must be disposed of at Tieri /Blackwater / Lochlees Landfills only. (Not accepted at Transfer Stations).

Excludes asbestos underlay.

Must be taken to your closest transfer station or can be dropped off at the Emerald tip shop.

Child car seats or boosters can be taken to any transfer station or to the Emerald tip shop if less than eight years old.

Can go in your yellow lid recycling bin or the cardboard section of any transfer station.

Milk and juice cartons can be placed in your yellow top bin.

If they are from fresh products, there should be no foil lining. If they are long-life, foil lining is ok.

Place cellophane into your red lid general waste bin. Since cellophane cannot be recycled, avoid purchasing it and instead opt for recycled paper or some kind of decorative bow or ribbon that can then be reused. Unlike other soft plastics, cellophane cannot be recycled through the REDcycle program (Coles/Woolworths).

Plastic wrappers cannot go in your yellow top bin but they can be recycled through REDCycle at Woolworths and Coles.

Trees, lights and other Christmas decorations must go in your red top bin, or if in good working condition they can be donated to a charity store.

Can be taken to any landfill or transfer station (except for the Emerald, Bluff and Rubyvale facility) if they are in a 1-20 litre Drum Muster eligible container.

Must go in red top general waste bin.

Must go in red top general waste bin or can be donated to a charity store if in good condition.

Must go in red top general waste bin or can be used for home compost/worm farms.

Must go in red top general waste bin, however some brands have their own recycling programs such as the following:

• Nespresso Australia Post satchel
• Nespresso bulk recycling program
• TerraCycle Nescafe Recycle program
• TerraCycle L’OR, Moccona and Illy Capsule Recycling Program

All wax-coated disposable coffee cups must go in the red lid general waste bin. To avoid this wastage, purchase a reusable coffee cup and take with you to work or cafes. Some establishments even offer discounts if you BYO cup!

Do not flush down the toilet as this damages our sewerage networks.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in red lid general waste bin.

Can be disposed of at the Lochlees landfill.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in red lid general waste bin.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in red lid general waste bin.

If in good condition can be donated to charity stores.

Plastic, metal and wood coat hangers cannot be recycled and must be placed in red lid general waste bin.

If in good condition can be donated to charity stores.

Can be disposed of at the Lochlees and Blackwater landfills.

Can be disposed of at the Lochlees and Blackwater landfills.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in red lid general waste bin.

Can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Televisions, computers, monitors, printers, cameras, modems, tablets, cables, etc. can be taken to transfer stations or recycled through these programs:

• Drop Zone
• E-Cycle Solutions
• Electronic Products Stewardship Australasia

DVD players, facsimile machines, phones, alarm clocks, cameras and radios.

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in red lid general waste bin.

If in good working condition can be donated to the tip shop (no vacuum cleaners or blowers).

Please speak to staff at your closest transfer station or contact Maritime Safety Queensland for disposal options on (07) 4944 3700.

Can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Fashion accessories such as bags and jewellery cannot be recycled and must be placed in your red lid general waste bin.

If in good condition, you can donate to a charity store.

Check for asbestos first!

If asbestos free, can be disposed of at the Lochlees and Blackwater landfills.

Do not flush down your toilet as this damages our sewerage networks.

Please placed in your red lid general waste bin.

Can be taken to transfer stations.

Alternatively, Firelec can service at a cost per can.

Can be taken to transfer stations or donated to the Emerald tip shop if in good condition.

Please speak to staff at a transfer station.

Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Must be place in your red top general waste bin or can be used for home compost/worm farms.

Refer to hazardous chemicals.

Return to place of purchase or for a small amount of fuel, leave the container lid open so the fuel can evaporate into the atmosphere.

Can be taken to transfer stations or donated to charity if in good condition.

Must be placed in your red top general waste bin, preferrably bagged in small quantities.

You can also take to your closes transfer station, or use for home compost/worm farms.

Refer to hazardous chemicals for herbicides, pesticides, weed killers, insect sprays and fertilisers.

Things like hoses, pots, lawn mowers and whipper snippers can be taken to any transfer station or the Emerald tip shop if in good condition.

Can be taken to any transfer station or the following:

• Small LPG Gas Bottles – Quix, Caltex, Mobil, Shell, BP, Mitre 10, Bunnings and BOC
• Diving tanks – dive centres and re-fillers
• BOC / CIG, Matheson, Linde, GasTech, Air Liquide, LAA or Liquid Air cylinders – Manufacturer
• Balloon gas tanks – Transfer stations

Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Spec Savers, Chas Sankey and Lions Club do offer recycling options.

If unbroken , can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

If broken, should be securely wrapped and placed in your red lid general waste bin.

Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Hazardous chemicals must be kept out of your waste and recycling bins.

These include:

• household cleaners
• automotive products
• garden chemicals
• paints
• thinners
• adhesives
• varnishes
• pool cleaners
• batteries
• gas canisters
• asbestos
• oils
• fluoro tubes and globes

If you are unsure if something is a hazardous chemical check for a dangerous goods label on the back of the container.

Please call council and speak to our waste staff about whether a hazardous chemical can be brought to one of our facilities, or call one of the following:

• JJ Richards 4982 0895
• Toxfree 1300 869 3733
• Cleanaway 13 13 39

Punch hole in vessel as per recycle instructions and take to scrap metal section of transfer station.

You can dispose of these at a transfer station or recycle them through the following programs:

• Agsafe
• Schutz Australia
• Vip Packaging
• Tank Management Services
• Astron

Cannot be recycled. Must be place in your red top general waste bin.

Can be taken to the Lochlees and Blackwater landfills.

Cannot be recycled. Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

If in good condition, can be donated to the Emerald tip shop or a charity store.

Cannot be recycled. Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Return to place of purchase.

Cannot be recycled. Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Can be disposed of at Blackwater / Tieri / Lochlees Landfills only – Fees apply.

If in good condition , check with a local charity if it can be donated.

To dispose of at a Transfer Station – Mattresses must have foam/material and steel separated prior to attending site.

Refer to label for recycling instructions.

Cannot be recycled. Must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Unwanted or out of date medicines must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Some chemist do accept them as well: www.returnmed.com.au

Cannot be recycled, must be placed in your red top general waste bin.

Can’t go in your yellow lid bin and must be put in your red top general waste bin.

However they can be recycled at Mobile Muster collection points, Telstra in Emerald and Australia Post.

Please to to your nearest transfer station.

See ‘Garden tools and equipment’.

This includes wipes, pull-ups and swimming nappies. These cannot be recycled. Please place in your red lid general waste bin.

Car (less than 10 litres)

Can be taken to Supercheap Auto Emerald, otherwise please dispose of at a transfer station.

Car (over 10 litres)

Please dispose of at a transfer station.

Oil filters

Please dispose of at a transfer station.

Cooking oil

If under 500ml, place in a sealed container and then put in your red lid general waste bin.

If over 500ml, please contact Cleanaway or JJ Richards to arrange disposal.

Clean newspapers, magazines, envelopes, paper, junk mail and cardboards can all be recycled. Place these in your yellow top bin.

If they are oily, damp or have food stains they must go in your red lid bin.

Do not flush down the toilet as this damages our sewerage networks.

These should be place in your red lid general waste bin.

Refer to hazardous chemicals list.

Hardened paint can be put in your red lid general waste bin.

Must be completely empty and then they can go in the yellow top recycling bin.

Please place in your red top general waste bin.

Clean boxes can go in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Dirty boxes with food scraps need to go in your red top general waste bin.

Cannot be recycled and must go in your red top general waste bin. This includes bread bags, ziplock bags and net bags.

Please do not bag your recyclables – this is a common contamination!

If it has a recycling label, make sure the lids are screwed onto the bottle or container and then place the whole thing in your yellow lid recycling bin.

If it does not have a label it goes in your red top bin.

Cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin.

Cannot be recycled in the Central Highlands. Please place in your red top bin.

Refer to hazardous materials.

Cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin.

Cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin.

If in good condition, can be donated to a charity store.

If paper or recyclable plastic it can go in your yellow top bin.

All other packs must go in your red top bin.

Refer to ‘Crockery’.

Can be recycled at:

• Emerald Office Supplies
• Australia Post offices
• Some participating council offices

Otherwise, please place in your red top general waste bin.

Can be taken to a transfer station or the Emerald tip shop if in good condition.

Please dispose of at your local transfer station or the Lochlees or Blackwater landfills.

Please return to place of purchase.

Cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin.

Please take to the Lochlees or Blackwater landfill.

Must be disposed of at Tieri /Blackwater / Lochlees Landfills only. (Not accepted at Transfer Stations).

Things such as pens, pencils, crayons, rulers, glue, folders and binders cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin.

Can be recycled in your yellow top bin.

Cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin.

Cannot be recycled. Please place in your red top general waste bin in a hard, sealed container.

Disposal receptacles are available at designated pharmacies and the Blackwater, Springsure, Emerald and Woorabinda hospitals.

Can go in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Refer to hazardous chemicals.

Please take to a transfer station or the Lochlees or Blackwater landfills.

If they are in good condition, they can also go to the Emerald tip shop.

Please take to a transfer station or the Lochlees or Blackwater landfills.

If they are in good condition, they can also go to the Emerald tip shop.

If they are in good condition, donate them to a charity store. Otherwise they belong in your red top general waste bin.

Must be disposed of at Tieri /Blackwater / Lochlees Landfills only. ( not accepted at Transfer Stations )

Fees apply to Domestic and Commercial customers.

Are not accepted at any of our facilities. Please phone one of the following to discuss:

• JJ Richards 4982 0895
• Toxfree 1300 869 3733
• Cleanaway 13 13 39

Cannot be recycled, red lid general waste bin only.

Refer to hazardous chemicals.

Can be taken to a transfer station. Excludes asbestos vinyl and vinyl tiles.

Can be take to any of our transfer stations or the Emerald tip shop if in good condition.

Cannot be recycled, red top bin only.

If unbroken, may be accepted at the Emerald tip shop.

Cannot be recycled, red top bin only.

Cannot be recycled, red top bin only.

Remove the lid and place in the yellow top recycling bin.

Can be recycled via REDCycle at Woolworths or Coles.

Otherwise, please place in your red lid general waste bin.