Green waste recycling service
Green waste recycling bins are an easy and affordable way to dispose of lawn clippings, prunings and leaves.
Your green waste will be collected fortnightly and taken to a green waste recycling facility where it is chipped, stabilised and aged, ready for re-use.
Recycling your green waste saves valuable organic resources going to landfill while helping to create a more sustainable, clean and green city.
Order your new green bin and win
Order your new green bin between Monday, 14 May and Saturday, 30 June 2012, and you could win a two-hour garden consultation with celebrity gardener Annette McFarlane, plus a $1,500 gift voucher to spend at your nearest regional nursery.
All Brisbane Residents who order a green waste bin during the competition period will go into the draw to win the major prize, and each week, two lucky residents will win either a worm farm valued at $72 or a Bunnings gift voucher valued at $100.
View the terms and conditions of the green waste recycling bin competition.
Apply for a green waste recycling bin
Before you order a green waste recycling bin, make sure you can store the bin and have enough space on the kerbside to put the bin out for collection.
A maximum of two bins can be requested per household. If you require more than two bins, Council will assess your needs.
House owners (single unit dwellings)
You will need your rate account number order your green waste recycling bin online.
Unit owners (multi unit dwellings)
If the unit is strata titled (owner occupied), then the owner can order a green waste recycling bin. All unit or townhouse owners on the site will be contacted by Council to discuss who will be responsible for the bin.
If the unit or townhouse has a building manager or body corporate, they must provide approval before the unit owner orders the bin. Body corporates can order a green waste recycling bin now.
House owners and unit owners can order a green waste recycling bin by:
- phoning Council on 3403 8888
- visiting Council
Tenants
Tenants will need the property owner to approve the service before they order a green waste recycling bin.
Cost of service
The cost for each bin:
| Number of bins | 1 x 240 litre green waste recycling bin |
| Establishment fee | $30 |
| Quarterly charge | $16.54 ($1.27 per week) |
| Billing process | Charges will appear on your rates account |
The cost of the service is necessary for bin production, delivery and collection costs, which are not covered by the existing rates charges.
Billing and conditions
Billing will start when your collection service starts.
You must commit to the service for a minimum of 12 months. After this time you can end the service.
Bin collection and delivery
Bin(s) will be delivered within three working days of placing an order.
After the first collection your bin will be serviced every fortnight, alternating with your yellow top recycling bin.
Transfer of service
Bins will be allocated to a specific property. Green waste recycling bins can be transferred from one property to another or from one person to another. To transfer a bin you will need to contact Council.
Acceptable and unacceptable bin items
Acceptable items:
- prunings and grass clippings
- shrubs
- weeds
- leaves and loose bark
Unacceptable items:
- kitchen waste, including fruit and vegetable scraps
- animal droppings
- general recycling and rubbish
- large logs, branches and stumps which will make the bin difficult for the truck to lift
Green waste should only be put in the green waste recycling bin and should not be bagged. Materials should be no larger than 10 centimetres in diameter and 75 centimetres in length.
