Clean and green blog

We’ve selected a few actions that are free or cheap to implement and will generate savings quickly.

Do you have a child car safety seat that you no longer need? You can recycle it for free from 6-30 March 2023 at the Chandler or Nudgee resource recovery centres as part of a new recycling trial called SeatCare.

The holidays can be full of gifts, gatherings and...full bins. Follow these top tips to make this a sustainable Christmas.

National Recycling Week takes place each November, which means there's no better time to rethink your recycling habits at home.

Council has partnered with Grow It Local to encourage residents to learn how to save money by minimising food waste and growing their own food through a series of dedicated online workshops and live cooking and gardening demonstrations.

[UPDATED: September 2022] The top three foods that Brisbane residents throw in their general waste bin are bread, meat and salad greens. Use this blog to find out tips to prevent food wastage.

We've put together some handy tips to ensure you're donating high quality items to Council's Treasure Troves.

[UPDATED: September 2022] Check out the top three ways you can stop your garden waste going to landfill.

Use this blog to find out how to choose the right kitchen caddy and how to collect food scraps to put in your compost bin, worm farm, green waste recycling bin (selected households in the food waste recycling service pilot) or your local community composting hub.

Our food waste experts have selected the best tips to help parents and carers develop a food waste prevention routine when preparing school lunchboxes