Reducing waste at work, in schools and in the community

Reducing waste and ensuring we're recycling when we're at work or in the community helps create a clean and green Brisbane.

We can do this by encouraging our colleagues and workplace to recycle effectively, visiting and volunteering at our local community composting hub and recycling when we're out and about.

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Council has partnered with community gardens around Brisbane to help residents reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill and create rich compost for use in the community gardens. Registered participants can donate their food scraps at their local community composting hub.

Council is committed to reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill in Brisbane by encouraging reuse, repair, upcycling and sharing as a key opportunity to build a cleaner, greener and more sustainable city.

Council can help your business recycle more and reduce waste with easy recycling solutions.

Council offers the Waste Smart Kindy program, recycling bins, and teacher resources to help schools minimise waste.

Council has created free, online waste recycling resources to help your school, business or community group achieve its waste minimisation goals and save money.

The waste hierarchy is a list of waste management strategies. It is an internationally recognised approach to reducing waste by extracting the maximum use from products.

From 1 September 2021, the Queensland Government introduced a ban on a number of single-use plastic items including single-use straws, stirrers, plates, bowls, cutlery, and expanded polystyrene takeaway food containers and cups. Use this page to find out about plastic alternatives and how to dispose of them correctly.

Last updated: 16 November 2021

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