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Help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill with recycling options that can be tailored to meet your business needs.

Young woman recycling waste in yellow recycling bin at a Brisbane cafe.

Recycling for businesses is easier than you think. Council's business recycling bin collections occur:

  • weekly for bulk bins
  • weekly or fortnightly for wheelie bins.

What types of bins are available for businesses?

Council’s recycling service is offered to businesses on a user-pays basis with sizes ranging from 240-340 litre wheelie bins or 660 litre to 4.5 cubic metre bulk bins.

Recycling bin - 240 litre wheelie bin.

Standard domestic
240 litre wheelie bin 
Large metal recycling bulk bin with a yellow lid and wheels.

Bulk recycling bins
4.5 cubic metres
Recycling bin - 340 litre wheelie bin.

Larger domestic
340 litre wheelie bin
Industrial recycling bin - 660 litre bulk bin.

Bulk recycling bins
660 litre bulk bin

How much does business recycling cost? 

Service fees for business recycling are determined by the size of the bin and the frequency of the bin collection.

Recycling bin service fees

Recycling bin size Service fee inclusive of GST 
240 litres $7.60 per service 
340 litres   $10.40 per service 
Bulk bins 660 litres to 4.5 cubic metres $23.40 per cubic metre per service 
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Important things to know

  • There is no start-up fee to join Council’s business recycling service. 
  • Wheelie bins can be serviced once weekly or once fortnightly, and will be charged per service. 
  • Bulk bins must be serviced a minimum of once per week. 
  • Invoices for the service will be sent every quarter. 
  • Charges cannot be added to the rates account for the property. 
  • You must commit to the service for a minimum of 12 months, after which time you can cancel the service. 

Apply for business recycling

You can request to be part of the business recycling service via our online form. 

Apply for business recycling

After you apply 

A Council Officer will assess your application and may phone you to discuss which recycling service will suit your needs.

An on-site consultation may be required before a service can be approved. 

ASPIRE online marketplace 

The Advisory System for Process Innovation and Resource Exchange (ASPIRE) program is an online marketplace for Brisbane businesses to sell, exchange and trade unwanted waste materials.

It can help reduce your business waste disposal costs, create new supply chains and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill from your business.

Council has invested in a licence for Brisbane's local businesses to have free access to the circular economy, business-to-business ASPIRE platform.

ASPIRE has helped hundreds of businesses unlock cost savings, resolve issues around waste, reuse materials destined for landfill and reduce their carbon emissions.

What materials can be traded? 

Materials that can be traded via ASPIRE include:

  • chemicals

  • e-waste

  • furniture

  • glass 

  • liquids

  • metals

  • organic material

  • paper and cardboard 

  • plastics

  • textiles

  • wood/timber.

Eligibility to use ASPIRE

All businesses in the Brisbane local government area with up to 100 employees are eligible to register with ASPIRE for free. Larger businesses are eligible for a discount.

ASPIRE can also be used by:

  • early learning centres and schools with an Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • community groups with an ABN
  • social enterprises.

Register to use ASPIRE

Frequently asked questions

Items you can put into your bulk recycling bin and yellow-lid wheelie bin include:

  • cardboard boxes and packaging
  • firm plastic containers and bottles
  • glass bottles and jars
  • paper
  • steel and aluminium.

Find more information about what goes in each bin.  

Some hazardous waste can be dropped off at our resource recovery centres. 

Learn more about how you can safely dispose of hazardous waste, such as paint, chemicals, engine oils and gas bottles.

Polystyrene cannot be placed in a recycling bin. However, clean polystyrene can be dropped off at one of our resource recovery centres.

Bulk cardboard recycling can be dropped off at one of Council’s resource recovery centres.

Some types of e-waste can be dropped off at our resource recovery centres.

Find more information about e-waste disposal.

Request to join the business recycling service Apply for business recycling