Waste signs and posters
Promote recycling and help reduce waste at your school, business or in your community group with these free posters and signs.
Reducing waste and recycling at work, school or in the community helps create a clean and more sustainable Brisbane.
Signs that are well-placed and clear give people the confidence to dispose of waste responsibly.
Council offers a range of recycling and waste signs for schools and business.
Waste and recycling posters for bins
Download and print these bin signs for your general waste, recycling and green waste collection points.
General waste bins
The general waste bin is for household waste such as soft plastic, food waste and wrappers. It is suitable for anything that can’t be recycled, reused or taken to a resource recovery centre.
Green waste bins and organic recycling
The green-lid bin is an easy way to remove gardening material such as grass clippings, leaves, prunings, weeds and small branches.
Organic recycling with a worm farm or compost bin is a good way to turn your fruit and vegetable scraps into compost for your garden.
Recycling bins
The yellow-lid bin is for recyclable items only. This includes cardboard boxes and packaging, firm plastic containers and bottles, glass bottles and jars, paper, steel and aluminium.
Reusable items such as shoes or furniture can be dropped off at a resource recovery centre to be passed onto a Treasure Trove shop. Use the ‘Charity donations’ sign to separate those items from other recyclables.
Bulk bin posters
Help with other recyclable items
The following items can be dropped off at any of Council's four resource recovery centres.
Limits apply for each product. All quantities must comply with relevant waste disposal regulations.
Check that your items are accepted at our resource recovery centres.
Batteries such as household batteries (sizes AAA-D), lithium and rechargeable batteries (e-bikes, e-scooters, rechargeable tools) and lead acid car batteries.
Cardboard (all types) and packaging such as cereal boxes, egg cartons, coffee cups, tissue boxes and toilet rolls.
E-waste recycling items includes household electronic items such as desktop computers, monitors, mobile phones, printers, televisions, scanners and video game consoles.
Glass containers including glass jars.
Most glass, along with liquid paperboard drink containers, are eligible for a 10 cent refund. Visit the Containers for Change website to learn more.
Metal recycling items includes aluminium, steel, copper, brass, bronze, silver and gold.
Paper containers such as envelopes, newspapers, magazines and paper bags.
Hard plastic containers, crates and tubs.
Polystyrene (Styrofoam) such as cups, trays and food packaging.
Some items, including hard-to-recycle materials, are not suitable for your yellow-lid recycling bin or resource recovery centres.
The following items should be recycled with specialist suppliers.