Reduce your food waste in Brisbane

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Welcome

The food waste recycling service was paused from 1 July 2024.  

This trial has provided insight into our city’s food waste behaviours, which will help inform future planning for an expanded food waste recycling service.  

From 1 July 2024 until further notice, food waste will no longer be accepted in the green waste recycling bin of residents who live in the participating suburbs.  

The green waste recycling bins of residents located in eligible service areas will still be collected on the normal fortnightly schedule. 

Residents who have received a food waste caddy can continue to use it for their own at home composting or worm farming system or to transport food scraps to their nearest Community Composting Hub. The caddy supplied by Council is made from recycled materials. If it breaks, it can be recycled by placing it in the yellow recycling bin. 

Welcome

The food waste recycling service was paused from 1 July 2024.  

This trial has provided insight into our city’s food waste behaviours, which will help inform future planning for an expanded food waste recycling service.  

From 1 July 2024 until further notice, food waste will no longer be accepted in the green waste recycling bin of residents who live in the participating suburbs.  

The green waste recycling bins of residents located in eligible service areas will still be collected on the normal fortnightly schedule. 

Residents who have received a food waste caddy can continue to use it for their own at home composting or worm farming system or to transport food scraps to their nearest Community Composting Hub. The caddy supplied by Council is made from recycled materials. If it breaks, it can be recycled by placing it in the yellow recycling bin. 

  • What goes in my green bin as of 1 July 2024?

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    Find out what you can put in your green waste recycling bin from 1 July 2024 below:


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    • grass clippings

    • small garden prunings from shrubs and trees (offcuts, roots, tubers)

    • palm fronds, twigs, small branches, leaves and loose bark

    • weeds, ivy, creepers and vines (including noxious weeds as the recycling process destroys seeds within the final composted material).

    • cat litter

    • animal droppings

    • general waste

    • glass

    • plastic - all types (e.g. plastic bags, compostable bags, wrappers, containers)

    • packaging

    • cardboard

    • clothing and other fabric

    • food

    • metal (e.g. cans, kitchen appliances, pots, pans)

    • logs, large branches, or stumps wider than 10 centimetres

    • paper - all types (e.g. paper towel, tissues, deli paper, newspaper)

    • rocks and stones

    • soil

    • timber - all types (e.g. construction materials, wooden furniture, offcuts)

    • bamboo

    • bioplastics.


    Tips for use

    • Never bag green waste before placing in the green waste recycling bin.

    • Items should be no larger than 10 centimetres in diameter and 75 centimetres in length.

    • Keep the bin closed at all times by cutting down long palm fronds and other oversized green waste items.

    • Ensure the bin does not exceed 70 kg. Heavy bins are too difficult for the waste truck to lift.

    • For large volumes of green waste, consider using a garden bag collection service or Council’s resource recovery centres which accept green waste.