Bulky household items are handled through Council waste facilities; check the Council waste pages for kerbside clean-up availability.
Your kerbside bins#
- Red lid, general waste
Three-bin service: general waste collected weekly, with recycling and garden organics collected fortnightly. Council is rolling out lime-green-lid food organics and garden organics (FOGO) bins to a large proportion of domestic households.
- Yellow lid, recycling
Rinsed bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard, placed loose. Check the council page for glass and soft plastics rules in your area.
- Green lid, organics
A garden organics bin is collected fortnightly, and Council is providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) green-lid bins to many households so food scraps can be composted with garden waste.
The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by Bundaberg Regional Council. See what bin does it go in for the item-by-item answers, and the purple glass bin rollout for where a fourth lid is arriving.
Getting a collection in Bundaberg Regional Council#
Bundaberg Regional Council takes the booking, sets the date and decides what it will lift, so have your address and an item list ready before you start. Most councils cap the volume per booking, and the rule above is the one that applies here.
How booked and scheduled collections differ across the country is covered in hard rubbish collection in Australia.
When your bin goes out#
Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so this guide does not carry per-street dates and will not guess one. The service pattern for Bundaberg Regional Council is below; Bundaberg Regional Council publishes the day itself.
Garden and food organics in Bundaberg Regional Council#
A garden organics bin is collected fortnightly, and Council is providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) green-lid bins to many households so food scraps can be composted with garden waste.
Whether a green bin takes food scraps as well as garden material depends on the service your council runs. See the FOGO bin explained, and the item pages for food scraps and garden waste.
Quick answers for tricky items#
The short answer for the items households most often get wrong. Each links to the full rule, which Bundaberg Regional Council can still vary locally.
- Mattress - Not a kerbside bin
- Pizza box - Green or red lid
- Batteries - Never any kerbside bin
- Soft plastics - Red lid, unless a program runs
- Garden waste - Green lid
- E-waste - Not a kerbside bin
- Glass - Purple or yellow lid
- Food scraps - Green or red lid
Hard rubbish and bin questions#
- How does hard rubbish collection work in Bundaberg Regional Council?
- Bulky household items are handled through Council waste facilities; check the Council waste pages for kerbside clean-up availability.
- How do I book a hard rubbish collection with Bundaberg Regional Council?
- Bookings are made by Bundaberg Regional Council, not by this guide. Book at bundaberg.qld.gov.au with your address and a list of items ready, because most councils cap the volume per booking.
- When does my bin go out in the Bundaberg Regional Council area?
- Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so Bundaberg Regional Council is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at bundaberg.qld.gov.au.
- What bins does Bundaberg Regional Council collect, and how often?
- Three-bin service: general waste collected weekly, with recycling and garden organics collected fortnightly. Council is rolling out lime-green-lid food organics and garden organics (FOGO) bins to a large proportion of domestic households.
- What goes in the Bundaberg Regional Council green bin?
- A garden organics bin is collected fortnightly, and Council is providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) green-lid bins to many households so food scraps can be composted with garden waste.
- Which postcodes does Bundaberg Regional Council cover?
- Bundaberg Regional Council services 4670, 4671. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
Postcodes covered#
Bundaberg Regional Council services 2 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.
4670, 4671
Nearest tips and transfer stations#
Taking a sorted load in yourself is often cheapest. Tip Finder Australia maps every tip and recycling centre in Queensland with fees and hours.
More Queensland councils#
Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.
Sources#
- Bundaberg Regional Council - official bins and recycling page
- Bundaberg Regional Council waste and recycling - bundaberg.qld.gov.au
Checked against these sources on 2026-07-09.