Sunshine Coast Council hard rubbish and bin collection

Your kerbside bins#

• Red lid, general waste

  Weekly general waste collection, a fortnightly recycling bin, and a fortnightly lime-green-lid garden organics bin. General waste bin lids are changing from green to red over time to meet Australian standards, and residents can swap to a 360L recycling bin at no extra cost.

• 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

  The lime-green-lid garden organics bin is emptied fortnightly, on the same day as general waste and on the alternate week to recycling.

The lid colours follow Australian Standard AS 4123 nationally, but the accepted-item list is set by Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast Council#

Sunshine Coast 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.

Council waste page

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 Sunshine Coast Council is below; Sunshine Coast Council publishes the day itself.

Find your collection day

Garden and food organics in Sunshine Coast Council#

The lime-green-lid garden organics bin is emptied fortnightly, on the same day as general waste and on the alternate week to recycling.

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 Sunshine Coast 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

All which-bin answers

Hard rubbish and bin questions#

How does hard rubbish collection work in Sunshine Coast Council?

Council does not run a kerbside large item collection; a directory of private large household item removal services is provided instead.

How do I book a hard rubbish collection with Sunshine Coast Council?

Bookings are made by Sunshine Coast Council, not by this guide. Book at sunshinecoast.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 Sunshine Coast Council area?

Collection day is set by your street address, not by the council area, so Sunshine Coast Council is the only source for your day. This guide carries the rules and the service pattern, not per-street dates: check yours at sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

What bins does Sunshine Coast Council collect, and how often?

Weekly general waste collection, a fortnightly recycling bin, and a fortnightly lime-green-lid garden organics bin. General waste bin lids are changing from green to red over time to meet Australian standards, and residents can swap to a 360L recycling bin at no extra cost.

What goes in the Sunshine Coast Council green bin?

The lime-green-lid garden organics bin is emptied fortnightly, on the same day as general waste and on the alternate week to recycling.

Which postcodes does Sunshine Coast Council cover?

Sunshine Coast Council services 4550, 4551, 4552, 4553, 4554, 4555, 4556, 4557, 4558, 4559, 4560, 4561, 4562, 4563, 4564, 4565, 4566, 4567, 4571, 4572, 4573, 4574, 4575. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.

Postcodes covered#

Sunshine Coast Council services 23 postcodes. Border postcodes can be split between two councils, so confirm yours against the council boundary if you sit on an edge.

4550, 4551, 4552, 4553, 4554, 4555, 4556, 4557, 4558, 4559, 4560, 4561, 4562, 4563, 4564, 4565, 4566, 4567, 4571, 4572, 4573, 4574, 4575

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.

Find a tip in Queensland

More Queensland councils#

Compare bin systems and hard rubbish across the state.

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