Waste Types
Waste Types
General Waste
What can go in a general waste bin
- Appliances, furniture, fridges, washing machines, dishwasher, ovens
- Some green waste such as small branches, shrubs, garden trimmings (excludes tree trunks and roots
- Light commercial waste such as office furniture, filing cabinets, chairs
- Household items such as paper, cardboard, kitchen wear, cloths, toys
What can’t go in a general waste bin
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Heavy construction materials such as bricks, clay, soil, tiles, concrete, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Tyres, mattresses (extra charges apply, tyres not allowed in QLD)
Household Waste
What can go in a household waste bin
- Appliances, furniture, fridges, washing machines, dishwasher, ovens
- Some green waste such as small branches, shrubs and garden trimmings (excludes tree trunks and roots)
- Light commercial waste such as office furniture, filing cabinets, chairs
- Household items such as paper, cardboard, kitchen wear, cloths, toys
What can’t go in a household waste bin
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Heavy construction materials such as bricks, clay, soil, tiles, concrete, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Tyres, mattresses (extra charges apply, tyres not allowed in QLD)
Mixed Heavy Waste
What can go in a mixed heavy waste bin
- Demolition waste including metal, steel, timber, plastic, gyprock, some glass, bricks, tiles, dry concrete pieces smaller than 650mm x650mm
- Appliances, furniture, fridges, washing machines, dishwasher, ovens
- Some green waste such as small branches, shrubs, garden trimmings, logs up to 0.5m long and smaller than 350 mm in diameter
- Light commercial waste such as office furniture, filing cabinets, chairs
- Household items such as paper, cardboard, kitchen wear, cloths, toys
What can’t go in a mixed heavy waste bin
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots greater than 0.5, long and 350mm wide
- Villa board, fibro, asbestos
- Clay, soil, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Tyres, mattresses (extra charges apply, tyres not allowed in QLD)
Mixed Waste With Soil
What can go in a mixed heavy waste bin
- Demolition waste including metal, steel, timber, plastic, gyprock, some glass, bricks, tiles, dry concrete pieces smaller than 650mm x650mm
- Appliances, furniture, fridge’s, washing machines, dishwasher, ovens
- Less than 80% sand, clay, soil and dirt products
- Some green waste such as small branches, shrubs, garden trimmings, logs up to 0.5m long and smaller than 350 mm in diameter
- Light commercial waste such as office furniture, filing cabinets, chairs
- Household items such as paper, cardboard, kitchen wear, cloths, toys
What can’t go in a mixed heavy waste bin
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots greater than 0.5, long and 350mm wide
- Villa board, fibro, asbestos
- Gyprock, fibro, asbestos, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Tyres, mattresses (extra charges apply, tyres not allowed in QLD)
Light Building Waste
What can go in a light building waste bin
- Light domestic waste from renovations excluding heavy construction materials such as bricks, clay, soil, tiles, concrete, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Appliances, furniture, fridges, washing machines, dishwasher, ovens
- Some green waste such as small branches, shrubs and garden trimmings (excludes tree trunks and roots greater than 600mm long and 350mm wide)
- Light commercial waste such as office furniture, filing cabinets, chairs
- Household items such as paper, cardboard, kitchen wear, cloths, toys
What can’t go in a light building waste bin
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Heavy construction materials such as bricks, clay, soil, tiles, concrete, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Excess books, pamphlets, papers
- Tyres, mattresses (extra charges apply, tyres not allowed in QLD)
Excavation Waste
What can go in an excavation waste bin
- Dirt, sand, clay, soil, tock and sandstone no larger than 650mm x 650mm
- Less than 10% vegetation, turf
What can’t go in an excavation waste bin
- Contaminated soil
- Asbestos
- Soil with asbestos
- Man-made materials
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Heavy construction materials such as bricks, clay, soil, tiles, concrete, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- No other waste permittable
Green Waste
What can go in a green waste bin
- Small branches, shrubs, garden trimmings (excludes tree trunks and roots greater than 600mm long and 350mm wide)
- Untreated timber
- Bark and wood chip without soil
What can’t go in a green waste bin
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Heavy construction materials such as bricks, clay, soil, tiles, concrete, gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Books, pamphlets, papers
- Tyres, mattresses
- No other materials apart from what has been listed
Mixed Rubble Waste
What can go in a mixed rubble waste bin
- Tiles and mortar
- Bricks
- Pebbles and rocks
- Sandstone
- Dry concrete rubble (max size 700x 700)
What can’t go in a mixed rubble waste
- Soil, clay and dirt
- Excavation waste
- Green waste
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Books, pamphlets, papers
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
- Tyres, mattresses
- No other materials apart from what has been listed
Clean Waste
What can go in a clean waste bin
Only one type of waste listed below, you cannot mix types
- Tiles only on its own
- Bricks only on its own
- Pebbles and rocks on its own
- Sandstone on its own
- Dry concrete rubble (max size 700x 700) on its own
What can’t go in a clean waste bin
- Soil, clay and dirt
- Excavation waste
- Green waste
- Underlay, carpet, vinyl and rubber products, synthetic turf
- Tree stumps and large roots
- Gyprock, fibro, asbestos, timbers, insulation, paint, chemicals and chemical containers
- Books, pamphlets, papers
- Food products, perishable and non-perishable
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