Waste & recycling

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Bin collection & services

Search your suburb and street to find out your bin collection day. General waste (green/red lid) bins are collected weekly; recycling (yellow lid) bins are collected fortnightly on the same day.

Waste Transfer Stations

Information on waste and recycling locations, accepted items, green waste disposal, free mulch giveaway, fees and charges and Council’s Buy Back Shop.

Let's get it sorted

Looking after waste and recycling at home can be confusing, thankfully by visiting Council's 'Lets get it sorted' page you can find helpful resources and tips on making it easy.

Waste education

Waste education support at Cairns Regional Council. Book tours, presentations.

Council’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Strategy 2018-2027 takes a circular approach to the waste hierarchy with the aim of keeping waste materials at their highest value in the economy for as long as possible, rather than being seen as having no value and buried in landfill.