Living Here
- Pets and Animals
- Residents
- Report
- Environment
- BackEnvironment
- Air Quality
- Biodiversity
- Biosecurity
- Blue-green algae blooms
- Coasts and Coastal Vegetation
- CoastSnap
- Conservation Programs and Initiatives
- Erosion and Sediment Control
- Feral Animals
- First Nations Fire and Land Officer
- Landfill Gas Abatement
- Mosquitoes
- Pests and Weeds
- Weed Spray Equipment Hire
- Wildlife
- Community Development
- Community Investment
- Services
- Emergencies
Recycling Bin and Specialised Services
Material Recovery Facility
The recyclables that you place in your yellow bin are collected fortnightly by our Recycling trucks and brought to the recovery holding facility at the Benaraby Landfill.
From there the material is loaded and transferred to the MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) - a state-of-the-art facility located at Nambour on the Sunshine Coast.
This MRF is currently utilised by all the CQ Councils and has the capacity to process over 60,000 tonnes of material a year.
Recycling is Easy!
If you have a kerbside recycling bin service, it makes recycling at home easy. When you recycle you are conserving resources and diverting waste from our landfill. You reduce environmental pollution, conserve natural resources like water, natural minerals, and timber.
But it’s the small mistakes that can make this great effort literally go to waste by contamination. Contamination is putting items in the bin that aren’t accepted for recycling, or products that haven’t been cleaned out properly. Disposing of recyclables is free (up to a 240L wheelie bin) for Gladstone Region residents, so separating your recyclables from other rubbish will save you considerable money and time at the tip or transfer station.
It’s important to put the correct items in the bin, to ensure everything gets recycled.
A few general tips for better recycling
- Find out what recycling options are available near you for recycling items like e-waste, batteries, and paint by visiting the Recycling Near You website.
- You can put drink containers in your recycling bin at home or collect your 10 cent refund on eligible containers.
- Do not put your recyclables into the recycling bin in a plastic bag – keep it loose.
- Clean out your recycling items to make sure they are accepted for recycling—a quick rinse or a scrape out of left-over food can make all the difference.
- Keep grass clippings, garden waste, food and liquid out of your recycling bin, as they can ruin items and make them unsuitable for recycling.
- Do not put soft, scrunchable plastics in the recycling bin.
- Flatten boxes before recycling them to make more space.
- Remember only plastics numbered 1, 2, 4 and 5 can be recycled.
Recycle the Right items
It’s easier than ever to understand your recycling with the new Recycle Mate App. You can download the app on your phone for free through the App Store or Google Play. Find specialised recycling services in our region through Recycle Mate.
Specialised Services
Fire extinguishers can be taken to:
Chubb Fire Safety
Shop 4, 35 Chapple Street
Gladstone Qld 4680
Phone: (07) 4973 4500
For safe collection of unwanted chemicals, you can register at www.chemclear.com.au or phone 1800 008 182. Fees may apply.
For unwanted household chemicals, please dispose in accordance with the product directions. For more details visit the Recycling Near You website.
Living Here
- Pets and Animals
- Residents
- Report
- Environment
- BackEnvironment
- Air Quality
- Biodiversity
- Biosecurity
- Blue-green algae blooms
- Coasts and Coastal Vegetation
- CoastSnap
- Conservation Programs and Initiatives
- Erosion and Sediment Control
- Feral Animals
- First Nations Fire and Land Officer
- Landfill Gas Abatement
- Mosquitoes
- Pests and Weeds
- Weed Spray Equipment Hire
- Wildlife
- Community Development
- Community Investment
- Services
- Emergencies
Gladstone Regional Council
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Get in Touch
Phone
(07) 4970 0700
Opening Hours
8.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday
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Postal Address
PO Box 29, Gladstone Qld 4680
Council Offices
101 Goondoon Street, Gladstone Qld 4680
3 Don Cameron Drive, Calliope Qld 4680
41 Blomfield Street, Miriam Vale Qld 4677
Cnr Wyndham & Hayes Avenues, Boyne Island Qld 4680
Rural Transaction Centres
71 Springs Road, Agnes Water Qld 4677
47 Raglan Street, Mount Larcom Qld 4695
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Gladstone Regional Council would like to acknowledge the Bailai, the Gurang, the Gooreng Gooreng and the Taribelang Bunda people who are the traditional custodians of this land. Gladstone Regional Council would also like to pay respect to Elders both past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Learn more about Council's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
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