A to Z disposal guide

Find where to dispose of your item using the options below.

A range of items are listed alphabetically below. Browse our index to find the name of your item and you’ll see the best disposal advice.

Can’t find your item?

Use our online waste and recycling guide for more disposal options available on the Sunshine Coast.

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Acid sulfate soil
Please use your local phone directory or the internet to find companies that dispose of acid sulfate soil.

Note: If the soil has been treated and a lab report is provided showing it no long contains any residual acidity – it could be considered as clean fill it meets all the requirements. Refer to clean fill or clean cover.

Council’s waste facilities

❌ Not accepted

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Appliances
Items like air conditioners, fridges, microwaves, toasters, vacuum cleaners, small household appliances and other white goods are accepted for recycling at all of Councils waste facilities.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted for free.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Mapleton transfer station

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Asbestos
Asbestos disposal is temporarily unavailable at Nambour Landfill, Cooney Rd, Nambour.

Please contact council for disposal information. Asbestos removal is extremely hazardous, and council strongly recommends you use a licensed operator to carry out the removal to avoid long-term health risks.

an application is required to dispose of asbestos: Disposal of asbestos application form (DOCX, 334KB).

please submit application to council no later than 48 hours before the date you are planning to dispose of the asbestos.

all asbestos waste must be accompanied by a regulated waste tracking certificate. Waste tracking certificates are available from Queensland Government website.

As a general guide, 250kg of typical flat asbestos cement sheet waste would occupy about a quarter of a trailer.

In addition, an environmental authority is required to self-haul more than 250kg asbestos waste, or otherwise transport more than 175kg of asbestos waste.

More information about asbestos is available on the Queensland Government website.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted

Asbestos in soil

Under Queensland Government rules, asbestos in soil is either handled as contaminated land or as regulated waste depending on the volumes and source of material. For further advice, visit the Asbestos transport and disposal page on the Queensland Government website.

To request disposal of soil, complete the Special waste disposal form.

For information on whether asbestos in soil is exempt from the waste levy, refer to DESI guideline.
Asphalt/bitumen
Asphalt and bitumen is accepted at Council’s waste facilities.

Notes: Nambour landfill site: trucks and waste greater than 4.5 tonnes are not accepted.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Batteries - single use, rechargeable, lead acid batteries
Batteries must be returned to safe drop off locations, including Council’s waste facilities. Batteries including battery powered devices never go in your waste, recycling or garden organics bins. They are hazardous, flammable and could start a fire in the truck or landfill.

Use our online waste and recycling guide to find your closest drop off point.

Single use and rechargeable batteries

Devices containing batteries must have casing removed.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, free.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Car, truck, boat and motorcycle batteries (lead acid)

Hand to staff at the waste facility on arrival.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, free.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Mapleton transfer station

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted

Find more information on lithium ion battery safety on the QFES website.
Car parts
Car bodies will be accepted for recycling at some Council waste facilities but must be empty and drained of any fuel, oil and fluids.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, free.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Chemicals, pesticides & herbicides
Domestic quantities (maximum of 20L) of chemicals are accepted, at Council’s waste facilities.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, free for domestic quantities (max 20L)

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Mapleton transfer station

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted

Note: Commercial businesses disposing of chemicals are to make their own arrangements. Agricultural and veterinary chemicals, find more information on drumMuster info hub page and Chemclear.
Clean fill
Clean fill, from Sunshine Coast Council local government area is accepted for a fee.

Load must contain 90% soil or similar spreadable clean fill material. Rocks must not be bigger than a bowling ball.

No litter, large rocks, bricks or other contaminants.

The material needs to be dry for disposal. Wet material will not be accepted.

Disposal of 100m³ or more requires prior approval. Please download, complete and return the clean fill assessment form and return via email to wastedisposal@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Note: Conditions apply. Buderim can accept small trailer loads of clean fill only (domestic loads / quantities per ute load.) Truck loads are not accepted.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Buderim resource recovery facility

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery facility

Nambour landfill and resource recovery facility

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Concrete, rocks or bricks
Clean concrete, rubble, bricks and masonry is suitable for recycling and can be taken to the following Council waste facilities:

Clean hardened concrete and bricks – must contain less than 5% soil, grass or steel.

Engineered stone, sandstone, granite or concrete with contaminants are not accepted for recycling. These items are classed as construction and demolition waste.

Contact Council to confirm disposal of rocks

Note: From Monday 6 November 2023 concrete trucks, including pump out trucks, will no longer be allowed to wash out or dispose of liquid concrete slurry at our waste facilities. Only hardened concrete will be accepted.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Buderim resource recovery centre- (Tip trucks can only dispose of garden waste and clean concrete only. Tip trucks or skips for loads of timber are not accepted.)

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre- (No vehicles with combined weight of greater than 4.5tonne allowed. - Trucks and skips disposing of clean concrete and / or clean bricks only - are being diverted from Nambour landfill to Buderim.)

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Construction & demolition waste
Construction and demolition waste can be taken to Council’s waste facilities.

Notes: Refer to waste disposal charges brochure. Trucks - refer to diversion of waste.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Buderim Resource Recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Contaminated soil (catchpit/silt trap waste)
Complete the special waste disposal application form and refer to the relevant Department of Science and Innovation.

For help to lodge the application or for more information contact council.

For more information, please contact a waste management officer via council's customer service centre.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted pending application approval, disposal fees apply.

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Drums
Empty, clean and non-returnable steel and plastic chemical containers can be returned to a Drum MUSTER collection point available at some of Council waste facilities.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Electronics
E-waste/electronics items like TVs, printers, mobile phones, chargers and cameras are accepted at Council's waste facilities. These items never go in waste, recycling, and garden organics kerbside bins.

Use our online waste and recycling guide to find your closest drop off point.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted for free.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Mapleton transfer station

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Explosives
Explosives cannot be disposed of in any kerbside bin or at council's waste facilities.

Refer the following enquiries to Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy:

disposal of explosives

emergencies involving explosives - ask for the Duty Inspector of Explosives

Council’s waste facilities

❌ Not accepted

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Fire extinguishers
Yellow extinguishers will be accepted at Councils waste facilities.

Never place fire extinguishers in kerbside bins at home.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted, disposal fees apply.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Mapleton transfer station

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted
Flares/EPIRBs
Flares and EPIRBs may be taken to Council’s waste facilities. Note: The waste operator must be advised upon arrival at the landfill.

Use our online waste and recycling guide to find your closest drop off point.

Council’s waste facilities

✅ Accepted.

Beerwah resource recovery centre

Buderim resource recovery centre

Caloundra landfill and resource recovery centre

Kenilworth transfer station

Mapleton transfer station

Nambour landfill and resource recovery centre

Witta resource recovery centre

Yandina transfer station

Can it go in your bin at home?

❌ Not accepted