Heads up, people on the northside! Kerbside Collection is coming to Brighton, Deagon, Sandgate, Taigum, Shorncliffe, Boondall, Zillmere, Virginia, and Geebung this October.
The 2022 Kerbside Collection pick-up schedule will be as follows:
- 3 October – Brighton, Deagon, Sandgate, Taigum
- 10 October – Shorncliffe
- 17 October – Boondall, Zillmere, Virginia, Geebung
For the schedule of other suburbs, Brisbane City Council has a Kerbside Collection calendar.
For periodic reminders so you won’t forget your schedule, download Council’s free Brisbane Bin and Recycling app and keep push notifications enabled.
Residents are advised to place all acceptable materials for collection on the kerbside the weekend before the collection starts. These items should be on the kerbside in front of your home by 6 am at the start of the collection period.
Some of the acceptable items for collection include bath and laundry tubs, bicycles and sporting equipment, carpet and rugs, electronic waste* (e.g. televisions and computers), furniture and white goods (e.g. fridges and stoves), small household appliances (e.g. fans and toasters), and wood products less than 1.5 metres.
You may also consider donating your still-usable items to organisations that can recycle or find other uses for them including GIVIT, Charitable Recycling Australia and BCC’s Treasure Troves.
GIVIT
This not-for-profit organisation serves as a link between the communities in urgent need of essential items and those who have and are willing to donate. GIVIT was established in 2019 by Juliette Wright. Their platform allows charities to make potential donors aware of what are the exact items currently needed by the individuals that they support.
Charitable Recycling Australia
Charitable Recycling Australia proudly supports circular economy transition through charitable reuse and recycling. With the help of member enterprises who provide their decades of expertise in the collecting and sale of donated goods, the organisation has been extending the life of about 285 million products each year and pioneering the concept of circularity even before it was officially named.
Treasure Troves
Council currently operates two second-hand shops which sell donated items for Brisbane residents. The items come from BCC’s resource recovery centres.
Brisbane City Council’s Treasure Troves are open from 8 am to 4 pm every weekend (excluding Easter Sunday, as well as Christmas Day and New Year’s Day when these days fall on a weekend).
These shops are located at 46 Colebard Street West in Acacia Ridge and at 27A Prosperity Place in Geebung.
The resource recovery centres are located here:
- Chandler Resource Recovery Centre, 728 Tilley Road, Chandler
- Ferny Grove Resource Recovery Centre, 101 Upper Kedron Road, Ferny Grove
- Nudgee Resource Recovery Centre, 1372 Nudgee Road, Nudgee Beach
- Willawong Resource Recovery Centre, 360 Sherbrooke Road, Willawong
