Green home and community

Residents can drop off hard-to-recycle household items at over 50 community recycling hubs across Brisbane. Learn what you can recycle and where the hubs are located.

Use the Brisbane Carbon Challenge calculator to estimate your household's carbon footprint and receive tips on how to reduce it and save money at the same time.

Find tips on creating a sustainable garden including advice on soil types, planting, pruning and mowing, garden design and greywater. This section includes information on our Free Native Plants program, compost rebate program, Council gardening events and more.

Find information on reuse and waste recycling for homes, businesses and schools, the Brisbane bin and recycling app and more.

Council’s Free Native Plants program offers a range of plants to assist you to plant and green your property. The native species provided through the program help grow our city’s urban forest and support local wildlife.

Council's clean, green and sustainable blog provides useful information and tips to help you live a 'greener' lifestyle.

Brisbane’s community networks, non-profit organisations and volunteers are helping us create a cleaner, greener and more sustainable Brisbane. Use this section to find out about our community gardens and city farms, community composting hubs, our community environment programs and more.

Learn about food waste in Brisbane and simple changes you can make to save money and create a cleaner, greener city with less landfill.

Council offers a range of events and activities to help you learn to live more sustainably. Find events.

Find tips to save money for your business by reducing water usage and electricity, information about offsetting business emissions and links to other industry programs.

The Green Heart Schools program educates, inspires and supports Brisbane schools, teachers and students to implement sustainable projects and actions to help create a cleaner and greener Brisbane.