Find out how you can contribute to a litter-free city, including information about Council's '104 or more' litter initiative, how to borrow a litter clean-up kit, and how to collect eligible containers to participate in the Queensland Government Containers for Change refund scheme.
Council’s two treasure troves (formerly known as tip shops) are open every weekend and sell quality used, recycled and second-hand products salvaged before going to landfill.
Food waste is the largest volume of avoidable material that goes into Brisbane landfill every year, representing about one quarter of the average rubbish bin's contents from Brisbane homes. Find out more about food waste in Brisbane.
Council has created free, online waste recycling resources to help your school, business or community group achieve its waste minimisation goals and save money.
The waste hierarchy is a list of waste management strategies. It is an internationally recognised approach to reducing waste by extracting the maximum use from products.