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Last Updated: Tuesday, 04 February 2025 16:00

Green waste bins are a handy way to dispose of lawn clippings, leaves and prunings. The green waste bin has a lime coloured lid and available only in a 240L size. A green waste service is not mandatory and is collected fortnightly. 

The green waste is stored in rows at our Toowoomba Waste Management Centre and then moved off site by a contractor where it is processed into soil and compost. 

A small portion of the timber waste collected is used on site in rehabilitation works. To be effectively recycled in this way it is very important to keep other rubbish out of the green waste bin.

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How to order a green waste service

Property owner or their agent

To apply for a green waste service follow these steps:

  1. Check the areas that are currently in the green waste service area (see slider below).
  2. If you’re in a serviced area, order a green waste service be either of the options below:

Tenant

If you are a tenant, not the property owner, please contact your landlord or managing agent to request the service.

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  • All suburbs within the Toowoomba Service Centre (previous Toowoomba City Council area)
  • Blue Mountain Heights
  • Brookstead
  • Cabarlah (south of Reushle Road)
  • Cambooya
  • Cawdor
  • Clifton
  • Cotswold Hills
  • East Greenmount
  • Glencoe
  • Glenvale
  • Gowrie Junction
  • Gowrie Mountain
  • Greenmount 
  • Highfields
  • Hodgson Vale
  • Kings Creek 
  • Kingsthorpe township
  • Kleinton
  • Meringandan
  • Meringandan West
  • Millmerran township
  • Nobby
  • Oakey township
  • Pittsworth
  • Ramsay 
  • Ryeford
  • Southbrook
  • Top Camp
  • Torrington
  • Vale View
  • Westbrook
  • Wyreema.

 

  

Cost of the green waste service

2024/25 financial year cost:

  • $25.78 half yearly
  • $51.56 yearly

The charge for the service is raised on the property's rates notice. It is for this reason that only the property owner or their agent can order a green waste service for a property.  

 

How to cancel your green waste bin service

Once ordered, the service must be kept for a minimum of 12 months (or two rates invoices) before it can be cancelled.

To request a cancellation choose one of the following options

 

What you can and can’t put in your green waste bin

Only green waste can be placed in your bin. Please place it in loose - no plastic bags and don't tie it up with rope or twine. 

If your bin is overweight, overfull or contains items that are not garden waste, it may not be collected. You will be asked to remove the excess green waste or the contamination before a truck will be able to service your bin.

If a return service is available, you may be charged for this service.

Excess waste outside of the bin will not be collected.

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Acceptable items:

  • Prunings and cuttings
  • flowers
  • weeds and lawn clippings
  • mulch
  • branches up to 15cm diameter
  • branches less than 50cm long, (please break up or cut up branches that are longer than 50cm and place in your bin)
  • untreated timber.
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Unacceptable items:

  • General household waste
  • branches or tree limbs longer than 50cm
  • branches and trunks thicker than 15cm
  • tree stumps
  • plastic bags, bin liners and soft plastics  - including biodegradable plastic bags
  • compostable bags
  • food scraps, fruit or vegetables, meat
  • brooms, mops and rakes
  • plant pots - any plastic, ceramic and terracotta etc.
  • garden furniture
  • food scraps, fruit and vegetables
  • nappies - disposable or cloth
  • plastics or metals
  • animal droppings or dead animals
  • treated timber - eg. cabinetry, laminates, fence palings, painted wood and composite wood
  • building/renovation waste - pvc pipe, fixtures, fittings, plasterboard
  • bricks, concrete, masonry, tiles, rocks etc. 
  • tools
  • compostable cups/paper/cardboard
  • moist towels, tissues, serviettes, toilet paper or paper towels. 

 

What to do with your green waste bin if you move

If you had a green waste service at your original residence, the bin and the charge for the bin remains at that property. You will need to register for a new green waste service at the new property if required.

 

Wheelie bin maintenance

To report damage to your bin or broken parts (e.g. broken lid, cracked bin) refer to bin maintenance - repairs, stolen or lost bins or contact us.