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Recycling Bin and Specialised Services
Let’s Get It Sorted Gladstone Region!
We know recycling can sometimes be confusing. That’s why we’re offering FREE Recycling Bin Stickers for kerbside residents to sort their waste the right way!
- Pick up a sticker at your local library, Waste Transfer Station, local markets or community forum from 31 May 2025 to 31 August 2025.
- Learn how to recycle better with our easy guide
- Get yours in your mailbox if you're in the delivery area
This is an educational initiative - no inspections, no enforcement, just support to make recycling easier!
- Your Recycling Bin Sticker is weatherproof.
- Place the sticker ideally on the inside of the lid of your recycling bin for maximum durability.
- Clean the surface area, ensuring it is free of dust, dirt, and grime. Allow to dry, then apply.
- Peel the backing off the sticker halfway down, and place the top end onto the bin.
- Peel the rest of the backing away slowly to avoid air bubbles.
- Use your new educational sticker to assist you with your household recycling.
- Remember to keep it loose, keep it clean, keep it recycling only.
- This initiative is supported by the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.
Recycling Bin Sticker Program: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Recycling Bin Sticker Program is an educational resource for kerbside residents sponsored by the Let’s Get It Sorted initiative, designed to help residents recycle more effectively. We are providing free stickers that can be placed on your recycling bin to guide you in sorting your waste correctly.
Stickers will be delivered to your mailbox if you live in a select delivery area. If you do not receive a sticker, you can also pick one up at your local library, Waste Transfer Station, local market or community forum between 31 May to 31 August 2025. The Waste Education Team will be out and about the region at markets and community events.
The Recycling Bin Sticker is an educational resource proudly supported by the Queensland Government Let’s Get It Sorted Program as a helpful guide to improve recycling in our community and reduce waste going to our landfill.
No, the Recycling Bin Sticker Program is not about bin inspections. It’s an educational initiative to provide support and guidance on how to recycle properly. There will be no penalties or inspections associated with this program.
They are meant to be placed on the inside of the recycling bins and are made from weather-resistant materials designed to last for a long time, even in outdoor conditions.
Yes! We are committed to delivering stickers to all kerbside residents, including those in rural and regional areas. If you live in a remote area and don’t receive your sticker in the mailbox, you can always pick one up at your nearest library, Waste Transfer Station, local market or community forum.
This program is sponsored by LGIS and designed to help improve recycling in our community by providing residents with an easy way to learn what can and can’t go into the recycling bin. By making it easier for everyone to recycle correctly, we can reduce contamination and ensure more materials are properly recycled.
The sticker will guide you on the correct items to place in your bin, such as what is recyclable and what should be placed in the general waste bin. You can also access detailed information on Recycle Mate and through our social media for further support.
We encourage residents to become recycling ambassadors by spreading awareness and helping others in their community to recycle better. If you’re interested in more ways to support sustainability, please check our website for volunteer opportunities and community programs.
If you have any other questions or need further assistance, please feel free to contact us by email, post or in person at any Council office. For assistance, please contact us on (07) 4970 0700.
Recycling is Easy!
If you have a kerbside recycling bin service, it makes recycling at home easy. When you recycle you are conserving resources and diverting waste from our landfill. You reduce environmental pollution, conserve natural resources like water, natural minerals, and timber.
But it’s the small mistakes that can make this great effort literally go to waste by contamination. Contamination is putting items in the bin that aren’t accepted for recycling, or products that haven’t been cleaned out properly. Disposing of recyclables is free (up to a 240L wheelie bin) for Gladstone Region residents, so separating your recyclables from other rubbish will save you considerable money and time at the tip or transfer station.
It’s important to put the correct items in the bin, to ensure everything gets recycled.
A few general tips for better recycling
- Find out what recycling options are available near you for recycling items like e-waste, batteries, and paint by visiting the Recycling Near You website.
- You can put drink containers in your recycling bin at home or collect your 10 cent refund on eligible containers.
- Do not put your recyclables into the recycling bin in a plastic bag – keep it loose.
- Clean out your recycling items to make sure they are accepted for recycling—a quick rinse or a scrape out of left-over food can make all the difference.
- Keep grass clippings, garden waste, food and liquid out of your recycling bin, as they can ruin items and make them unsuitable for recycling.
- Do not put soft, scrunchable plastics in the recycling bin.
- Flatten boxes before recycling them to make more space.
- Remember only plastics numbered 1, 2, 4 and 5 can be recycled.
Specialised Services
Fire extinguishers can be taken to:
Chubb Fire Safety
Shop 4, 35 Chapple Street
Gladstone Qld 4680
Phone: (07) 4973 4500
For safe collection of unwanted chemicals, you can register at www.chemclear.com.au or phone 1800 008 182. Fees may apply.
For unwanted household chemicals, please dispose in accordance with the product directions. For more details visit the Recycling Near You website.
NEVER bin batteries, e-cigarettes or vapes! DO NOT throw your old batteries into your household bin as the chemicals leak and contaminate our waste streams, pollute the environment and cause catastrophic fires.
Tape them at both terminals and drop them at participating retail outlets.
