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Waste and Recycling

Rockhampton Regional Waste and Recycling (RRWR) is a commercial business unit of Rockhampton Regional Council and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of waste management facilities and kerbside wheelie bin collection services throughout the Rockhampton Region.

Our Vision | To live in a community without waste.

Following the Rockhampton Regional Waste and Recycling Strategy 2020-2030 we will become a “zero-waste” community by 2050, diverting 90% of waste from landfill.

Bins and Collections

Find out more about red and yellow lidded bins, collection days, how to order a new bin or report damaged bins and missed collections.

Landfill and Waste Transfer Stations

Find out more about waste disposal locations and options in Rockhampton Region.

Garage Sale Trail Rockhampton

Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2020.
Host a sale or shop the trail. Click here for more information.

What are we doing?

Find out what innovations and projects RRWR have going on.

Recycling Right

Get involved - There are a number of ways you can reduce your waste footprint. Click here to find out more...

Salvage Stores and Upcycling

Get on the "Re-Use" bandwagon.

Illegal Dumping and Littering

Click here to discover managed disposal options that do not cost the community to rectify, or how to report illegal waste disposal activities

Forms and Publications

Find printable resources, forms and fact sheets relating to waste and recycling.

A to Z of Disposal Options

Search to find out how to dispose of all kinds of domestic, commercial and hazardous waste.

Rockhampton Regional Council acknowledges Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past and present, and to our shared future.