Landfill and Waste Transfer Stations

View the complete Fees and Charges schedule for Rockhampton Regional Council including waste disposal or refer to the Waste Facilities Fact Sheet for more information. 

New disposal charges

From 1 July 2021 there are some new disposal charges for domestic and commercial customers to cover the cost of handling and processing some items.
Freezers, fridges, air conditioners will be charged at $8.00 per unit
Solar Panels will be charged at $9.00 per unit

Green waste disposal charges commenced from 2 August 2021. Refer to the 2021-22 Waste Facilities Fact sheet(PDF, 319KB) for more information about the new green waste charges. 

Lakes Creek Road Landfill | 152 Lakes Creek Road

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday: 7am – 5pm | Closed Christmas Day

Accepted items for disposal:

Prior to the weighbridge for free drop off:

• glass, cardboard, paper, bulk cardboard, e-waste (computers, photocopiers, TVs, keyboards), plastics (with recycling symbol, numbers 1-7), aluminium and steel cans, 20L domestic motor oil and cooking oil, vehicle batteries, 20L non-industrial architectural paint (max 100L per customer), pre-loved household items including clothing, furniture and bric-a-brac (reusable condition, acceptance is at the discretion of Community Recycling Centre staff), gas bottles and cylinders, fire extinguishers (water, CO2 and powder only), small scrap metal.

Over the weighbridge:

• Free drop off metals - large white goods such as stoves and washing machines  (excluding fridge, freezer, air conditioner), large scrap metal, clean soil, flares and EPIRBS.

• Fees apply: general household waste, green waste, refrigerated white goods, construction and demolition waste, inert waste (soil, concrete, reinforcing steel mix), tyres, mattresses, timber, regulated waste including asbestos containing material (ACM).

There are seven waste transfer stations in the Rockhampton Region. Waste is transported by Rockhampton Regional Waste and Recycling or their subcontractors to the region's only landfill at Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility for disposal, and recoverable resources are transported to centralised recycling collection points.

Please note:

• Our regional Waste Transfer Stations do not accept quantities of domestic waste greater than 2 tonnes or any quantity of commercial waste. Waste loads may be rejected or referred to other waste facilities if loads are going to exceed operational capacity. In particular, domestic waste customers with loads greater than 2 tonnes and all commercial waste customers will be directed to the Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility in North Rockhampton.
• All Waste Facilities closed to the public Christmas Day
• In relation to green waste, a commercial green waste customer is determined as any customer that arrives at a Waste Transfer Station in a vehicle displaying a green waste service with a load greater than a ute/6 x 4 trailer. Commercial green waste customers will be directed to the Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility for the disposal of their green waste.

All Waste Transfer Stations accept the following items:

• Empty oil bottles and drums, Commingled recycling, Motor oil (<20L), Gas bottles, Fire extinguishers (CO2, water and powder only), General household waste, Green Waste, large White goods, Scrap metal, Tyres, Vehicle batteries.

Refer below for additional accepted items at specific Waste Transfer Stations:

Alton Downs Waste Transfer Station | 1890 Ridgelands Road

Opening hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 2pm - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9am - 3pm

Bajool Waste Transfer Station | Old Joe Road off Bajool-Port Alma Road

Opening hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 2pm - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9am - 3pm

Bushley Waste Transfer Station | 431 Brickworks Road

Opening hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 2pm - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9am - 3pm

• Additional accepted items: Empty clean DrumMUSTER eligible AgVet chemical containers.

Bouldercombe Waste Transfer Station | Inslay Avenue

Opening hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 2pm - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9am - 3pm

Lakes Creek Road Waste Transfer Station |152 Lakes Creek Road

Part of the operations at Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility

Opening hours: Every day except Christmas Day 7am -5pm

Gracemere Waste Transfer Station | Corner of Allen Road and Lucas Street

Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9am - 3pm; Saturday: 9am - 5pm; Sunday:9am - 3pm

• Additional accepted items: Empty clean DrumMUSTER eligible AgVet chemical containers, Good condition preloved household items, E-waste.

Mount Morgan Waste Transfer Station | Racecourse Road

Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 9am - 3pm

• Additional accepted items: Good condition preloved household items.

Give your pre-loved items another life by holding a garage sale, dropping off reusable items for free at Reuse Shops or donating items to your local charity store. Reusing, upcycling or repurposing items means that it doesn’t end up buried in landfill - saving you money when disposing of waste and saving the environment.

"Reviva Ibis" - Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility Reuse Shop

Located at the entrance to Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility, everyone welcome, you don't need to be disposing waste or recycling to enter!

Opening hours: 8am - 4pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The shop is closed on Christmas Day.

Reviva Ibis is your local reuse shop with treasures around every corner. Reviva Ibis is filled with amazing repurpose ideas, and a huge range of quality, vintage and retro items including building and renovation supplies waiting for a second life. Reviva is part of the national not-for-profit social enterprise Resource Recovery Australia.

EFTPOS is available (and preferred due to COVID-19)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RevivaIbis/

Phone - (07) 5391 3859

"Reviva Ibis" Reuse Shop is managed by Resource Recovery Australia (RRA).

Gracemere Waste Facility Reuse Shop

Located inside the Gracemere Waste Facility - drive up to the Gatehouse to inform staff you wish to access the Tip Shop (cash sales only).

Opening hours: 10am - 2pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Shop is closed on Christmas Day.

The Gracemere Waste Facility Tip Shop is managed by MEGZ Pty Ltd. 

Green waste charges commenced 2 August 2021. Refer to the 2021-22 Waste Facilities Fact sheet(PDF, 319KB) for more information about the new green waste charges. 

Mulched green waste is available free of charge to residents to improve soil health and water retention of their gardens. Mulch must be self-loaded with no machinery or mechanical equipment. Mulch availability is subject to stock levels at each Waste Management Facility.

 QGov Waste Levy 

The Queensland Government introduced a levy on waste going to landfill at $75 per tonne on 1 July 2019.

Queensland sends 55% of its waste to landfill and is the only mainland state without a waste levy, which is being introduced to increase recycling and resource recovery.

Businesses are encouraged to look at how they can reduce waste, separate waste streams and recycle more to help reduce waste disposal costs.

The levy will not affect the cost of residents putting out their kerbside wheelie-bins. The Queensland Government is providing advance payments to local councils to offset the levy on household waste going to landfill.

Residents are encouraged to boost their recycling efforts by finding out what recycling opportunities are available in their local government area.

For free tailored advice on reducing business waste, energy and water, visit ecoBiz (www.ecobiz.cciq.com.au) 

The Queensland Government provides exemption for certain charitable recycling entities that meet an eligibility criteria. The National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisation (NACRO) is managing this exemption process, to find out more view the information sheet here or visit their website.

For more information on the waste levy, go to the Queensland Government website (www.qld.gov.au/waste-disposal-levy), or view fact sheet here or view flyer here. Alternatively, you can phone; 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or email; wastelevy@des.qld.gov.au

Check with staff before dropping off the following items for free:

• Commingled recyclables (glass bottles, cans, plastic containers, paper)
• Bulk cardboard
• Paint (architectural paint, undercoats, deck coatings, stains, varnishes)
• Domestic cooking or motor oils (20L quantity or less)
• Fire extinguishers (water, CO2 and powder only)
• Flares and EPIRBs
• Glass bottles and cylinders
• Vehicle batteries
• E-waste: Desktop & laptop computers, monitors, keyboard, cables, drives, printers, scanners and televisions
• drumMUSTER approved clean Ag and Vet chemical containers

Good condition pre-loved household items can be dropped off for free & bought at bargain prices at Reviva Ibis, the reuse shop, at the Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility or Megz reuse shops at Gracemere and Mount Morgan Waste Transfer Stations. 

Items include: clothing, gym equipment, kitchenware, furniture, tools, building supplies, gardening or boating supplies, refurbished computers, children’s toys & bicycles, books & DVDs, lawn mowers.

Acceptance is at the discretion of staff.

Drop off small scrap light metal items in the Recycling Area or large items in the Metal Resource Recovery Area - ask staff onsite which is preferred.

Scrap light metal that can be dropped off for free includes: stoves, microwaves, fence panels, roller doors, metal offcuts, car parts (no oil), furniture frames, roof sheeting etc. A small fee applies for some white goods, including fridges, freezers and air conditioners.

Clean loads of green waste (hedge trimmings, branches, palm fronds, tree trunks & stumps, leaf litter, lawn clippings) can be disposed of at a much lower rate than general waste. Green waste is accepted at all waste facilities.

Council conducts inspections of all incoming Green Waste loads. Customers identified as attempting to dispose general waste (including timber) within a Green Waste load may be charged at a general waste rate for the entire load.

Available at Lakes Creek Road and Gracemere Waste Management Facilities.

E-waste includes:

• Desk top and laptop computers
• Monitors
• Mice and Keyboards
• Cables
• Drives
• Printers, Scanners, Photocopiers 
• Televisions

Council is a collection point for TechCollect

Use the free to download labels below so everyone in your workplace knows which bin is for what.

Recyclable items, when collected separately from general waste, are free to dispose of at your nearest waste transfer station.

• Bulk Cardboard(PDF, 10MB)
• Commingled Recycling(PDF, 25MB)
• AgVet Empty Chemical Containers(PDF, 9MB)
• EPIRBS and Flares(PDF, 28MB)
• Gas Bottles and Fire Extinguishers(PDF, 46MB)
• Domestic Motor Oil and empty bottles / drums(PDF, 15MB)
• Domestic Paint(PDF, 5MB)
• Scrap Metal(PDF, 124MB)
• Large white goods(PDF, 51MB)
• E-waste(PDF, 41MB)
• Vehicle Batteries(PDF, 12MB)
• Pre-loved items(PDF, 3MB)
• Garden Green Waste(PDF, 7MB)

Use our free to download artwork to label bins in your kitchen at home.