Burdekin Shire Council have one operational landfill and four transfer stations that are open to the public for the purpose of waste disposal and depositing recycling.
Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin residents only.
To take advantage of this you must separate the waste from the recyclable items.
Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste and commercial waste. Fees apply to certain recyclable items.
Please follow the directions given by the Transfer Station attendant.
See Council's Fees and Charges for more information.
Note: Council's Waste Facilities with the exceptional of Kirknie Landfill operate 363 days a year. Kirknie Landfill is closed Sundays. All sites are closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
| Site, Location and Contact |
Waste Accepted |
Opening Days |
Operating Hours |
Payment Types Accepted |
Ayr Transfer Station, Railway Street, Ayr
Phone: 0437 910 358 |
Commercial and domestic waste is accepted. |
7 days |
9.00am to 5.00pm |
Eftpos only accepted |
Home Hill Transfer Station, Bojack Road, Home Hill
Phone: 0428 814 969 |
Commercial and domestic waste is accepted. |
7 days |
10.00am to 5.00pm |
Eftpos only accepted |
Giru Transfer Station, Cromarty Creek Landing Road, Giru
(Cross the railwayline and turn left – then follow the signs)
Phone: 0427 364 844 |
Commercial and domestic waste is accepted. |
Friday and Sunday |
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
Eftpos only accepted |
Clare Transfer Station,2463 Ayr Dalbeg Road, Clare
Phone: 0427 364 844 |
Domestic waste only.
Commercial customers are not able to use this facility. |
Sunday |
09:00am to 12:00pm |
Eftpos only accepted |
Kirknie Landfill,1614Kirknie Road, Home Hill (16.5 kms up river from the intersection adjacent to the Burdekin bridge)
Phone: 0409 980 828 |
Commercial and domestic waste is accepted. |
Monday to Friday
Saturday |
8.00am to 4.30pm
8.00am to 12.00pm |
Eftpos only accepted |
The Kirknie Road Landfill receives the majority of waste produced in the Burdekin Shire and the cost of ongoing management is extremely expensive. Unfortunately a large proportion of this waste is potentially recyclable. Everyone is encouraged to separate materials for recycling to ensure that waste is not disposed to landfill unnecessarily. Our landfill is capable of accepting a range of general waste items, however we ask that residents and commercial contractors help us to recycle as much as possible by placing recyclable items in the marked areas.
With the introduction of the Queensland Government Waste Levy all waste going to landfill in Queensland will incur the relevant levy. There are exemptions for some specific types of waste. For more information of the Queensland Waste Levy see Council's Waste Levy page.
To comply with the Queensland Waste Levy legislation Council has recently constructed two resource recovery areas specifically designed to segregate, process and store our recyclable resources including:
- Greenwaste
- Tyres
- Scrap metal
- Mattresses
- Asphalt
- Concrete
- Bricks and tiles
- Clean fill
All of the above waste products do not attract the levy cost and are recycled or repurposed. For example the concrete, brick and tiles are processed into crushed material and used in the construction of roads at the landfill and clean fill is used for waste cover in the landfill cell.
To encourage the separation of recycable items and minimise the amount of waste disposed of in landfill Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin domestic residents only.
To take advantage of this you must separate the waste from the recyclable items.
Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste and commercial waste. Fees apply to certain recyclable items.
See Council's Fees and Charges for more information.
The following items can be recycled at the Kirknie Landfill for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.
- Scrap metal and household appliances (i.e. washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens microwaves etc),
- Gas bottles and fire extinguishers (domestic only)
- Batteries including car batteries, rechargable batteries and household batteries (See Council's A-Z of waste for a full list)
- E Waste (TVs, computers and printers etc – See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
- Cardboard (must be flattened)
- Used cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (up to 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (no more than 3)
The following items are recycled at the Kirknie Landfill, but do have a disposal fee:
- Tyres
- Un-degassed or degassed commercial whitegoods
- Un-degassed or degassed commercial air-conditioners
- Commercial cardboard
- Commercial gas bottles
- Commecial fire extinguishers
- Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
- Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (more than 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (more than 3)
- Concrete requiring rockbreaking
- Solar panels ( domestic households only - limit of 20 panels)
The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:
- Liquid waste
- Chemicals and pesticides
- Paints and solvents
- Contaminated soil
- Firearms and ammunition
Transfer stations are not a landfill or dump. They are designed to receive local residents' domestic self-hauled waste and recycling that can be separated into various waste streams for transfer and disposal to recycling facilities or the landfill.
Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin residents only. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.
To take advantage of this you must separate the waste from the recyclable items.
Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste and commercial waste. Fees apply to certain recyclable items.
See Council's Fees and Charges for more information.
The following items can be recycled at the Ayr Transfer Station for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.
- Household recyclables including plastics (1-5), cardboard and paper, aluminum, steel cans and foil trays, and glass bottles and jars;
- Greenwaste including logs and stumps
- Batteries including car batteries, rechargable batteries and household batteries (See Council's A-Z of waste for a full list)
- Fluro lightbulbs
- Scrap metal and household appliances (i.e. washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens microwaves etc),
- Gas bottles and fire extinguishers (domestic only)
- Used cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (up to 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (no more than 3)
- E Waste (TVs, computers and printers etc – See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
- Cardboard (must be flattened)
- Flares and EPIRBs
- Small quantity of timber (up to half a ute load or small trailer load - Refer to timber acceptance guideline fact sheet)
- Household furniture and goods, toys, bikes, brick a brac, tools etc in good reusable condition
- DrumMUSTER drums (For further details see the Agricultural Waste page)
The following items are recycled at the Ayr Transfer Station but do have a disposal fee:
- Tyres
- Un-degassed or degassed commercial whitegoods
- Un-degassed or degassed commercial air-conditioners
- Commercial cardboard
- Commercial gas bottles
- Commercial fire extinguishers
- Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
- Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (more than 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (more than 3)
- Solar panels ( domestic households only - limit of 20 panels)
The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:
- Liquid waste
- Chemicals and pesticides
- Paints and solvents
- Contaminated soil
- Firearms and ammunition
Transfer stations are not a landfill or dump. They are designed to receive local residents' domestic self-hauled waste and recycling that can be separated into various waste streams for transfer and disposal to recycling facilities or the landfill.
Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin residents only. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.
To take advantage of this you must separate the waste from the recyclable items.
Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste and commercial waste. Fees apply to certain recyclable items.
See Council's Fees and Charges for more information.
The following items can be recycled at the Home Hill Transfer Stations for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.
- Household recyclables including plastics (1-5), cardboard and paper, aluminum, steel cans and foil trays, and glass bottles and jars;
- Greenwaste including logs and stumps
- Batteries including car batteries, rechargable batteries and household batteries (See Council's A-Z of waste for a full list)
- Fluro lightbulbs
- Scrap metal and household appliances (i.e. washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens microwaves etc),
- Gas bottles and fire extinguishers (domestic only)
- Used cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (up to 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (no more than 3)
- E Waste (TVs, computers and printers etc – See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
- Cardboard (must be flattened)
- Flares and EPIRBs
- Small quantity of timber (up to half a ute load or small trailer load - Refer to timber acceptance guideline fact sheet)
- Household furniture and goods, toys, bikes, brick a brac, tools etc in good reusable condition
- DrumMUSTER drums (For further details see the Agricultural Waste page)
The following items are recycled at the Home Hill Transfer Station but required a disposal fee:
- Tyres
- Un-degassed or degassed commercial whitegoods
- Un-degassed or degassed commercial air-conditioners
- Commercial cardboard
- Commercial gas bottles
- Commercial Fire extinguishers
- Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
- Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (more than 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (more than 3)
- Solar panels ( domestic households only - limit of 20 panels)
The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:
- Liquid waste
- Chemicals and pesticides
- Paints and solvents
- Contaminated soil
- Firearms and ammunition
Transfer stations are not a landfill or dump. They are designed to receive local residents' domestic self-hauled waste and recycling that can be separated into various waste streams for transfer and disposal to recycling facilities or the landfill.
Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin residents only. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.
To take advantage of this you must separate the waste from the recyclable items.
Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste and commercial waste. Fees apply to certain recyclable items.
See Council's Fees and Charges for more information.
The following items can be recycled at the Giru Transfer Stations for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.
- Household recyclables including plastics (1-5), cardboard and paper, aluminum, steel cans and foil trays, and glass bottles and jars;
- Greenwaste including logs and stumps
- Batteries including car batteries, rechargable batteries and household batteries (See Council's A-Z of waste for a full list)
- Fluro lightbulbs
- Scrap metal and household appliances (i.e. washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens microwaves etc),
- Gas bottles and fire extinguishers (domestic only)
- Used cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (up to 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (no more than 3)
- E Waste (TVs, computers and printers etc – See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
- Cardboard (must be flattened)
- Small quantity of timber (up to half a ute load or small trailer load - Refer to timber acceptance guideline fact sheet)
- Household furniture and goods, toys, bikes, brick a brac, tools etc in good reusable condition
- DrumMUSTER drums (For further details see the Agricultural Waste page)
The following items are recycled at the Giru Transfer Station but required a disposal fee:
- Tyres
- Un-degassed or degassed whitegoods and air-conditioners
- Commercial cardboard
- Commercial gas bottles
- Commerial fire extinguishers
- Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
- Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
- Used motor oil (more than 6 litres)
- Used oil filters (more than 3)
Transfer stations are not a landfill or dump. They are designed to receive local residents' domestic self-hauled waste and recycling that can be separated into various waste streams for transfer and disposal to recycling facilities or the landfill.
Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin residents only. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.
To take advantage of this you must separate the waste from the recyclable items.
Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste. Fees apply to certain recyclable items.
See Council's Fees and Charges for more information.
This Transfer Station is for domestic waste only and under no circumstances is commercial waste accepted at this site. Vehicles greater than 4.5 tonne GVM or GCM with waste are also prohibited. The site is monitored regularly and under camera surveillance.
Bins are available for the following:
- 15m3 skip bin for hard waste only i.e. no putrescibles or food scraps to be disposed of in this bin
- 3m3 bin for general waste including putrescibles and food scraps
- 6 x 240L yellow lidded bins for recyclables such as aluminium cans, plastics (numbered 1-5), glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard
- 2 x 6m3 bin for cardboard only; and
- 15m3 skip bin for scrap metal
- DrumMUSTER – By appointment only (For further details see the Agricultural Waste page)
The following items are not accepted at the Clare Transfer Station:
- Commercial waste
- Non degassed whitegoods and air-conditioning units
- E Waste
- Green waste
- Construction and demolition waste
- Concrete, bricks, pavers,
- Asphalt and soil
- Tyres
- Batteries
- Fluros
- Waste motor oil, cooking oil, fuel and coolants
- Gas bottles/fire extinghuishers
- Chemicals or pesticides
- Asbestos
- Paint and liquid waste
- Firearms or ammunition
- Car bodies
- Mattresses
- Solar Panels
- EPIRBs and Marine Flares
Council’s secondhand shops located at the Ayr, Home Hill and Giru Transfer Stations are popular with Burdekin residents. Not only will you save money but you are also repurposing an item and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill thus helping the environment.
The goods available in the shop are items such as household furniture and goods, bikes, play equipment and toys, tools, books and various bric-a-brac.
Money made from the sales at the secondhand shop go towards reducing the cost of waste disposal for the Burdekin community.