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Gas bottles and cyclinders are prohibited from being placed in your wheelie bins.
Pressurised gas cylinders cannot be disposed of in garbage trucks or at landfills, as they present a danger when compacted.
Gas bottles and cyclinders including butane gas cartridges can now be taken to Council's Ayr, Home Hill and Giru Waste Transfer Station and Kirknie Landfill.
Domestic gas bottles and cyclinders are accepted free of charge.
Fees to apply to commercial gas bottles and cyclinders.
The gas bottles and cyclinders are de-pressurised and then recycled as scrap metal.
Glass jars and bottles
These can be reused before being recycled in your yellow-lidded recycle bin. You do not need to remove labels from glass before recycling. Separate the lids. If the lid is bigger than a credit card it can be placed in the yellow-lidded recycle bin. If the lid is smaller than a credit card it is best placed in your red-lidded refuse bin.
If you have excess glass bottles to recycle you can take them to the local Container for Change depots. For more information on what products are eliglble and where to take them visit https://www.containersforchange.com.au/
Glass can be recycled a million times over to produce bottles and jars of the same high quality. Of the glass recycled in Australia, 85% is made back into glass containers.
Glassware (glass other than bottles and jars)
Glassware is not able to be recycled at this stage. This includes items such as drinking glasses, vases, window glass and heat resistant glass (pyrex). This glass has a different chemical composition and melting point to container glass making it unrecyclable.
If these items are broken they need to go into your red-lidded refuse bin.
Larger items such are broken large panes of glass can be taken to Council's Waste Transfer Stations free of charge for residents if sorted. Commercial fees apply for commercial disposals. Please note commercial waste is not accepted at the Clare Transfer Station.
Intact items can be taken to Council’s Ayr, Home Hill and Giru Waste Transfer Stations free of charge. They are then sold in the second hand shop. Alternatively, you can give them to a second hand/charity store.
Grass clippings from the garden can be placed into your lime green-lidded green waste bin. Organics and garden waste should never go into the yellow-lidded recycle bin.
Large amounts of both domestic and commercial green waste (including large logs and tree stumps) can be taken to Council Ayr, Home Hill and Giru Waste Transfer Station or Kirknie Landfill free of charge.
Recovered garden waste is processed into mulch which Burdekin residents can collect free of charge from Council Transfer Stations. Mulch needs to be loaded by the person taking it, as Council does not provider a loader on site. If you require a large amount of mulch you can arrange to bring a loader on site providing the operator has all the relevant tickets and public liability insurance. Please contact Council Waste Services Team on (07) 4783 9800 if you require large quantities of mulch.
Green waste including lawn clippings, branches, leaves, palm fronds and prunings from the garden can be placed into your lime green-lidded green waste bin. Organics and garden waste should never go into the yellow-lidded recycle bin.
Large amounts of both domestic and commercial green waste (including large logs and tree stumps) can be taken to Council Ayr, Home Hill and Giru Waste Transfer Station or Kirknie Landfill free of charge.
Recovered garden waste is processed into mulch which Burdekin residents can collect free of charge from Council Transfer Stations. Mulch needs to be loaded by the person taking it, as Council does not provider a loader on site. If you require a large amount of mulch you can arrange to bring a loader on site providing the operator has all the relevant tickets and public liability insurance. Please contact Council Waste Services Team on (07) 4783 9800 if you require large quanities of mulch.