Collection Programs

South Burnett Regional Council is pleased to announce a new partnership with Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council and the Queensland Government to launch the Local Government Battery Collection Program. This initiative will provide residents with an easy way to dispose of used batteries safely. 

Items accepted:

• Vapes and e-cigarettes
• Electric toothbrushes and shavers
• Flashing or light-up toys
• Bluetooth speakers and headphones
• Smart watches and wearable devices
• Power tools
• Small solar lights
• All alkaline batteries
• All button cell batteries
• Mobile phones

Items NOT accepted:

• Commercial/bulk quantities of
  e-scooters
• EV batteries
• Mobility scooters

The initial roll out of specially designed collection containers will be available at the below designated drop off locations throughout the region, making it convenient for residents to recycle their used batteries: 

Council is proud to partner with Big Bag Recovery. By dropping off your bulk bags at our collection points (Kingaroy, Nanango, Wondai, Murgon and Kumbia), you’re contributing to a program that’s created over 67 circular economy jobs and diverted over 6.6 million kg of bulk bags from landfill.

Big Bag Recovery is the Australian Government Accredited Product Stewardship scheme for plastic bags over 15kg/l of contents (sacks and bulk bags). The program only includes recyclable bags that are woven polypropylene (wPP) and low density polyethylene (LDPE). The program allows for two sizes: sacks and bulk bags.

Cartridges 4 PlanetArkis a national recycling program that allows you to recycle your used or empty laser and inkjet cartridges. Printer cartridges cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin. Cartridges are made up of a complex mix of materials that can be turned into new products, including plastics, metal, inks and toners. When they are disposed of into landfill, these resources are lost.

Your used or empty laser and inkjet cartridges can be dropped off atparticipating shops such as Harvey Norman. All inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges and toner bottles are accepted. This includes cartridges used in printers, photocopiers, and fax machines.

You can also bring the printer cartridges to some of the Council’s Customer Contact centres. Please enquire before disposal.

WATCH THIS SPACE for information on future ChemClear programs...

ChemClearcollects UNWANTED and out of date AG and VET chemicals. The next collection in our region is expected to be scheduled in mid 2023.

Should you require information regarding the ChemClear program please call Ed Bracey on 0419 787 901.

South Burnett Regional Council has installed 36 container exchange cages to bins across our region as part of the Containers for Change movement. These cages have been supplied by the Container Exchange program (COEX) at no cost to Council. The only cost will be the installation of the cages to the existing bins.

This will allow people to leave their eligible drink containers in a convenient and accessible cage, that would have otherwise ended up as litter and landfill. These can then be collected by another person or a community group who can exchange it for the 10-cent refund. 

The Containers for Change scheme provides participants with a 10c refund for each eligible container returned. Container for Change facilities are located at 13 Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy and Stan Mickelo Drive, Cherbourg. There is also Bag Drop containers located at Blackbutt.

This initiative aims to encourage the community to recycle therefore reducing waste in our Council landfills.

Locations of the container exchange cages:

DRUMMUSTER ‘RINSE THEM OUT, ROUND THEM UP AND RUN THEM IN'

DrumMuster is a national collection and recycling scheme for empty and cleaned crop protection and animal health chemical containers. Both plastic and steel agricultural containers are accepted. Containers collected by DrumMuster will be returned to manufacturers for refilling, or to be shredded or crushed for recycling.

All drums brought in for collection and recycling must be cleaned correctly both inside and out, including caps and threads, and allowed to drain or air dry to ensure they contain no rinse water. Dye-stained containers will be accepted. Unclean or partly filled containers will not be accepted and will remain the property of the chemical user.

All farmers within the South Burnett region are encouraged to bring their empty, properly cleaned non-returnable chemical containers to their local DrumMuster collection centre.

Please note an appointment is required. Collection centres are located at:
Kingaroy Waste Facility
Luck Road, Kingaroy
Call (07) 4189 9100 to make an appointment

Kumbia State School
Kearneys Road, Kumbia
Call Kumbia School on (07) 4164 4244 to make an appointment

Nanango Waste Facility
Finlay Road, Nanango
Call (07) 4189 9100 to make an appointment

Wondai Waste Facility
Charlestown Road, Wondai

Call (07) 4189 9100 to make an appointment

MobileMuster is the Australian mobile phone industry's official product stewardship program. It's a free mobile phone recycling program that accepts all brands and types of mobile phones, plus their batteries, chargers and accessories.

Mobile phone components are not biodegradable, so they won't break down in landfill. On top of that, mobiles contain some substances that can potentially harm the environment if not disposed of correctly.

Over 90% of the materials used in a mobile are recyclable and can be reused, avoiding greenhouse gas emissions, saving energy, protecting our environment and conserving scarce natural resources.

How to Recycle

MobileMuster works with partners like mobile phone retailers, local Councils and Australia Post to collect phones from the public. Residents are encouraged to recycle their old phones, batteries, chargers and accessories by:

• Dropping off your mobile phone at any Council Customer Service Centre in the designated receptacle provided
• Finding another drop-off point in your area
• Posting your mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories to MobileMuster. This can be posted for FREE by downloading and printing the reply-paid label and affixing to your package prior to posting

Each mobile received is dismantled and recycled, and any data left on the handset is destroyed through the recycling process.