Sunshine Coast · QLD 4519
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Beerwah is a QLD suburb in postcode 4519, served by Sunshine Coast for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 75km North of Brisbane CBD.
Locals know it for the Australia Zoo and the Glass House Mountains.
Everything below applies to Beerwah generally; your own street's dates come from the address search on the home page.
Beerwah homes get the bins below from Sunshine Coast. Their frequencies differ, so which ones go out changes with the week.
Green space, green bin. The garden organics collection is more useful here than you might think.
Living near parks and waterways means more yard material. Council has a separate stream for that.
Beerwah falls under Sunshine Coast for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Sunshine Coast website for the official policy and any service updates.
When collections are pushed back over a holiday period, the gap between pickups grows. General waste and organics can build up faster than usual, especially across the festive season when households produce more of both.
Tip: Squash and flatten where you can, and avoid overfilling. A lid that will not close can mean the truck skips your bin.
No, bins attach to the property, not the resident, so renters use whatever Sunshine Coast supplies to the address. If bins are missing or broken at a new rental, report it to the council or your property manager; replacement is usually free and does not need the owner.
The usual reasons: the lid was not fully closed, the bin was out after the truck passed, contamination was spotted in the recycling, or the truck arm could not reach past a parked car. Sunshine Coast has a missed collection form on its website; report it and leave the bin out.
FOGO means Food Organics and Garden Organics: food scraps composted along with garden waste in the green bin. Whether Sunshine Coast's green bin accepts food depends on its current rollout; the lid sticker is the quickest check, and the council website confirms it.
The surrounding suburbs each have their own collection days. Here are the closest ones.
Zones split Beerwah street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.
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