Bonogin bin day & collection schedule
Gold Coast City · QLD 4213 · typically Wednesdays
Schedule data last verified: September 2026
Bonogin waste collection overview
Bonogin is a QLD suburb in postcode 4213, served by Gold Coast City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 80km South-East of Brisbane CBD.
Most streets in Bonogin are collected on a Wednesday, but collection days here are set street by street and yours can differ. Search your address to get the day and the bins for your place.
The rest of this page covers Bonogin's bins, schedule pattern and local collection notes. An address search gives you the precise dates for your street.
Key facts
- Council: Gold Coast City
- Typical collection day: Wednesday (varies by street, search your address to confirm)
- Postcode: 4213
- Location: 80km South-East of Brisbane CBD
- State: QLD
Which bins does Bonogin have?
The standard Bonogin lineup from Gold Coast City is listed below. Because the cycles differ, no two weeks put exactly the same bins on the kerb.
- General Waste, collected weekly.
- Recycling, collected fortnightly.
- Garden Waste, collected fortnightly.
Bonogin bin day at a glance
Garden organics collected separately. Find out which week yours goes out.
Green lid, green bin, fortnightly rotation. Enter your address to confirm your next pickup.
About your council's collection service
Bonogin falls under Gold Coast City for waste and recycling collections.
- Gold Coast City provides a kerbside collection service in Bonogin, covering general waste, recycling, and garden waste.
- General waste collected weekly and recycling and garden waste collected fortnightly.
- Check the Gold Coast City website for the latest information on what's accepted in each bin.
- Your specific collection day depends on your street. Enter your address above to find yours.
Visit Gold Coast City website for the official policy and any service updates.
What goes where: polystyrene foam
Correct bin: General Waste (red lid).
Standard kerbside recycling doesn't accept polystyrene, the white foam used in appliance packaging. Break it up to fit in the red bin. Some specialist facilities accept it separately.
Avoid: Don't put polystyrene in the yellow recycling bin. It clogs machinery and can't be sorted.
Frequently asked questions
What goes in the green bin?
Grass clippings, leaves, small branches and prunings. If Gold Coast City runs a FOGO service, food scraps can join them in an approved compostable liner; if the lid says garden organics only, keep food out. When unsure, check the lid sticker or the council website.
What counts as recycling contamination?
Anything in the yellow bin that does not belong: food soiled packaging, soft plastics, clothing, electrical items. It matters because a contaminated load from Bonogin can send a whole truck to landfill, and Gold Coast City can tag or refuse repeat offending bins.
Are the bins different if I rent in Bonogin?
No, bins attach to the property, not the resident, so renters use whatever Gold Coast City 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.
Nearby suburbs
This part of Melbourne is made up of many suburbs with different schedules. Here are the ones closest to you.
Quick tips for bin night
- Check your bin before bin night. Wednesday evening is not the time to discover the bin is still full from last fortnight. A quick check the day before saves a very long fortnight.
- The lid has to close. An overflowing bin with the lid propped open often gets skipped, and then it waits until the following Wednesday, or spills down the street. If it will not shut, it will not go.
- Set a reminder now. Missed bin night in Bonogin means a two week wait for the fortnightly bins. One recurring Wednesday evening reminder costs you nothing. The two week smell costs something.
Get the schedule for your street
Bin days in Bonogin vary by street and zone. Enter your address on the home page to see the next collection date for every bin.
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