Sunshine Coast · QLD 4551
Schedule data last verified: July 2026
Caloundra is a QLD suburb in postcode 4551, served by Sunshine Coast for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 90km North of Brisbane CBD.
Locals know it for the Bulcock Street and Kings Beach.
Everything below applies to Caloundra generally; your own street's dates come from the address search on the home page.
Caloundra homes get the bins below from Sunshine Coast. Their frequencies differ, so which ones go out changes with the week.
Salt air, good coffee, and one less thing to think about.
Living near the water has its perks. Your council handles the bin schedule and we help you remember it.
Caloundra falls under Sunshine Coast for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Sunshine Coast website for the official policy and any service updates.
Garden organics diverted from landfill become compost and mulch.
A full, clean green-lid bin is genuinely valuable. The material is processed into soil amendment used on farms, council parks, and revegetation projects.
Never any kerbside bin. E-waste is banned or diverted from landfill across Australia, and Sunshine Coast lists its e-waste drop off options online, usually the local transfer station plus periodic collection events. Officeworks takes computers, phones and cables in most areas.
Yes. Containers for Change refunds 10 cents per eligible drink container in QLD, at depots, return machines and bag drop points. Containers you redeem are extra money in your pocket; eligible containers you skip still go in the recycling bin.
Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, steel and aluminium cans, and rigid plastic containers like bottles, tubs and trays. Soft plastics, food waste and contaminated packaging do not belong in it anywhere in QLD.
The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.
Skip the guesswork on bin night in Caloundra. One address search shows the confirmed dates for every bin you have.
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