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Mooloolaba bin day & collection schedule

Sunshine Coast · QLD 4557

Schedule data last verified: July 2026

Mooloolaba waste collection overview

In Mooloolaba, postcode 4557, waste and recycling services come from Sunshine Coast.

The suburb sits roughly 100km North of Brisbane CBD.

Locals know it for the Mooloolaba Beach and The Wharf.

This page summarises the bin schedule, recycling rules and council details that apply to Mooloolaba. For the live schedule for your specific address, enter it on the home page.

Key facts

  • Council: Sunshine Coast
  • Postcode: 4557
  • Population: 9,000
  • Location: 100km North of Brisbane CBD
  • State: QLD

Which bins does Mooloolaba have?

Sunshine Coast provides the following kerbside bins in Mooloolaba. Each has a different frequency, so the bins you put out vary week to week.

  • General Waste, collected weekly.
  • Recycling, collected fortnightly.
  • Garden Waste, collected fortnightly.

Mooloolaba bin day at a glance

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.

About your council's collection service

Mooloolaba falls under Sunshine Coast for waste and recycling collections.

  • Sunshine Coast provides a kerbside collection service in Mooloolaba, covering general waste, recycling, and garden waste.
  • General waste collected weekly and recycling and garden waste collected fortnightly.
  • Check the Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast website for the official policy and any service updates.

Recycling rule worth knowing

Return soft plastics to a collection point rather than the kerb.

Bags, wrappers and films tangle in machinery and cannot be processed in kerbside recycling. Dedicated drop-off programs handle them separately when they are running.

Example: Bread bags, pasta packets and bubble wrap: collect them at home and take them to a participating retailer.

Frequently asked questions

How often is recycling collected in Mooloolaba?

Sunshine Coast collects recycling fortnightly, alternating with the garden organics bin. Collection days vary by street, and an address search shows which fortnight you are in right now.

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 Mooloolaba can send a whole truck to landfill, and Sunshine Coast can tag or refuse repeat offending bins.

Can I recycle pizza boxes?

A clean, dry pizza box is fine in the yellow bin. If the base is soaked with grease, tear off and recycle the clean lid and put the greasy half in general waste. This rule is the same across every QLD council, Sunshine Coast included.

Nearby suburbs

The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.

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Quick tips for bin night

  • The lid has to close. An overflowing bin with the lid propped open often gets skipped, or spills down the street. If it will not shut, it will not go.
  • Rain is not an excuse. The bin does not care if it is raining. Neither does the truck. Put it out anyway.
  • Know your fortnight. Mooloolaba alternates its fortnightly bins, and guessing wrong is the classic move. The neighbours' kerb on bin morning is the traditional answer; an address search is the reliable one.

Get the schedule for your street

Skip the guesswork on bin night in Mooloolaba. One address search shows the confirmed dates for every bin you have.

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