Cairns Regional · QLD 4879
Schedule data last verified: August 2026
Palm Cove is a QLD suburb in postcode 4879, served by Cairns Regional for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 27km North of Cairns CBD.
Locals know it for the the Palm Cove beachfront and heritage paperbark trees.
The rest of this page covers Palm Cove's bins, schedule pattern and local collection notes. An address search gives you the precise dates for your street.
These are the bins Cairns Regional supplies to Palm Cove households, each on its own cycle, which is why the kerb looks different from week to week.
You know the bay is close when the wind changes direction the night before bin day.
Every suburb has its rhythms. Knowing your collection day is part of knowing your street.
Palm Cove falls under Cairns Regional for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Cairns Regional website for the official policy and any service updates.
The period between Christmas and New Year is the most disruptive for collections. Many councils run reduced schedules over the summer break, with some pickups delayed by several days. The official council website is the most reliable source during this stretch.
Tip: Set a reminder for the week before Christmas to check your council's holiday schedule. The window for putting out general waste before the break fills up fast.
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.
On the footpath or nature strip close to the kerb, lid opening facing the street, with about half a metre clear on each side. The trucks Cairns Regional runs use an automated arm, and bins in Palm Cove blocked by cars, poles or low branches are the most common reason a bin gets skipped.
Never any kerbside bin. E-waste is banned or diverted from landfill across Australia, and Cairns Regional 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.
The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.
The suburb level picture above is a guide; your street is the real answer. Search your address for the next four weeks of collections.
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