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Southport bin day & collection schedule

Gold Coast City · QLD 4215

Schedule data last verified: July 2026

Southport waste collection overview

Southport sits in the Gold Coast City area of QLD, postcode 4215, and follows that council's kerbside schedule.

The suburb sits roughly 76km South of Brisbane CBD.

Locals know it for the Gold Coast University Hospital.

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

Key facts

  • Council: Gold Coast City
  • Postcode: 4215
  • Population: 29,000
  • Location: 76km South of Brisbane CBD
  • State: QLD

Which bins does Southport have?

Gold Coast City provides the following kerbside bins in Southport. 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.

Southport 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

Southport falls under Gold Coast City for waste and recycling collections.

  • Gold Coast City provides a kerbside collection service in Southport, 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: batteries

Correct bin: Neither bin. Drop off at Bunnings or a council facility..

Batteries can cause fires in both collection trucks and at sorting facilities. Bunnings stores, some councils, and battery retailers accept used batteries for safe recycling.

Avoid: Don't put batteries in any kerbside bin, not even the general waste bin.

Frequently asked questions

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 Southport can send a whole truck to landfill, and Gold Coast City can tag or refuse repeat offending bins.

Can I get a larger or extra bin?

Gold Coast City offers larger or additional bins for eligible households, such as big families or medical needs, usually for a fee. Contact the council's waste team; if you are new to Southport, check what size is standard first, since upgrade policies differ between councils.

What goes in the yellow 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.

Nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbs have their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.

Surfers ParadiseBroadbeachRobinaCoolangatta

Quick tips for bin night

  • Loose, not bagged. Tip recycling in loose. A tied bag cannot be opened on the sorting line, so the whole lot gets treated as rubbish. The bag defeats the entire point.
  • 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.
  • Holiday weeks shuffle the schedule. Long weekends can quietly push Gold Coast City collections back a day. Check before a public holiday so you are not chasing the truck down the street.

Get the schedule for your street

Zones split Southport street by street. An address search shows exactly which bins go out at your place, and when.

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