St Lucia bin day & collection schedule
Brisbane City · QLD 4067
Schedule data last verified: September 2026
St Lucia waste collection overview
St Lucia is a QLD suburb in postcode 4067, served by Brisbane City for kerbside waste, recycling and organics collection.
The suburb sits roughly 6km South-West of Brisbane CBD.
Locals know it for the University of Queensland sandstone campus and the Great Court.
Collection days in St Lucia are set street by street, so there is no single day that holds for the whole suburb. Search your address to get the day and the bins for your place.
What follows covers the bins, the typical schedule and the quirks that apply locally. The address search on the home page turns that into exact dates for your door.
Key facts
- Council: Brisbane City
- Collection day: varies by street, search your address to confirm
- Postcode: 4067
- Population: 12,000
- Location: 6km South-West of Brisbane CBD
- State: QLD
Which bins does St Lucia have?
The standard St Lucia lineup from Brisbane 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.
St Lucia bin day at a glance
You've lived here long enough to know the tram schedule. Your bin day deserves the same attention.
Inner-city rhythms are worth knowing cold. Collection day is one of them.
About your council's collection service
St Lucia falls under Brisbane City for waste and recycling collections.
- Brisbane City provides a kerbside collection service in St Lucia, covering general waste and recycling.
- General waste collected weekly and recycling collected fortnightly.
- Check the Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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
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, Brisbane City included.
Why was my bin in St Lucia not collected?
The usual reasons: the lid was not fully closed, the bin was out after the truck passed, contamination was spotted in the recycling, or the truck arm could not reach past a parked car. Brisbane City has a missed collection form on its website; report it and leave the bin out.
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 St Lucia can send a whole truck to landfill, and Brisbane City can tag or refuse repeat offending bins.
Nearby suburbs
The streets around here all have their own bin days. Here are the nearby suburbs worth bookmarking.
Quick tips for bin night
- Empty it before you bin it. A half full bottle leaks through the paper and cardboard sharing its bin. Drain liquids first and the whole load stays cleaner.
- Flatten before you fill. A single unflattened box can eat half the recycling bin, and in St Lucia the next yellow collection is a fortnight away. Break it down first and a fortnight of cardboard fits without a fight.
- Summer bins need managing. A St Lucia red bin in January is a different beast. Bag food scraps tight, keep the bin in shade if you can, and get it out every single week even when it is barely half full.
Get the schedule for your street
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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