Caloundra is collected by Sunshine Coast Council. Check your next collection date and which bins go out.
Which council collects Caloundra?
Caloundra is in Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland.
That is the council that decides your collection day, supplies your bins and publishes the
schedule — so it is the council name to look for on any official bin information.
This trips people up more than it should. Council boundaries rarely match the suburb names
people actually use, and a suburb can sit on the edge of one council while the shops you drive
to are in the next one. If you have just moved to Caloundra, or you are checking on behalf of a
rental, Sunshine Coast Council is who you are dealing with. Our full
Sunshine Coast Council bin day guide has the detail
, and Sunshine Coast Council’s own website is the source of record
.
Caloundra bin colours and collection frequency
Sunshine Coast Council issues 3 bins to households
in Caloundra:
Garden waste service is opt-in on the Sunshine Coast: not every property has a green bin.
Why your street may differ from the rest of Caloundra
Knowing the council is only half of it. Sunshine Coast Council divides its area into collection zones so
the trucks can work through it across the week, and those zone lines do not follow suburb
boundaries. A single suburb the size of Caloundra is often split across two or more collection
days, which is why a neighbour a few streets away can be a reliable-sounding but wrong source.
The other half is which week you are in.
General waste here is weekly , while recycling is fortnightly , and garden waste is fortnightly (opt-in).
Anything on a fortnightly cycle means counting weeks, and public holidays shift the count.
The checker above returns the actual next date for each bin, so there is nothing to count.
Caloundra bin day: common questions
What council covers Caloundra?
Caloundra is collected by Sunshine Coast Council, in Queensland. That is the council that sets your collection day, provides your bins and publishes the schedule.
When is bin day in Caloundra?
Collection day in Caloundra depends on your street. Sunshine Coast Council splits its area into collection zones so the trucks can cover the whole council across the week, which means different parts of Caloundra can be collected on different days. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to get the next collection date for your own address.
How often is general waste collected in Caloundra?
Sunshine Coast Council collects the red bin for general waste weekly in Caloundra.
Which bin is recycling in Caloundra?
In Caloundra the yellow bin takes mixed recycling — paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers. It is fortnightly.
Does Caloundra have a green or FOGO bin?
Yes. Sunshine Coast Council provides a green bin for garden waste in Caloundra, fortnightly (opt-in).
What if I've just moved to Caloundra?
The colour scheme you learned at your old address may not apply here. Check the Sunshine Coast Council colours below, then run your new address through the checker to get your collection day — asking a neighbour is unreliable, because they may be in a different collection zone.
