Hazardous and regulated waste
Regulated waste is commercial or industrial waste of a waste type listed in Schedule 7 of the
Environmental Protection Regulation 2008. Regulated wastes are hazardous wastes that have been
deemed to be extremely harmful to the community and the environment and therefore require a higher
level of regulation.
Reduce and reuse
Commercial operators are recommended to look at industries and businesses that may use your waste
product, to reduce the cost of regulated and hazardous waste disposal fees.
Tips: Businesses who wish to reduce their waste disposal and costs.
View Planet Ark's Business Recycling website to register your business and waste products online to
promote to other businesses that may be in need of your waste product: www.businessrecycling.com.au
Prepare a waste management plan for the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste to benefit from
savings by sustainable waste reduction and disposal. The Department of Environment and Heritage
Protection’s (EHP’s) ecoBiz program can assist with this process or contact the Queensland
government’s customer referral centre via 13 QGOV (13 74 68).
Disposal of limited regulated and domestic hazardous waste
Development approval conditions with the Department of Environment and Resource Management
(DERM) place limitations on the type and amount of waste materials that can be accepted at council’s
waste management facilities.
Please see below for the types of hazardous waste that are accepted at council’s waste management
facilities. Refer to council’s website for a full list of ‘Accepted Waste’ at the four major waste
management facilities.
Council’s waste management facilities can only accept limited amounts of “limited regulated waste”
which is a sub category of the regulated waste classification. Limited regulated waste means any of the
following types of regulated waste types:
 Animal effluent and residues, including abattoir effluent and poultry and fish processing waste;
 Asbestos;
 Food processing waste;
 Quarantine waste that has been rendered non-infectious;
 Sewage sludge or residue;
 Treated clinical waste;
 Tyres.
Commercial operators with limited regulated waste for disposal are requested to contact council prior to
disposing of large quantities to ensure the waste can be accepted.
Residents can dispose of domestic quantities of domestic hazardous waste at council's waste
management facilities.
If the waste cannot be accepted at council’s waste management facilities, services are offered by
commercial recyclers who can provide onsite or offsite solutions. Refer to the Yellow pages or Planet
Ark’s Business Recycling website: http://businessrecycling.com.au/
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Waste type
Asbestos
containing material
(ACM)
Contaminated soil
Dead animals
Domestic
hazardous waste
Domestic e-waste
(TVs, computers
and computer
equipment)
Gas cylinders
(empty)
Limited regulated and household hazardous waste Facilities accepting
disposal options at council waste management facilities waste type
Refer to Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) fact sheet
Caboolture, Dakabin
and Redcliffe
Development approval conditions with the state government Caboolture and
authority EHP place limitations on the contaminant levels Dakabin
and leaching quantity levels allowable in contaminated soil
that can be accepted at council’s waste management
facilities. Contact council for more information.
A disposal permit from EHP is also required before the
contaminated soil can be accepted at council’s waste
management facilities.
Domestic and commercial quantities accepted.
Bunya, Caboolture,
Dakabin and
Redcliffe
Residents may dispose of up to 20 litres of:
Bunya, Caboolture,
Dakabin, Redcliffe
 Domestic cooking oil,
and Woodford
 Motor oil and containers,
 Household paints and chemicals.
and dispose of domestic quantities of:
 Car and marine batteries,
 household batteries,
 Smoke alarms;
 Fluorescent light bulbs.
Domestic quantities for residents only.
Caboolture and
Dakabin
Domestic and commercial quantities accepted. Residents Bunya, Caboolture,
are limited to dispose of 1x domestic gas cylinder per visit Dakabin and
for free disposal.
Redcliffe
Residents are limited to dispose of 1x domestic gas cylinder Samford
per visit
(residents only)
Other limited
regulated waste
Tyres
Limited quantities (contact council prior to disposal to
ensure it can be accepted) of the following:
 Animal effluent and residues, including abattoir
effluent and poultry and fish processing waste;
 Food processing waste;
 Quarantine waste that has been rendered noninfectious;
 Sewage sludge or residue;
 Treated clinical waste.
Domestic and commercial quantities accepted. Residents
are limited to dispose of 2 car tyres per visit for free
disposal.
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Caboolture and
Dakabin
Bunya, Caboolture,
Dakabin, Redcliffe,
and Woodford
February 16