Waste Management Facilities

Burdekin Shire Council operates one landfill and four transfer stations that are open to the public for waste disposal and recycling.

Council offers free disposal for the majority of household waste for Burdekin residents. To access free disposal, waste must be separated from recyclable items.

Fees apply to all unsorted domestic waste and commercial waste, as well as certain recyclable items. See Council’s Fees and Charges for more information.

Please follow the directions of waste facility staff when using any Council waste facility.

Operating Hours

Council’s waste facilities, with the exception of Kirknie Landfill, operate 363 days a year. Kirknie Landfill is closed on Sundays.

All sites are closed:

  • from 1pm on Christmas Eve
  • all day Christmas Day
  • all day Good Friday.
  • Sales at the Resale Shed are not permitted 15 minutes prior to closing time to allow staff adequate time to finalise end of day duties.  

Check the table below for current opening hours for each of Council’s waste facilities. Please note that some facilities are currently operating under trial hours.

Site, Location and Contact Waste Accepted

 From 1 Dec 25 Opening Days (Trial Hours) From 1 Dec 25 Opening Hours Payment Types Accepted
Ayr Transfer Station, Railway Street, Ayr
Phone: 0437 910 358		 Commercial and domestic waste is accepted.

 7 Days

8:00am to 12:00noon

1:00pm to 4:00pm

 Eftpos only accepted
Home Hill Transfer Station, Bojack Road, Home Hill
Phone: 0428 814 969		 Commercial and domestic waste is accepted.

6 Days

Closed Wednesday's

8:00am to 1:00pm

2:00pm to 4:00pm

 Eftpos only accepted
Giru Transfer Station, Cromarty Creek Landing Road, Giru
(Cross the railwayline and turn left – then follow the signs)
Phone: 0427 364 844		 Commercial and domestic waste is accepted.

 Friday and Sunday 2.00pm to 5:00pm Eftpos only accepted
Clare Transfer Station,2463 Ayr Dalbeg Road, Clare
Phone: 0427 364 844		 Domestic waste only.
Commercial customers are not able to use this facility.

Fortnightly Sunday

Please note as a handy reference the Clare Transfer Station is open the same fortnight as Clare resident's recycling bin collection

 9:00am to 12:00noon Eftpos only accepted
Kirknie Landfill,1614Kirknie Road, Home Hill (16.5 kms up river from the intersection adjacent to the Burdekin bridge)
Phone: 0409 980 828		 Commercial and domestic waste is accepted.

Monday to Friday

Saturday

8:00am to 1:00pm

8:00am to 12:00 noon

 Eftpos only accepted

Ayr Transfer Station

Ayr Transfer Station

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The Ayr Transfer Station provides a convenient place for Burdekin residents to drop off household waste, recycling and other items for recovery or disposal. It is not a landfill: materials are separated into different waste streams before being sent for recycling, reuse, further processing or landfill disposal.

Council offers free disposal for most sorted household waste and recyclable items for Burdekin residents. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.

To take advantage of free disposal, sort your load before you arrive and keep recyclable items separate from general waste.

Fees apply to unsorted domestic waste, commercial waste and some recyclable items. See Council's Fees and Charges for current disposal fees: Fees and Charges | Burdekin Shire Council

What Can I drop-off for free?

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The following items can be recycled at the Ayr Transfer Station for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.

  • Household recyclables: accepted plastics(1,2,4 & 5), paper and cardboard, aluminium and steel cans, foil trays, and glass bottles and jars
  • Green waste: including logs and stumps (fees applicable for commercial green waste).
  • Batteries: including car*, rechargeable and household batteries. See Council's battery page for more information.
  • Vapes
  • Fluorescent light bulbs
  • Scrap metal and household appliances: including washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens and microwaves
  • Used cooking oil: up to 20 litres
  • Used motor oil: up to 10 litres
  • Used oil filters: up to 3
  • E-waste: including TVs, computers and printers. See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
  • Cardboard: must be flattened
  • Flares and EPIRBs
  • Timber: up to half a ute load or small trailer load. 
  • Reusable household items: including furniture, household goods, toys, bikes, bric-a-brac and tools in good, reusable condition.

*not including EV batteries

Items with a disposal fee

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The following items can be recycled at the Ayr Transfer Station but do have a disposal fee:

  • Tyres
  • Un-degassed or degassed commercial whitegoods
  • Un-degassed or degassed commercial air-conditioners
  • Commercial cardboard
  • Commercial gas bottles
  • Commercial fire extinguishers
  • Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
  • Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
  • Used motor oil (more than 10 litres)
  • Used oil filters (more than 3)
  • Solar panels, domestic households only - limit of 20 panels

  • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers

See Council's Fees and Charges for current fees.

Items we cannot accept

The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:

  • Liquid waste
  • Chemicals and pesticides
  • Paints and solvents
  • Contaminated soil
  • Firearms and ammunition

Free Mulch!

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Give your garden a boost with free mulch available from the Ayr Transfer Station on the last Sunday of each month, from 8am-12pm.
  • Last Sunday of each month: Mulch can be loaded into your vehicle or trailer by Council’s loader, free of charge.
  • During the week: Alternatively, residents can self-load mulch during normal transfer station opening hours.
  • Mulch delivery: On advertised days, mulch can be delivered for $50 to domestic properties within the urban area. Conditions apply.
  • Large quantities: If you require a larger quantity of mulch, please contact Council’s Waste Services team to discuss availability and options.

Please note: Mulch and delivery services are for domestic use only and are subject to availability.

Home Hill Transfer Station

Home Hill Transfer Station

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The Home Hill Transfer Station provides a convenient place for Burdekin residents to drop off household waste, recycling and other items for recovery or disposal. It is not a landfill: materials are separated into different waste streams before being sent for recycling, reuse, further processing or landfill disposal.

Council offers free disposal for most sorted household waste and recyclable items for Burdekin residents. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.

To take advantage of free disposal, sort your load before you arrive and keep recyclable items separate from general waste.

Fees apply to unsorted domestic waste, commercial waste and some recyclable items. See Council's Fees and Charges for current disposal fees: Fees and Charges | Burdekin Shire Council

What Can I drop-off for free?

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The following items can be recycled at the Home Hill Transfer Stations for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.

  • Household recyclables: accepted plastics(1,2,4 & 5), paper and cardboard, aluminium and steel cans, foil trays, and glass bottles and jars
  • Green waste: including logs and stumps (fees applicable for commercial green waste).
  • Batteries: including car*, rechargeable and household batteries. See Council's battery page for more information.
  • Vapes
  • Fluorescent light bulbs
  • Scrap metal and household appliances: including washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens and microwaves
  • Used cooking oil: up to 20 litres
  • Used motor oil: up to 10 litres
  • Used oil filters: up to 3
  • E-waste: including TVs, computers and printers. See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
  • Cardboard: must be flattened
  • Flares and EPIRBs
  • Timber: up to half a ute load or small trailer load.
  • Reusable household items: including furniture, household goods, toys, bikes, bric-a-brac and tools in good, reusable condition.
  • DrumMUSTER drums - For further details see the Agricultural Waste page.

*not including EV batteries

Items with a disposal fee

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The following items can be recycled at the Home Hill Transfer Station but required a disposal fee:

  • Tyres
  • Un-degassed or degassed commercial whitegoods
  • Un-degassed or degassed commercial air-conditioners
  • Commercial cardboard
  • Commercial gas bottles
  • Commercial Fire extinguishers
  • Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
  • Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
  • Used motor oil (more than 10 litres)
  • Used oil filters (more than 3)
  • Solar panels, domestic households only - limit of 20 panels

  • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers (domestic only)

See Council's Fees and Charges for current fees.

Items we cannot accept

The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:

  • Liquid waste
  • Chemicals and pesticides
  • Paints and solvents
  • Contaminated soil
  • Firearms and ammunition

Kirknie Landfill

Kirknie Landfill

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Kirknie Landfill receives the majority of waste generated in the Burdekin Shire. While some materials must be landfilled, many can be recycled, recovered or repurposed through the resource recovery areas located onsite. By separating recyclable materials before you arrive, you can help conserve landfill space, recover valuable resources and ensure waste is not disposed of unnecessarily. Council has dedicated resource recovery areas where recyclable and recoverable materials can be separated from general waste, including:

  • Green waste
  • Tyres
  • Scrap metal
  • Mattresses
  • Asphalt
  • Concrete
  • Bricks and pavers
  • Clean fill

Many recovered materials are recycled or repurposed. For example, concrete, bricks and pavers are processed into crushed material for use in road construction, while clean fill is used in landfill operations.

The Queensland Waste Levy applies to waste disposed of to landfill in Queensland. Some waste streams are exempt from the levy when they are appropriately separated for recycling, recovery or reuse.

For more information, visit Council's Queensland Waste Levy page.

What Can I drop-off for free?

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The following items can be recycled at the Kirknie Landfill for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.

  • Scrap metal and household appliances (i.e. washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens microwaves etc),
  • Batteries: including car*, rechargeable and household batteries. See Council's battery page for more information.
  • E Waste: including TVs, computers and printers. See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
  • Cardboard (must be flattened)
  • Used cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
  • Used motor oil (up to 10 litres)
  • Used oil filters (no more than 3)

*not including EV batteries

Items with a disposal fee

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The following items can be recycled at the Kirknie Landfill, but do have a disposal fee:

  • Tyres
  • Un-degassed or degassed commercial whitegoods
  • Un-degassed or degassed commercial air-conditioners
  • Commercial cardboard
  • Commercial gas bottles
  • Commercial fire extinguishers
  • Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
  • Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
  • Used motor oil (more than 10 litres)
  • Used oil filters (more than 3)
  • Concrete requiring rock breaking
  • Solar panels, domestic households only - limit of 20 panels

  • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers

See Council's Fees and Charges for current fees.

Items we cannot accept

The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:

  • Liquid waste
  • Chemicals and pesticides
  • Paints and solvents
  • Contaminated soil
  • Firearms and ammunition

Giru Transfer Station

Giru Transfer Station

Giru Transfer Station provides a convenient place for Burdekin residents to drop off household waste, recycling and other items for recovery or disposal. It is not a landfill: materials are separated into different waste streams before being sent for recycling, reuse, further processing or landfill disposal.

Council offers free disposal for most sorted household waste and recyclable items for Burdekin residents. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.

To take advantage of free disposal, sort your load before you arrive and keep recyclable items separate from general waste.

Fees apply to unsorted domestic waste, commercial waste and some recyclable items. See Council's Fees and Charges for current disposal fees: Fees and Charges | Burdekin Shire Council

What Can I drop-off for free?

The following items can be recycled at the Giru Transfer Stations for FREE if you sort them from your domestic waste.

  • Household recyclables: accepted plastics(1,2,4 & 5), paper and cardboard, aluminium and steel cans, foil trays, and glass bottles and jars
  • Green waste: including logs and stumps (fees applicable for commercial green waste).
  • Batteries: including car*, rechargeable and household batteries. See Council's battery page for more information.
  • Vapes
  • Fluorescent light bulbs
  • Scrap metal and household appliances: including washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens and microwaves
  • Used cooking oil: up to 20 litres
  • Used motor oil: up to 10 litres
  • Used oil filters: up to 3
  • E-waste: including TVs, computers and printers. See the E Waste section of our A-Z listing for a full list)
  • Cardboard: must be flattened
  • Timber: up to half a ute load or small trailer load.

  • Reusable household items: including furniture, household goods, toys, bikes, bric-a-brac and tools in good, reusable condition.

  • DrumMUSTER drums - For further details see the Agricultural Waste page.

*not including EV batteries

Items with a disposal fee

The following items can be recycled at the Giru Transfer Station but required a disposal fee:

  • Tyres
  • Un-degassed or degassed whitegoods and air-conditioners
  • Commercial cardboard
  • Commercial gas bottles
  • Commercial fire extinguishers
  • Mattresses (processed to remove metal for recycling) Note: no charge applies to baby/cot mattresses and foam mattresses less than 5cm thick
  • Used cooking oil (more than 20 litres)
  • Used motor oil (more than 10 litres)
  • Used oil filters (more than 3)

  • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers

Items we cannot accept

The following items cannot be accepted at any of Council's Waste Facilities:

  • Liquid waste
  • Chemicals and pesticides
  • Paints and solvents
  • Contaminated soil
  • Firearms and ammunition

Clare Transfer Station

Clare Transfer Station

Clare front gate

The Clare Transfer Station provides a convenient place for Burdekin residents to drop off household waste, recycling and other items for recovery or disposal. It is not a landfill: materials are separated into different waste streams before being sent for recycling, reuse, further processing or landfill disposal.

Council offers free disposal for most sorted household waste and recyclable items for Burdekin residents. You may be asked to provide proof of Burdekin residency.

To take advantage of free disposal, sort your load before you arrive and keep recyclable items separate from general waste.

Fees apply to unsorted domestic waste and some recyclable items. See Council's Fees and Charges for current disposal fees: Fees and Charges | Burdekin Shire Council

This Transfer Station is for domestic waste only and under no circumstances is commercial waste accepted at this site. Vehicles greater than 4.5 tonne GVM or GCM with waste are also prohibited. The site is monitored regularly and under camera surveillance.

What can be dropped off

Clare cardboard

Bins are available for the following:

  • 15m3 skip bin for hard waste only i.e. no putrescibles or food scraps to be disposed of in this bin
  • 3m3 bin for general waste including putrescibles and food scraps
  • 6 x 240L yellow lidded bins for recyclables such as aluminium cans, plastics (numbered 1-5), glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard
  • 2 x 6m3 bin for cardboard only; and
  • 15m3 skip bin for scrap metal
  • DrumMUSTER – By appointment only (For further details see the Agricultural Waste page)

Items we cannot accept

The following items are not accepted at the Clare Transfer Station:

  • Commercial waste
  • Whitegoods and air-conditioning units
  • E Waste
  • Green waste
  • Construction and demolition waste
  • Concrete, bricks, pavers,
  • Asphalt and soil
  • Tyres
  • Batteries
  • Fluro's
  • Waste motor oil, cooking oil, fuel and coolants
  • Gas bottles/fire extinguishers
  • Chemicals or pesticides
  • Asbestos
  • Paint and liquid waste
  • Firearms or ammunition
  • Car bodies
  • Mattresses
  • Solar Panels
  • EPIRBs and Marine Flares

Clare scrap metal

Transfer Station Resale Sheds

Transfer Station Resale Sheds

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Council’s Resale Sheds located at the Ayr, Home Hill and Giru Transfer Stations are popular with Burdekin residents. Not only will you save money, but you are also repurposing an item and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill thus helping the environment.

The goods available in the shop are items such as household furniture and goods, bikes, play equipment and toys, tools, books and various bric-a-brac.

Money made from the sales at the secondhand shop go towards reducing the cost of waste disposal for the Burdekin community.

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Waste from Outside the Burdekin Shire

To protect the long-term capacity of Council’s landfill facilities, prioritise landfill capacity for Burdekin residents and ratepayers, and ensure compliance with the environmental authority conditions for Kirknie Landfill, the following conditions apply:

  • Council will not accept regulated waste generated outside the Burdekin Shire.
  • A 100% surcharge on the applicable gate fee applies to commercial and domestic waste generated outside the Burdekin Shire.
  • Waste generated outside the Burdekin Shire may only be disposed of at Kirknie Landfill.
  • Customers may be required to provide proof of residency or property ownership within the Burdekin Shire when using Council waste facilities.

Accepted forms of identification include:

  • a current Queensland driver licence showing a Burdekin residential address
  • a current Burdekin Shire Council rates notice
  • a current residential tenancy agreement for a property within the Burdekin Shire
  • a recent utility account, such as an electricity account, showing a Burdekin residential address.

Trial Operating Hours

Several Council waste facilities are currently operating under trial opening hours.

A trial of changed operating hours at Kirknie Landfill, Ayr Transfer Station and Home Hill Transfer Station commenced on 1 December 2025. Council is continuing the trial while further community feedback and financial data are gathered to help inform a decision on future operating hours.

Council encourages residents, facility users and other stakeholders to provide feedback by completing the short survey using the QR code displayed at the transfer stations or the online form below.

Transfer Station Feedback Form

The more feedback received, the better placed Council will be to make decisions that reflect the needs of our community.

Sort and Save

Sort your load before you go

Save time, money, and the environment.

Separate recyclable and recoverable items from your household waste before visiting our waste facilities. Sorting your load before you arrive can reduce disposal costs, speed up unloading and help keep valuable materials out of landfill.

Step 1: Sort Your Load

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Before leaving home, separate items that may have dedicated recycling or recovery areas, including:

  • green waste
  • scrap metal and household appliances
  • cardboard
  • batteries and battery-powered devices
  • e-waste
  • used cooking oil
  • used motor oil
  • other recyclable or recoverable materials.

Check the information for your chosen waste facility above to see which items are accepted and whether any fees or conditions apply.

Not sure where an item belongs? Search Recycle Mate to find the right local recycling or disposal option.

Step 2: Pack Smart

Making a few simple changes when loading your vehicle or trailer can save time when you arrive.

  • Flatten cardboard boxes and remove packing materials.
  • Group similar items together.
  • Keep recyclable materials separate from general waste.
  • Think about the order you'll unload your materials and pack accordingly.
  • Secure your load before travelling.

Sort before you load, pack smart and make your next visit easier.

 

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