Bin Health Check Program

Let's get it sorted Rocky Region!

Knowing how to sort your household items into the right bin increases resource recovery, builds a local circular economy and helps reach zero waste to landfill.

To give your bins a health check-up, our local Bin Health Professionals will be out and about, doing a simple ‘lift the lid’ visual bin health assessment of household bins.

Between March through to October 2025*, we will visit your bins on your scheduled collection day (prior to your collection service) to carry out a quick check to:

  • See if your recyclable items are placed loose and clean into your yellow lid recycling bin,
  • Spot if there is any contamination in your yellow lid bin, and
  • Scan for lost recyclable items in your red lid general waste bin.

While they are there, they will also:

  • Provide feedback to your household by attaching a bin tag onto your bin, and
  • Leave information and resources to help your household get your recycling sorted.

Watch this video to find out how the bin health check works! 👇

Improving Our Recycling Habits

As part of Council’s Bin Health Check Program, a small number of households* across the region have been randomly selected to receive a second and third check on their yellow lid recycling bin.

These follow-up checks help us:

  • Meet State Government funding and reporting requirements,
  • Help measure the effectiveness of our educational resources,
  • Identify opportunities to enhance future education programs, and
  • Understand how correct household recycling habits are put into practice over time.

This check is completely random and is all about understanding recycling behaviours.

*Households receiving additional checks have received notification in letterboxes.


Recycling Resources Pop-up Stalls

Discover how to get your recycling sorted and access handy recycling resources at our pop-up stalls! Visit us at a shopping centre or market near you soon.

Want to find out more about the program? Find the answers in our FAQs on this page!

This initiative is supported by the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.

*Weather and project constraints permitting.

Let's get it sorted Rocky Region!

Knowing how to sort your household items into the right bin increases resource recovery, builds a local circular economy and helps reach zero waste to landfill.

To give your bins a health check-up, our local Bin Health Professionals will be out and about, doing a simple ‘lift the lid’ visual bin health assessment of household bins.

Between March through to October 2025*, we will visit your bins on your scheduled collection day (prior to your collection service) to carry out a quick check to:

  • See if your recyclable items are placed loose and clean into your yellow lid recycling bin,
  • Spot if there is any contamination in your yellow lid bin, and
  • Scan for lost recyclable items in your red lid general waste bin.

While they are there, they will also:

  • Provide feedback to your household by attaching a bin tag onto your bin, and
  • Leave information and resources to help your household get your recycling sorted.

Watch this video to find out how the bin health check works! 👇

Improving Our Recycling Habits

As part of Council’s Bin Health Check Program, a small number of households* across the region have been randomly selected to receive a second and third check on their yellow lid recycling bin.

These follow-up checks help us:

  • Meet State Government funding and reporting requirements,
  • Help measure the effectiveness of our educational resources,
  • Identify opportunities to enhance future education programs, and
  • Understand how correct household recycling habits are put into practice over time.

This check is completely random and is all about understanding recycling behaviours.

*Households receiving additional checks have received notification in letterboxes.


Recycling Resources Pop-up Stalls

Discover how to get your recycling sorted and access handy recycling resources at our pop-up stalls! Visit us at a shopping centre or market near you soon.

Want to find out more about the program? Find the answers in our FAQs on this page!

This initiative is supported by the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.

*Weather and project constraints permitting.

  • Let’s Get it Sorted Survey Competition Entry Form

    Complete this short survey to go in the draw to WIN 3 x 25L Stackable In-home Bins.

    This form is to be completed when submitting an entry into Rockhampton Regional Council’s LGIS Survey Competition. 

    All entries are to be submitted in accordance with the attached Conditions of Entry. Prize winners will be drawn monthly. Competition concludes 5pm Friday 14 November 2025.

    Take Survey
Page last updated: 21 Aug 2025, 02:36 PM