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.

As part of Rockhampton Regional Council's 2026 Bin Health Check Program, 1,000 randomly selected households* across the region will receive a series of bin health checks to help improve recycling habits and reduce contamination.

What is a Bin Health Check?

Between September and October 2026, A Bin Health Professional will complete a simple ‘lift the lid’ visual check of selected household bins on collection day 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.

What Happens Next?

The 1,000 households randomly selected to participate in the program will receive a total of three bin health checks over several weeks, conducted on their normal recycling collection day.

These follow-up checks allow us to:

  • Measure waste education effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve future programs, and
  • See how habits develop and are put into practice.

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

*If your household has been randomly selected for the program, you will receive a notification in your letterbox.

2026 BINfluencer Competition now OPEN!

Are you the next BINfluencer? Do you tick the BINfluencer boxes?

✅ Have your household recyclables sorted

✅ Keep lids off your household recyclables

✅ Keep your household recyclables clean

✅ Keep your household recyclables loose

✅ Place your yellow lid bin out correctly on its fortnightly collection day

Watch this video to find out more about the BINfluencer competition! 👇

Enter the 2026 BINfluencer Competition HERE.


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.

As part of Rockhampton Regional Council's 2026 Bin Health Check Program, 1,000 randomly selected households* across the region will receive a series of bin health checks to help improve recycling habits and reduce contamination.

What is a Bin Health Check?

Between September and October 2026, A Bin Health Professional will complete a simple ‘lift the lid’ visual check of selected household bins on collection day 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.

What Happens Next?

The 1,000 households randomly selected to participate in the program will receive a total of three bin health checks over several weeks, conducted on their normal recycling collection day.

These follow-up checks allow us to:

  • Measure waste education effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve future programs, and
  • See how habits develop and are put into practice.

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

*If your household has been randomly selected for the program, you will receive a notification in your letterbox.

2026 BINfluencer Competition now OPEN!

Are you the next BINfluencer? Do you tick the BINfluencer boxes?

✅ Have your household recyclables sorted

✅ Keep lids off your household recyclables

✅ Keep your household recyclables clean

✅ Keep your household recyclables loose

✅ Place your yellow lid bin out correctly on its fortnightly collection day

Watch this video to find out more about the BINfluencer competition! 👇

Enter the 2026 BINfluencer Competition HERE.


Page last updated: 17 Sep 2026, 10:55 AM