The population of Rockhampton (Local Government Area) is a fraction under 80,000 people who are service by less half a dozen skip bin businesses. So if you have managed to phone more that 6 skip bin businesses in or around Rockhampton then you have probably spoken to the same businesses more than once or you have have a memory problem.
Rockhampton has both transfer stations and a Land Fill tip. The Landfill is located at Lakes Creek Road in North Rockhampton and is open Monday to Sunday from 7am to 5pm daily with the exception of Christmas Day. There are 4 Transfer Stations at:
- Ridgelands Road, Alton Downs
- Inslay Avenue, Bouldercombe
- Corner of Allen Road and Lucas Street, Gracemere
- Racecourse Road, Mount Morgan
The waste transfer stations allow Rockhampton residents to drop off unwanted materials like green waste and general household waste. Some of the transfer stations also take recycling materials like cardboard, paper, glass, plastics (marked with recycling symbols) cans (aluminium and steel) and vehicle batteries.
Within the Rockhampton Local Government Area there appears to be no restrictions about placing skip bins on council property. This means it is OK to have your skip bin placed on the nature-strip or verge in front of your property. That is if you are happy to share your skip bin with your neighbours. The fear of receiving donations of materials from friendly neighbours is often more than the reality. And if this is a concern you harbour (have) then the easy answer is to get your skip bin delivered onto your property.
The best place to have a skip bin placed is as close to the rubbish as possible. This minimises the amount of walking you will need to do to fill you skip bin. Most people only need a bin for a few days to fill it up and it is a far better idea to have the bin near your nearest access door rather than having to walk 5 or 10 meters back and forwards to a skip on the verge.