Brisbane City Council reveals 200 temporary Cyclone Alfred food waste bin sites

More than 750 temporary bins at 200 sites where Brisbane residents can dump rotting food have been revealed by council.

More than 750 temporary waste bins in 200 parks and other sites around Brisbane have been revealed to help residents who were blacked out dispose of their rotting food waste.

The bins were only for residents who missed their regular bin collections or needed to dispose of spoiled food, Brisbane City Council said.

The bins would be frequently emptied to minimise odour and insects.

Council said they would remain in place for as long as needed and more bins would be rolled out if there was demand.

It came after Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said a special kerbside collection for water-damaged household items would begin from Monday, to give residents time to deal with insurers before putting items out over the weekend.

“We are approaching this disaster clean-up very methodically to ensure it can be done quickly and correctly, with a clear plan for household waste, green waste and flood waste,’’ he said.

“I want to thank residents for being patient and our rubbish collection teams for working so hard to return services in what have been extremely challenging conditions this past week.

The temporary waste bins were also used after the 2011 and 2022 floods.

Almost 57,000 homes lost power during Cyclone Alfred and some of those were still without power.

A special red-top bin collection took place on Sunday and scheduled rubbish bin collection recommenced on Monday, however some households missed collection due to blocked roads and flooding.

Mr Schrinner said crews would clean up green waste on roads, parks and other public spaces, but also encouraged those with utes or trailers to contact their local council ward office and register to help others.

People needing help to remove green waste were encouraged to contact council’s contact centre on 3403 8888, 24 hours a day, so a ute owner could be put in touch with them.

But Mr Schrinner said this was best done “organically’’ by people helping friends, family and neighbours clean up fallen trees, branches and leaves on their properties.

An overflowing bin with waste dumped after Cyclone Alfred. Picture: Keith Woods

Free green waste tipping was available at Resource Recovery Centres and temporary green waste satellite sites, although some commercial operators have complained they were being charged.

Long queues were reported at the Ferny Grove tip on Tuesday with a traffic controller on hand to help.

Two green waste satellite sites were already operating at Mt Coot-tha and Camp Hill, with more to be opened before the weekend.

Resource Recovery Centres would be open from 6.30am to 5.30pm for free green waste tipping at: 1372 Nudgee Rd, Nudgee Beach; 360 Sherbrooke Rd, Willawong (reopened on Tuesday after being closed due to flooding); 101 Upper Kedron Rd, Ferny Grove; 728 Tilley Road, Chandler.

Temporary household free green-waste satellite sites are at: Whites Hill Reserve, Camp Hill and Mt Coot-tha carpark, Sir Samuel Griffith Drive.

Originally published as Brisbane City Council reveals 200 temporary Cyclone Alfred food waste bin sites