How much would you pay for additional kerbside waste services?

Please take five minutes to complete the Mareeba Shire Waste Survey, 23 March – 12 April 2026.

Council is finalising a new seven-year contract for kerbside collection services.

This contract has options to introduce fortnightly kerbside recycling and/or garden organics (GO) services. Recycling waste would be transported to the Cairns Materials Recovery Facility for processing and the GO transported to Shark Recycling in Biboohra.

These additional services come at a cost.

They will only be available for the areas which currently receive the general kerbside waste collection services – Mareeba, Kuranda, Julatten, Speewah, Dimbulah, Biboohra, Koah and Mt Molloy.

If the new services are introduced it won’t be an opt in, or out, choice per household. All households which currently have kerbside collections would receive the new services.

Council’s final decision on the introduction of new kerbisde services will reflect a balanced assessment of the survey feedback, financial and operational feasibility, and long-term community interests.

Details such as recycling contamination costs and waste education costs will be considered.

This Frequently Asked Questions sheet answers many common questions.

Call 07 4086 4910 for answers to your specific questions and for help completing the survey.