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Waikato District Council - Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato

Rubbish and recycling collection

Easter and ANZAC holiday collections

Rubbish and recycling will be collected as normal over the Easter (Good Friday, 7 April and Easter Monday 10 April) and ANZAC (25 April) holidays, and the following week.

For example, those that are usually collected on a Monday will continue to be collected on a Monday and so on.

Weekly residential kerbside rubbish and recycling collection is available for those living in urban and some rural areas of our district.

Each week those who receive the service must have their rubbish and recycling on the kerb by 7am for pick—up.

If your rubbish and/or recycling is not collected by 5:30pm on your usual day, please give us a call on 0800 492 452.

Report missed collection

 

What day is my rubbish and recycling collected?

Here are some maps which show when the kerbside collection is in each area. Collection days may change due to public holidays. Please check this website at the time to see if your day has changed. 
Note: we are working on a better way to display this information.

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Map of Northern Waste rubbish and recycling collection days

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Map of Raglan rubbish and recycling collection days

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All district rubbish collection

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Rubbish and recycling collection – public holidays

On weeks where there are public holidays (eg Easter, Waitangi Day etc) rubbish and recycling will be collected as normal.

For example, if your rubbish is normally collected on a Friday, it will still be collected on a Friday during the week of Waitangi Day.

This is a change from recent times when it used to be the day after normal collection day.

 

What’s collected in my area?

Rubbish and recycling collection are slightly different for some areas of the district. Select the what area you are in below to find out what’s collected each week and what you need to do to ensure it is collected.

Tuakau

Tuakau rubbish and recycling

Each week you can put out your 120L wheelie bin with a $3 pre-paid sticker attached to the handle. You can buy these stickers and tags in the local convenience stores, service stations and selected Waikato District Council offices.

View a list of retailers

 

You can also put out recycling each week using the teal blue recycling crate and secured and flattened cardboard/paper. Maximum of two crates per household.

See recycling rules below for more information on what can be recycled.

If you do not have a wheelie bin or if it has been stolen, you can order a new wheelie bin by phoning 0800 492 452. The cost is $55 and there is a charge of $15 for delivery. The council contractor delivers the wheelie bin to your property.


Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any further questions about the Tuakau services please phone 0800 492 452.

Why does Tuakau have wheelie bins while the rest of the district as bags?

In the waste collection service review of 2015/2016, Tuakau advised they wished to have wheelie bins. 

Do I need a tag for my wheelie bin?

A $3.00 pre-paid tag will need to be purchased and attached to the wheelie bin’s handle prior to collection. You can buy these stickers and tags in the local convenience stores, service stations and selected Waikato District Council offices.

View a list of retailers

A tag is $3 as opposed to $1.50 for stickers in other parts of the district because the wheelie bins are 120 litres – every bag requires a sticker and bags have size and weight restrictions.

Why can’t I have black bags as well as a wheelie bin?

The service is a wheelie bin service and that is what the contract is set up for Tuakau.

Why have they been picked up in the past?

In 2017, there was also a disruption to service following an accident, so bags were facilitated over this time.

How do I get a wheelie bin? How much does it cost me?

Wheelie bins must be ordered through Council. The cost is $55 and there is a charge of $15 for delivery. The council contractor delivers the wheelie bin to your property.

What do I do if I want an extra wheelie bin?

Give us a call on 0800 492 452 and it is the same arrangement as the first wheelie bin.

Please note that an extra wheelie bin will incur a second rate charge.

Why can't I overfill my bins?

This is to avoid items falling onto the road creating a mess and a safety hazard for residents and our collectors. Items can get stuck in the bins when the truck picks them up which may mean your bin isn't completely emptied. Overflowing wheelie bins generally end up getting their lids damaged when the truck picks them up.

Why can’t I cram my wheelie bin full of rubbish?

Because waste gets stuck and the bin does not get completely emptied when the bin is lifted and continual over filling of wheelie bin, damages the bin. We get a lot of calls saying bins have been damaged by the contractor, continued misuse of the bin does lead to damage.

Do I have to put my rubbish in a bag before putting it in the wheelie bin?

That is completely up to you.

Raglan

Raglan rubbish and recycling

Each week you need to put out your rubbish for collection using the Xtreme Zero Waste prepaid 60L or 25L bags. Each bag must weigh no more than 15kg.

View a list of pre-paid bag retailers

You can also put out recycling each week using the teal blue recycling crate and secured and flattened cardboard/paper. Maximum of two crates per household.

See recycling rules below for more information on what can be recycled.

You also receive a weekly food waste collection run by Xtreme Zero Waste. For more information on the service and equipment visit, https://xtremezerowaste.org.nz/.

RURAL RAGLAN

Xtreme Zero Waste is expanding it’s pre-paid bag rubbish collection to some rural areas of Raglan.

On Monday 12 December, and every Monday afterwards (including public holidays) Xtreme Zero Waste will be picking up just pre-paid bags from the kerb along Okete Rd, Bridal Creek Rd, Hauroro Bay Rd, Checkley Rd, Matakotea Rd, Wrights Rd & Te Mata Rd (up to and including the village).

 *The main road in to Raglan cannot be serviced due to the high speed limit*

This pre-paid bag collection service is run by Xtreme Zero Waste, and is not funded by Council rates.  

Everywhere else

Rubbish and recycling collection everywhere else

Each week you can put out standard 60L rubbish bags (including feedstock bags). Each bag must weigh no more than 15kg and have one full pre-paid sticker attached for the Council collection.

Our recommended retail price (RRP) to all retailers is $1.50 per sticker. If there is an increase in that RRP at any retailer it is the individual retailers who have made that decision.

You can also put out recycling each week using the teal blue recycling crate and secured and flattened cardboard/paper. Maximum of two crates per household.

See recycling rules below for more information on what can be recycled.

Glen Murray recycling drop-off

Glen Murray

Glen Murray Hall carpark. First Saturday of each month (except after holidays) from 8.30am-12.30pm.

2400 Highway 22, Glen Murray 2695

View upcoming drop-off dates.


Recycling

You can place your weekly recycling into a teal green Waikato District Council recycling crate. Each household receives two crates free when they complete a new build, after that, replacement crates are $22 each. You can put out up to two recycle bins for collection per week.

Recycling must be placed in the placed in the council approved 55L teal crate, unless it is cardboard/paper which can be placed between or under a crate or in a cardboard box not in the crate. 

You can replace lost, stolen and damaged crates or obtain two free crates for a newly built dwelling from any one of our council offices, for locations see our contact us page.

Recycling rules

  • Wash clean all items (like you would your dishes)
  • Containers 4L and under can be recycled - Excluding Tetra Pak cartons, these must be placed in the rubbish
  • All lids must be removed and put in the rubbish bin (this includes milk bottle lids), these are often different to the plastic material of the bottle itself and get stuck in the recycling processing machinery.
  • Please put:
    • Glass in one crate 
    • Tins, cans and plastics (labelled 1, 2 and 5) in the other crate
    • If you only have one crate, please rotate your recycling. Glass one week and plastic, tins and cans the next week. A second crate can also be purchased from any council office. 
  • Place cardboard/paper between or under a crate or in a cardboard box not in the crate. 
  • Cardboard and paper can be no larger than 50cm x 50cm x 50cm. Please keep all cardboard and paper out of your recycling crates. 
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Resources for recycling

To find out more details about recycling in the Waikato District and New Zealand check out our Resources for Recycling Youtube playlist here.

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