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Waikato District Council - Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato

Hazardous waste disposal

Many wastes can be diverted away from landfill. Some items can be taken to the local resource recovery centre in Raglan, other can be dropped off at transfer stations, charity or Op shops, pop ups or product stewardship initiatives.

Find out here what you can do with hazardous waste, chemical waste, green waste, furniture, e-waste, construction and demolition waste.

If you have an item to dispose of that doesn't appear in the below list please contact your local Transfer station.

​Please note:  These services are subject to change, please contact the appropriate transfer station prior to arrival to confirm the acceptance of goods.


If you have concerns around the handling and/or disposing of hazardous waste  by a member of the public please contact us on 0800 92 452, 07 824 8633 or email us at info@waidc.govt.nz
Asbestos
Unfortunately none of the transfer stations within our district accept asbestos.

Alternatively you can contact WasteMINZ Contaminated Land Management team on 09 476 7162 or check out there website here.

Our Environmental Health Officer's can also advice if you have further queries. To get in touch head over to our Contact us page.
Batteries

Nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), lithium ion (Li-ion) and other batteries which contain hazardous metals.

Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre

Car batteries only
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
Chemicals
Farm chemicals, drenches, chlorine, fertilizers, organophosphates, insecticides, or home garden chemicals.

Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Cleanfill
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
e-Waste
Whiteware, TV's, computers, phones

Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station (TV's only, as rubbish not as recycling), Raglan Resource Centre

Mobile phones can be recycled through remobile.org.nz
Further e-waste
Personal and laptop computers and all cables, tablets, notebooks and palmtops, computer monitors and parts (e.g. internal hard drives and CD drives), computer peripherals and accessories (e.g. mice, keyboards, web cameras, USBs and modems), printers, faxes, scanners and multi-functional devices, cameras and video cameras.

Unfortunately none of the transfer stations within our district accept this type of e-waste.
Fluorescent tubes
Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Fridge/freezers/washing machine
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
Greenwaste
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
Metal
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
Other furniture items
Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Paint
Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Rinsed empty farm container
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
Silage Wrap
Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Spray/aerosol cans
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
Tyres
Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Oil waste
Accepted: Raglan Resource Centre
Wood (some)
Accepted: Huntly Transfer Station, Te Kauwhata Transfer Station, Raglan Resource Centre
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