GOOD NEWS! We are now accepting #5 plastics!

Rubbish Collections

West

Monday - TeKopuru, Pouto, Glinks Gully, Baylys Beach

Tuesday - Dargaville Township (excluding Mangawhare)

Wednesdays - Ruawai, Kai iwi Lakes, Omamaari, Aranga, Trounson Park

Thursday - Mangawhare, Awakino Point, Tangowahine, Tangiteroria, Wahiue Road

East

Monday - Mangawhai* (increased summer collections apply - see below)

Tuesday - Tinopai, Matakohe  (now includes TeKowhai Rd) Ararua to and including Petley Road

Wednesday - Paparoa, Whakapirau, Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka 

ALL BAGS ARE TO BE ON  THE KERBSIDE TO AVOID NON COLLECTION

Recycling Collections

All collections remain the same unless advertised prior (Home page) To avoid non collection please ensure that all blue and yellow bags are placed on the kerbside by 8am of collection day.  Please check out of designated recycling bag areas.

East

MondayMangawhai
WednesdayPaparoa/Whakapirau/Maungaturoto/Kaiwaka Townships

North

TuesdayBaylys Beach
ThursdayRuawai/Dargaville Townships


These areas are our only designated recycling areas.  Although we endeavour to pick up the yellow recycling bags put out in other areas, this is not always possible, and they could be treated as rubbish.

What you can recycle

If your plastics DO NOT have a #1, 2, or 5 on the bottom, unfortunately we don’t accept it.  We CAN NOT accept #3, 4, 6, 7 and it is classed as rubbish


PAPERMagazines, biscuit boxes, cereal boxes
CARDBOARDBeer Boxes, Coke Boxes.  The easiest way to tell if it is cardboard or paper is “if it goes in the fridge and doesn’t go soggy it is cardboard”

ANCHOR WHITE MILK BOTTLES ONLYOnly the Anchor White Milk Bottles NOT cream bottles
CLEAR MILK BOTTLES ONLYClear Milk Bottles


CLEAR PLASTIC #1Clear Plastic with a #1 eg Coke Bottles, Clear water bottles, Fanta bottles
ALUMINIUM CANIt is an Aluminium can if you can crush it with your hand eg coke or lemonade can etc
TIN CANTin eg spaghetti, baked beans, coffee tins, milk formula tins
BROWN GLASSBrown bottles
GREEN GLASSGreen Bottles, Blue Bottles
CLEAR GLASSClear Bottles, Clear Jars

Things that are NOT Recyclable and go in the rubbish:                  

  • Plastic Buckets                         

  • Polystyrene            

  • Calf Meal Bags

  • Window Envelopes           

  • Soiled Paper Towels                           

  • Recycled Coffee Cups   

  • Toilet Seats

  • Bakery packaging, vege packaging

  • Tetra Pak eg Just Juice Cartons, Milk Cartons                               

  • Coated Paper eg the wrapping of photo copy paper.

  • Magazines are fine and go in paper

  • 20 Litre plastic Spray or detergent containers

  • No Mirrors or Window glass

  • #3, 4, 6, 7 Plastics