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Transfer stations

Auckland region | Waiheke Island | Great Barrier Island

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Auckland region

There are a number of privately owned and operated places like transfer stations in the Auckland region which provide another option for rubbish disposal. You will need to contact them directly to:

• check what is accepted (ie garden waste, recyclables, etc)
• confirm opening hours and
• check what fees may apply

Note: these places do not accept hazardous materials. See Hazardous waste disposal.

Name	Address	Phone
Constellation Drive Refuse Transfer Station	4 Home Place, Mairangi Bay	478 9888
Devonport Transfer Station	27 Lake Road, Devonport	445 6914
East Tamaki Transfer Station	33 Neales Road, East Tamaki	273 8087
Heard's Bark, Soil and Compost (garden waste only)	Boundary Road, Papakura	298 4108
Living Earth (garden waste only)	Captain Springs Road, Onehunga	622 1106
Papakura Transfer Station	Inlet Road, Takanini	299 8153
Patiki Road Transfer Station	114 Patiki Road, Avondale	820 5691
Pikes Point Transfer Station	Captain Springs Road, Onehunga	636 6635
Pukekohe Transfer Station	Nelson Street, Pukekohe	(09) 238 7021
Refuse Recycling Station	The Concourse, Henderson	839-0400 (Waitakere City Council customer services)
Silverdale Transfer Station	101 Foundry Road, Silverdale	(09) 426 9082
Waiuku Transfer Station	Hosking Place, Waiuku	(09) 235 0540
Wiri Transfer Station	196 Wiri Station Road, Wiri	(09) 250 0214

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Waiheke Island - Transfer Station

Owned and managed by Auckland City Council.

Address:	102-106 Ostend Road, Waiheke Island
Phone:	(09) 372 1070
Hours:	Monday to Sunday - 8am to 4pm. Note: Closed all day on Christmas Day, New Years Day and Good Friday. Closed until midday on Anzac Day.
Run by:	Transpacific Industries

You can purchase additional official Auckland City Council red rubbish bags from the transfer station at $3.50 a bag. There is no charge to drop these off for disposal.

Items not accepted at the station

• odorous, veterinary waste, hospital and medical waste
• liquid waste
• timber preservatives, asbestos and chemical manufacturing residues
• herbicides and insecticides
• car bodies
• commercial hazardous waste

Categories and charges

Note: At its meeting of 23 June 2005 Auckland City Council resolved to amend clause 22.13.1 of the Refuse Bylaw (part 22 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998) to increase the fees and charges that apply to the disposal of refuse at the Waiheke Refuse Transfer Station in Ostend Road, Waiheke. The increase in fees is to fund the upgrade of the transfer station. The following fees and charges apply from 1 August 2005.

Category		Charges
Household hazardous waste		Free if domestic and less than 20 litres
Minimum charge for disposal, except for recyclables, organic rubbish or gas bottles		$14
Car or station wagon load (Net load up to 300kg)		$28
Single axle trailer load (Net load up to 300kg)		$55
Utility or van load (Net load up to 300kg)		$55
Trucks and large trailers (Net load up to 300kg)		$55
Vehicles or containers not covered by any category above (Net load up to 300kg)		$55
Loads over 300kg (regardless of load category)		$181 per tonne
Car tyre		$6
Light truck tyre		$14
Truck tyre		$55
Green waste	Pampas, flax, toetoe and ginger	Dependent on load size as above
	All other	No charge
Recyclables, LPG gas bottles		No charge
Reusable items (as accepted)		No charge
Whiteware and computers (must be separated)		$12
Commercial weighing minimum charge (by prior arrangement)		$15
Removing gas from refrigerators		$6

How to get there

Use the locator map below to find basic driving directions to Waiheke Island transfer station

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Great Barrier Island - Claris Landfill

Owned and managed by Auckland City Council.

Address:	Claris, Great Barrier
Hours:	Summer (20 December to 31 January) Monday to Saturday - 9am to 5pm Sunday and public holidays - closed. Boxing Day - open 9am to 3pm. Rest of the year (1 February to 19 December) Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 9am to 5pm Saturday 9 - 3pm Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday and public holidays - closed
Phone:	Contact the service centre directly for details on (09) 429 0258

The landfill will accept all waste free of charge, including household hazardous waste as long as it is domestic and less than 20 litres.

The landfill will also accept car parts but only by prior arrangement. Call Great Barrier Cartage on (09) 429 0622 to arrange this.

How to get there

Use the locator map below to find basic driving directions to Great Barrier Island Claris Landfill

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Updated August 2009