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Waiheke Island


Collection days

Click on the letter that corresponds to your street name to view a list of streets and their collection days. 

A - B | C - F | G - K | L - N | O - R | S - T | U - Z

Note: rubbish bags should be placed on the kerbside by 7.30am on your collection day.

Public holiday collections - click on the link to view any changes to your normal collection day following a public holiday.


Rubbish bag distribution

View information about where and how to collect your annual allocation of official red rubbish bags.


Recycling

Image of glass bottles and jars
Image of plastic bottles and containers
Image of aluminium and tin cans
Image of pile of paper recycling
Image of cardboard pile
What can be put out
for recycling
Image of what can't go in your blue bin
What can't be put out
for recycling

Recyclables should

  • be placed in clear or white plastic bags (these are not supplied by Auckland City Council)
  • have lids removed, be clean and flattened where possible
  • be sorted into the types listed below. Recyclables are also sorted into different compartments within the truck
  • paper and cardboard are collected on the same day as your rubbish and recycling. Please tie paper or put in plastic bags and flatten cardboard, and place near your rubbish and recycling bags

What can be put out for recycling

  • plastic bottles (grades one to seven)
  • glass bottles and jars (all colours)
  • cans - aluminium and steel cans, food tins, aerosol cans and tin cans
  • paper and cardboard (including junk mail, magazines, phone books and stationery)

You can also take your recycling to the Waiheke Island Transfer Station at no charge.

What can't be put out for recycling

These items will need to be squashed down where possible and put in your official red rubbish bags.

Glass

These types of glass all contain other materials eg reflective material in mirrors, that make them unsuitable to recycle.

  • window, mirror, frosted, crystal and reinforced glass
  • light bulbs
  • pyrex and arcoroc tableware
  • broken glass - this should be wrapped to avoid injury to collectors before putting in your official red rubbish bag.
Plastics
  • all plastics (excluding bottles graded one to seven from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry) as these are
    • more difficult to recycle
    • less environmentally and economically viable ie there is no practical market available and it is uneconomical to stockpile these types of plastic containers for sale under current market conditions and
    • often used to contain hazardous materials
  • meat and food trays
  • cling film
  • disposable nappies
  • polystyrene cups
  • fuel oil containers - not acceptable because the fuel oil contaminates the plastic container
  • plastic bags - not acceptable because they easily blow away and often contain rubbish
  • toys, buckets, baskets
  • any container or bottle larger than 4 litres - the truck's compactors are unable to deal with the size of the container or thickness of the plastic
Aluminium or tin
  • aluminium foil and food containers eg meals on wheels containers
  • paint tins
  • fuel oil containers
  • fridge parts
  • garden tools
  • aluminium pots and pans
Paper/cardboard
  • beer boxes
  • six pack containers
  • tetrapak
  • coated cardboard or paper (ie waterproof or impossible to tear)
  • frozen food boxes

Updated August 2008

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