Rubbish and recycling

Waiheke Island

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.

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

What can be put out
for recycling

What can't be put out
for recycling

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

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.

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

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.

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

Updated August 2008