Rubbish and recycling

• Services
• How we are doing
• View the recycling and organics processing plants in action

• Kerbside Collection
• A kerbside wheelie bin collection for the majority of the city.
• A kerbside bag collection in the inner city.
• Access to community collection points for properties not on a kerbside collection route.

Use of these services are covered by the Waste Management Bylaw 2009.

• Assisted kerbside recycling for schools programme
• Schools not rated for a kerbside collection service can join the Assisted Kerbside Recycling for Schools Programme. They can also learn about waste by booking into a Learning Through Action Programme.
  
• EcoDepots and Transfer Stations
• Five sites across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula where a range of waste can be taken for reuse, recycling or disposal.
  
• Other ways to minimise waste
• Apart from the kerbside collection service there are many other things you can do at home, at school or at work to minimise waste.
  
• Waste statistics
• Access to tables and graphs tracking the amount of waste collected, disposed of and recycled in Christchurch.
  

• Resources and forms
• Downloadable PDFs covering a wide range of information about waste.

Check out our waste statistics to see how much waste has been diverted from landfill this year.

Find out what happens to your waste after it’s collected from your green and yellow kerbside wheelie bins on these two four minute videos:
Organics Plant Video
Recycling Plant Video

Authorising Unit: City Water and Waste

Last reviewed: Friday, June 25, 2010

Next review: Saturday, December 25, 2010

Keywords: rubbish