Kerbside organics collected
Organics (garden waste & food waste) are collected by Council's contractor from the green-lidded wheelie bins placed at the kerbside every week.
The wheelie bin diagram above shows the overall average kilograms (kg's) of organics collected at the kerbside by Council's contractor per person living in Christchurch per month. There is unfortunately a small proportion of rubbish ('contamination') such as plastic bags also found in organics bins, as shown by the wheelie bin diagram above.
The graph above shows the total organics collected at the kerbside by Council's contractor per year (for the 12 month period between 1 July & 30 June each year).
Kerbside recycling collected
Recycling (paper, cardboard, and glass, metal & plastics containers) are collected by Council's contractor from the yellow-lidded wheelie bins placed at the kerbside every second week.
The wheelie bin diagram above shows the overall average kilograms (kg's) of recycling by type collected at the kerbside by Council's contractor per person living in Christchurch per month. There is unfortunately a small proportion of rubbish ('contamination') such as clothing and shoes also found in recycling bins, as shown by the wheelie bin diagram above.
The graph above shows the total recycling collected at the kerbside by Council's contractor per year (for the 12 month period between 1 July & 30 June each year).
Kerbside rubbish collected
Rubbish is collected by Council's contractor from the red-lidded wheelie bins placed at the kerbside every second week.
The wheelie bin diagram above shows the overall average kilograms (kg's) of rubbish collected at the kerbside by Council's contractor per person living in Christchurch per month.
The graph above shows the total rubbish collected at the kerbside by Council's contractor per year (for the 12 month period between 1 July & 30 June each year).
Comparison of kerbside organics, recycling and rubbish collected
The total kerbside organics, recycling, and rubbish collected by Council's contractor per year (for the 12 month period between 1 July & 30 June each year).
Total rubbish sent to landfill from Christchurch
The total amount of rubbish sent to landfill from Christchurch per year (for the 12 month period between 1 July & 30 June each year). This includes rubbish from Council kerbside wheelie bins, rubbish dropped off at transfer stations, and rubbish collected by private and commercial operators.
What's in our rubbish?
Types of rubbish sent to landfill
A survey was carried out in 2008 by Council before the introduction of the new kerbside wheelie bin collection service. This survey involved visually assessing the content of rubbish being tipped into rubbish pits by vehicles at Christchurch transfer stations, and manually sorting through Council black bags randomly selected from the kerbside, in order to determine what types of potentially recyclable materials were still being disposed of.
As a result of the survey, the Council black bag graph above to the left indicates the types of rubbish that were disposed of in Council black bags during the 2008 calendar year (January to December). The pie graph above to the right indicates the types of rubbish that were disposed of from the whole of Christchurch during the 2008 calendar year.
Council will be undertaking another survey during 2010 / 2011, to determine the types of materials still being disposed of as rubbish at Christchurch transfer stations and within red-lidded kerbside wheelie bins.
