Our three EcoDrop transfer stations each contain Resource Recovery Centres that accept a wide range of unwanted household items for free, including hazardous items and excess recycling. Green waste and general rubbish can also be disposed of for a fee.

Drop for free

Drop extra recycling, household hazardous items and reusable items for free at one of the three EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centres in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Drop large quantities of rubbish and green waste for a disposal fee based on weight.

Opening hours

Ōtautahi Christchurch EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centres are open from 7am to 4.30pm, seven days a week and closed on Good Friday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Locations

Fees

Visit the EcoDrop website for fees(external link)

Banks Peninsula

View Banks Peninsula transfer stations, collection and recycling point locations and fees

Secure your trailer load

It's important to make sure that your trailer load is secure before heading to our EcoDrops. 

Material can shift around during the journey and come loose from the vehicle. This can create hazards and litter on our roads.

See tips and tricks on securing your load.(external link)

Drop for free

A wide range of household reusable items are accepted for free at the EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centres. They are then sold at the EcoShop(external link).

Items must be of good, reusable quality and are accepted upon inspection. Items must be dry, free from rips, stains, fades, wear and tear and not broken. If you would consider an item fit for sale or to give to a friend, then it is likely to be accepted at a Resource Recovery Centre. 

Acceptable items

  • Anything metal in working or non-working condition including fridges, whiteware, washing machines, metal jugs, metal blenders, metal toasters, pots and pans.
  • Antiques and collectables.
  • Appliances, such as lamps in good condition. Broken appliances may be able to be fixed at the EcoShop.
  • Bathroom accessories.
  • E-waste, such as computers, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, wires and cables in working or non-working condition. 
  • Furniture, such as armchairs, sofas, tables, desks, and cabinets with no stains, or rips.
  • Heat pumps and dehumidifiers in working and non-working condition.
  • Kitchenware, such as plates, cups, glasses, bowls, and storage containers.
  • Music equipment and collections.
  • Pet supplies.
  • Sports and leisure equipment.
  • Televisions must be in working condition and must have an HDMI port.
  • Tools and garden equipment.
  • Toys and games.

Items that are not accepted

  • Anything that is ripped, stained, wet or broken.
  • Alternative milk and liquid cartons.
  • Bedding, such as mattresses, sheets, pillows, and duvets.
  • Computer monitors smaller than 21 inch.
  • Kitset items unless in their original box. This includes furniture items that have been dismantled. 
  • Lightbulbs.
  • Plastic plant pots.
  • Polystyrene.
  • Printer cartridges.
  • Soft plastics.
  • Televisions such as plasma, CRT TV, glass screens or televisions without an HDMI port
  • Wooden organs. 

Find out where you can recycle these items via alternative recycling schemes.(external link)

Drop for free 

Hazardous household items that are not safe to go in any kerbside bin are accepted for free at EcoDrop Resource Recovery centres.

Acceptable items

  • Agrichemicals
  • Batteries, such as vehicles, tools, household batteries, and vapes.
  • Chemicals, such as unwanted, unused or old household liquid chemicals, cleaners and dry chemicals. In original packaging if possible.
  • E-waste, including any item where the battery cannot be easily removed, such as electronic toothbrushes, and laptops.
  • Gas bottles and canisters, such as LPG gas bottles, butane camping gas canisters, helium bottles, CO2 cylinders, aerosol cans, fire extinguishers and nitrous oxide canisters.
  • Paints and solvents.
  • Tyres. Each customer can drop a maximum of 5 tyres for free at a time. Tyres must be clean, off rims and truck size or smaller.
  • Waste oils, such as unwanted, vehicle and cooking oil.

Items that are not accepted

Drop for free 

Extra recycling is free to drop at EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centres.

Acceptable items

  • Clean food and drink tins and cans. No lids.
  • Clean glass bottles and jars only. No lids.
  • Clean plastic bottles, trays and containers numbered 1, 2 and 5 only. No smaller than 100ml or bigger than 4 litres. No lids. 
  • Paper and cardboard larger than an envelope.

Large quantities of green waste can be dropped at the EcoDrop transfer stations for a disposal fee based on weight.

Acceptable green waste

  • Branches.
  • Fresh garden matter.
  • Lawn clippings.
  • Leaves.
  • Rose pruning.
  • Shrub and hedge trimmings.

Fees

Visit the EcoDrop website for fees(external link).

Large quantities of rubbish can be dropped at the EcoDrop transfer stations for a disposal fee based on weight.

Acceptable rubbish

Fees

Visit the EcoDrop website for fees(external link).