Bin item lookup

Waste item	Bin type	Description	More info	Keywords
Waste item	Bin type	Description	More info	Keywords
Aerosol and air freshener cans	Recycling (yellow bin)	Aerosol, air freshener, deodorant spray	Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. aerosol, air freshener and deodorant spray. Make sure aerosol cans are empty before putting them in the yellow bin.	metal spray can, aerosol, spray can, air freshener, deodorant, deodorant spray, fly spray, insert spray, insert repellent
Aluminium foil	Rubbish (red bin)	Tin foil, foil tray	Put these items in the red bin e.g. tin foil and foil trays.	aluminium, wrapping, tin foil, foil tray, aluminium foil plate
Aluminium foil pet food containers	Rubbish (red bin)	Aluminium foil containers, pet food	Put these items in the red bin e.g. aluminium foil pet food containers	cat food, dog food, My Dog pet food, Aluminium foil, Dine pet food, Apollo pet food
Arts and crafts	Rubbish (red bin)	painted or glitter cardboard or paper	Put these items in the red bin e.g. painted paper or cardboard, glitter paper or cardboard, craft glue	painted paper or cardboard, glitter paper or cardboard, craft glue, glitter, craft paint
Ash (cold)	Rubbish (red bin)	Ash, burnt timber, firewood, sawdust, timber offcuts	Put these items in the red bin e.g. ash, firewood, timber offcuts. Let ash cool for at least five days in a metal bucket or container before disposing in the red bin, otherwise it may cause a fire in your bin or in the collection truck.	ash, burnt timber, firewood, sawdust, timber offcuts
Baby formula tins (over one litre)	Rubbish (red bin)	Baby formula tins, baby formula cans	Put these items in the red bin.	baby formula tins, baby formula cans
Baking paper and grease proof paper	Rubbish (red bin)	Baking paper, grease proof paper	Put these items in the red bin e.g. baking paper and grease proof paper,	baking paper, grease proof paper,
Batteries - domestic	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	AA, AAA, C, D, cell batteries, alkaline cell, lithium, 9-volt	These items can't go in the kerbside bins e.g. AA, AAA, C, D, cell batteries. Batteries can cause fires in the collection trucks, potentially harming staff. You can take batteries to a Battery Recycling Station. Find out where at ccc.govt.nz/BatteryRecycling	button cells, Cr123 camera batteries, alkaline, drycell and zinc, Li-ion batterie, NiCd, NiMH and gel cell, battery, hearing aid batteries, remote batteries, battery, torch batteries
Batteries - vehicle	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Lead, acid, car, boat, truck, vehicle, battery	These items can't go in the kerbside bins.It's FREE to drop off your vehicle battery e.g car, boat, truck (excluding e-vehicle batteries) off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. This is for household batteries only, not commercial batteries.	lead battery, acid battery, car battery, boat battery, truck battery, vehicle battery
Bedding	Rubbish (red bin)	Bedding, blankets, rugs, sheets, electric blanket, duvet, wool duvet	These items can't be recycled, please put them in the red bin. Examples include; bedding, blankets, rugs, sheets, electric blanket, duvet, wool duvet. If these items are in good condition can take to a second-hand store.	Sheets, electric blanket, duvet, wool duvet, bedding, blankets, rugs,
Books (softcover and pages only)	Recycling (yellow bin)	Paperback, hardcover (remove hardcover or hardback from book and put in red bin), magazines	Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. magazines, paperback books and hardcover or hardback books (remove the hardcover, hardback or spiral binding from the book and put in red bin).	paperback books, hardcover books (remove hardcover or spiral binding from book), magazines, magazines, softcover, softback, paperback, hardback
Breads, pastry, flour	Organics (green bin)	Pastry, flour	Put these items in the green bin e.g. breads, donuts, pastries, croissants.	pastry, flour, flours, bread, donuts, pastries, croissants, baked goods
Broken electrical appliances and kitchenware	Rubbish (red bin)	Frying pan, toaster, jug, stereo, lamps, microwave, power cord, calculator	Put broken items in the red bin e.g. frying pan, pots, toaster, stereo, lamps, headphones, earphones (please remove all batteries).	Frying pan, toaster, jug, stereo, lamps, microwave, kettle, shaver, power cords, iron, dishwasher, calculator, kitchenware, baking dish, baking tray, pots, pans, headphones, head phones, ear phones, air buds, airbuds
Broken or damaged gaming or DVD players	Rubbish (red bin)	PlayStation, Xbox, video recorder, DVD player	Put these broken items in the red bin e.g. PlayStation, Xbox, video recorders and DVD players. If in a good condition, items can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	consoles, gaming, games, DVD, CD, playstation, xbox, video, video recorder, DVD player
Buckets	Rubbish (red bin)	Five litre buckets, sand buckets	Put these items in the red bin e.g.Five litre buckets, sand and toy buckets. These containers are not recyclable through the kerbside system. You may want to reuse these or donate them to a community garden.	five litre buckets, sand buckets, toy buckets
Cardboard ice cream container	Rubbish (red bin)	Cardboard ice cream container	Put these items in the red bin.	Cardboard ice cream container
Cardboard trays for coffee and drink cups	Recycling (yellow bin)	coffee cup cardboard tray, coffee cup cardboard holder, coffee cup holder, coffee cup tray, takeaway coffee tray, takeaway coffee holder	Put these items in the yellow bin.	coffee cup cardboard tray, coffee cup cardboard holder, coffee cup holder, coffee cup tray, takeaway coffee tray, takeaway coffee holder
CDs - DVDs and CDs	Rubbish (red bin)	DVD, CD discs	Put these items in the red bin. If in a good condition these items can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	discs, cd
Cellphones, smartphones	Rubbish (red bin)	Cellphones, smartphones	Put these items in the red bin (with the battery removed). Or drop them off for free at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	iphone, android, smartphone, mobile, cell phones, mobile phones
Ceramics	Rubbish (red bin)	Crockery, cups, mugs, plates	Put these items in the red bin e.g. broken crockery, cups, mugs, bowls and plates. Please wrap in newspaper first. If in a good condition, items can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	crockery, porcelain, cups, mugs, plates, bowls, china, broken
Cheese, yoghurt, eggs	Organics (green bin)	Cheese, yoghurt, eggs, butter	Put these items in the green bin e.g. dairy products cheese, yoghurt, butter, eggs and egg shells.	cheese, yoghurt, butter, eggs, dairy
Chemicals - dry and liquid	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Chemicals	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It's FREE to drop chemicals off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.	swimming pool, poison, toxic, chlorine, cleaning products, cleaner
Cigarettes	Rubbish (red bin)	Cigarettes, smokes	Put these items in the red bin e.g. smokes, tobacco and cigarettes.	cigarettes, smokes, tobacco
Clean plastic bottles	Recycling (yellow bin)	Plastic bottles with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 on them	Put plastic bottles (under three litres) with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 in the yellow bin. Examples include; milk, juice, soft drink and water bottles. Empty, rinse and put all lids and tops in the red bin.	milk, milk bottles, cream, cream bottles, juice, water bottles, soft drink, soda
Clean plastic containers	Recycling (yellow bin)	Plastic containers with the numbers 1,2 or 5 on them	Put plastic containers with the numbers 1,2 or 5 in the yellow bin. Examples include; shampoo, detergent, ice cream containers, empty cleaning and chemical containers and family sized yoghurt containers. Empty, rinse and put all the lids and tops in the red bin.	shampoo, ajax, jif, detergent, yoghurt, yogurt, ice cream, pottle, container, dishwash, plastic, container, plastic lunch box, school lunch box, yogurt container, yoghurt container, ice cream container, liquid containers, liquid soap containers, punnets, strawberry punnets, blueberry punnets, raspberry punnets, cherry punnets, tomato punnets, fruit punnets
Cleaning paper, wipes	Rubbish (red bin)	chemicals, paper, paper towels	Put these items in the red bin e.g. wipes, baby wipes, paper towels used cleaning and paper with chemicals all need to go in the red bin.	paper towels, paper, chemicals, cleaning paper, wipes, chlorine, baby wipes, alcohol wipes
Cling film	Rubbish (red bin)	cling film, glad wrap, food wrap, cling wrap	Put these items in the red bin.	cling film, glad wrap, food wrap, cling wrap
Clothing	Rubbish (red bin)	Used clothing	Put damaged clothing in the red bin. Good quality clothing can be donated to a second-hand clothing store.	shirts, dresses, skirts, fabric, jeans, trousers, belts, pjs, pyjamas, sweatshirt, jersey, clothes, apparel
Coat hangers	Rubbish (red bin)	Coat hangers	Put these items in the red bin e.g. plastic, metal and wooden coat hangers.	plastic coat hangers, wooden coat hangers, metal hangers
Coffee pods and sachets	Rubbish (red bin)	Coffee pods, pods, tea sachets, coffee sachets	Put these items in the red bin.	Coffee pods, pods, tea sachets, coffee sachets, coffee capsules
Compostable and bio-degradable bags	Rubbish (red bin)	Compostable bags, bio-degradable bags	Put these items in the red bin.	compostable bags, bio-degradable bags, biodegradable bag
Computers, monitors and laptops	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Computers, laptops, monitors, screens	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Please take computers, laptops, monitors, screens etc can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	Computers, laptops, monitors, screens, computer, laptop
Containers over 3 litres	Rubbish (red bin)	Water bottles, protein powder tubs, oil containers, cleaning containers	Put these in the red bin e.g. water bottles, protein powder tubs, oil containers, cleaning containers	Water bottles, protein powder tubs, oil containers, cleaning containers/ bottles,
Corks	Rubbish (red bin)	cork, corks, bottle cork	Out these in the red bin.	cork, corks, bottle cork
Damaged shoes, boots and sneakers	Rubbish (red bin)	Footwear, shoes, boots, sneakers	Put damaged footwear in the red bin. Good quality footwear can be donated to a second-hand clothing store.	footwear, shoe, shoes, sneakers, jandals, boots, sandals
Dialysis tubing and bags	Rubbish (red bin)	Dialysis tubing	Put these items in the red bin. Double bag them first.	dialysis, tubing, kidney, urine, bag, bags
Disposable gloves	Rubbish (red bin)	Disposable gloves	Put these items in the red bin.	Disposable gloves, latex gloves, rubber gloves, single use gloves,
Dry and empty paint tins and cans	Rubbish (red bin)	empty or dry paint cans and paint tins	Put these items in the red bin e.g. empty or dry paint cans and paint tins.	paint cans, paint tins, paint, paint buckets
Egg shells	Organics (green bin)	All shells, including egg shells	Put these items in the green bin. e.g. egg shells and sea shells.	shells, shell, egg shell, sea shell
Electrical appliances and kitchenware (in working condition)	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Frying pan, toaster, jug, stereo, lamps, microwave,	If these items are in good condition, they can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at an local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. This is for household items only, not commercial appliances.	Frying pan, toaster, stereo, lamps, microwave, kettle, shaver, iron, dishwasher, kitchenware, baking dish, baking tray, pans, pots, vacuum cleaners
Face masks	Rubbish (red bin)	disposable face masks, face masks, disposable masks, single-use face masks, medical face masks	Put these items in the red bin.	disposable face masks, face masks, disposable masks, single-use face masks, medical face masks
Fire extinguishers	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Fire extinguishers, fire retardant	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It's FREE to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. This is for household hazardous waste items only, not commercial hazardous waste items.	fire, retardant, fire extinguishers,
Fish 'n' chip wrappers	Organics (green bin)	Paper used for food	Put these in the green bin.	Fish and chip paper, fish n chip
Flares	None	Distress flares	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Out-of-date or time-expired flares may be taken back to marine retail outlets to dispose of appropriately or contact the Police for advice. Do not incinerate old flares or put them in the rubbish. If they ignite, they can cause fires. Parachute flares fired horizontally are very powerful and may cause serious injuries and burns.	flares, fireworks, sparklers, crackers
Flattened cardboard, cardboard rolls and egg cartons	Recycling (yellow bin)	Boxes, egg trays, toilet roll tubes, paper towel roll	Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. put clean flattened cardboard boxes, egg trays, cardboard roll tubes, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls and cereal boxes.	boxes, egg trays, toilet roll tubes, cardboard, cereal box, muesli bar box, Weetbix box, cardboard tubes, paper towel rolls, glossy cardboard, empty toilet roll, washing powder box, manilla folder
Flax and cabbage tree leaves	Rubbish (red bin)	Flax, cabbage tree, yukka tree, palm tree leaves, bamboo leaves	Put these items in the red bin. Flax and cabbage tree leaves damage the shredder at the organic composting facility.	flax, cabbage tree, garden waste, green waste, garden leaves, yukka tree, palm tree, palm tree leaves, bamboo leaves
Food scraps and leftovers	Organics (green bin)	Food scraps, leftovers, food waste, food	Put these items in the green bin e.g. leftover takeaways or meals, vegetable, fruit, expired or moldy food.	leftover takeaways, leftover meals, vegetables, fruits, expired food, moldy food, food scraps, food waste, peanut shells, sunflower seeds, nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds, peas, beans, lentils, nut shells, walnuts
Food soiled paper and cardboard	Organics (green bin)	pizza boxes, fish and chip paper, burger bags, paper towels, tissues and shredded paper.	Put these items in the green bin and remove any tape or stickers before disposing. e.g. pizza boxes, fish and chip paper, burger bags, paper towels, tissues and shredded paper.	pizza boxes, fish and chip paper, burger bags, paper towels, tissues and shredded paper
Fridges, ovens, dish washers	EcoDrop recycling centre	Whiteware, kitchen appliances	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It is FREE to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. This is for household whiteware items only, not commercial whiteware items.	excess size, whiteware, kitchen appliance
Fruit; apples, bananas, pears, kiwifruit	Organics (green bin)	Fruit, apples, bananas, pears, kiwifruit, berries etc	Put these items in the green bin. This includes all types of fruit or fruit pieces at any stage of decomposition and pits, fruit seeds and stones.	apples, bananas, pears, kiwifruit, berries, melon, nashi, persimmon, pips, fruit stone, cherries, oranges, fruit scraps, melon, grapes, strawberries, fruit seeds, pits, avocado seed, avocado pits, stone fruit, drupe, apricot stone
Fungicides	EcoDrop recycling centre	Liquid copper fungicide	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It's FREE to drop chemicals off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.	yates, miticide, fungicide, kiwicare, shield, Dupont, garden spray
Furniture	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	chairs, couches, sofas, tables	If these items are in good condition, they can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at an local EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	chairs, couches, sofas, tables
Garden waste, lawn clippings	Organics (green bin)		Put these items in the green bin e.g. lawn clippings, flowers, weeds, leaves, garden waste, bark	lawn clippings, grass, leaves, garden matter, branches, flowers, weeds, garden waste, green waste, bark
Gardening pots	Rubbish (red bin)	Plastic pots, gardening pottles, seedling containers	Put these items in the red bin e.g. gardening pots, trays and containers. If these items are in good condition ask your local gardening store if they want to re-use them. Mitre 10 have a takeback scheme - https://www.mitre10.co.nz/potrecycling	plastic pots, gardening pottles, seedling containers, pot plant, garden pot, plant pot, plant punnet
Gas bottles, gas cylinders	EcoDrop recycling centre	Gas bottles, gas cylinders, gas canisters	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It's FREE to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. This is for household hazardous waste items only, not commercial hazardous waste items.	camping, gas fire, gas, explosives, flammable, fire works, flares, LPG, helium gas canister, LPG gas bottle, propane gas canister
General waste	Rubbish (red bin)	Broken toys, cups, plates	Put these items in the red bin e.g. wrappers, perfume bottle, packaging, strapping, packets, broken cups, tupperware, lunchbox, backpacks, handbags, plates and toys.	toys, cups, plates, packaging, strapping, wrappers, glass perfume bottle, backpacks, handbags, lunchbox, lunch box, lunchboxes, tupperware, perfume
Glass - general	Rubbish (red bin)	Glass jug, dish, wine glasses, mirrors, lightbulbs, window glass, broken glass	Put these items in the red bin. For example broken glass, glass jugs, wine glasses, mirrors, dishes, light bulbs, window glass. Please wrap in paper before putting in the red bin.	glass, jug, dish, casserole, wine glass, household glass, mirrors, lightbulbs, window glass, windscreen, eco lightbulbs, broken glass
Glass bottles/jars	Recycling (yellow bin)	Wine bottle, drink bottle, beer bottle, glass jars	Put these items in the yellow bin. Examples include; wine and beer bottles, soft drink and juice bottle and glass jars. Rinse, empty and put tops or caps in the red bin.	wine bottle, water bottle, drink bottle, beer bottle,cider bottle, soft drink bottle, jam jars, preserving jars, olive oil, soy sauce oil, sauce jar,
Guns, bullets, ammunition	None	Ammunition, bullets, guns	Items like these can't go in the kerbside bins. Contact the Police firearms disposal or a local gun club.	bullets, guns, firearms, explosives, ammunition
Hair, pet fur	Organics (green bin)	Fur, hair	Put these items in the green bin.	human hair, pet hair, fur
Hardcover books	Rubbish (red bin)	Books with hardcover or hardback, notebooks, spiral binding	Put these in the red bin	notebook, books, hardover, hardcover books, spiral binding, hardback
Herbicides, garden spray	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Versatill, clopyralid	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It is FREE to drop herbicides off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.	versatill, clopyralid, garden spray
Home decor	Rubbish (red bin)	Rugs, homeware, wallpaper offcuts, hot water bottle	Put these items in the red bin. Examples include; wallpaper offcuts, ornaments, bedding, curtains, photo frames and rugs. If these items are in good condition can take to a second-hand store.	pillows, duvet covers, sheets, towels, curtains, wallpaper offcuts, hot water bottle, bedding, blankets, carpets, underlay, fabric, rugs, photo frames, photos, frames, carpet, underlay
Hose, sprinkler system	Rubbish (red bin)	Garden hose, sprinkler system, plastic hose fittings	Put these items in the red bin e.g. hoses, pipes and hose fittings. These items can damage the recycling plant.	hose, irrigation, pipe, garden hose, plastic hose fittings, appliance hose
Insulation packaging MyFood bag	Rubbish (red bin)	Insulation packaging My Food Bag, plastic bags, wool packaging	Put these items in the red bin.	Insulation packaging MyFood bag, plastic bags, wool
Kitchen bin rubbish bag	Rubbish (red bin)	Plastic bin tidy	Put these items in the red bin e.g. plastic waste bin bag, kitchen plastic bag	waste bin bag, kitchen plastic bag, bio-degradable bags, kitchen tidy bag
Kitchen paper towels	Organics (green bin)	Shredded paper, serviettes	Put these items in the green bin. Examples include; food-soiled paper, serviettes, kitchen paper towels, margarine paper and butter paper.	Newspaper, domestic quantities of shredded paper, food-soiled paper, serviettes, kitchen paper towels, margarine paper, butter paper, butter wrap, tissue paper
Lids, caps and tops	Rubbish (red bin)	Bottle tops, caps	Put these items in the red bin e.g. bottle tops, caps and container lids. Lids are too small to go through the recycling processing plant.	lid, lids, bottle tops, caps, container lids, ice cream lids, coffee cup lids
Liquid or Drink Cartons	Rubbish (red bin)	Juice, dairy and coconut water cartons or boxes	Put these items in the red bin. Examples include; milk and juice cartons, coconut and almond milk cartons, Tetra Paks and coconut water cartons.	Milk cartons, milk boxes, juice cartons, juice boxes, coconut water boxes, drink cartons, up&go, tetrapack, tetrapacks, tetra pack, tetra pak, tetrapak, beef stock containers, beef stock cartons, stock cartons, chicken stock cartons, fish stock cartons, vegetable stock cartons, juice, apple juice, fruit juice, almond milk, soy milk, cashew milk, soup carton
Liquids, solvents, sprays, oil	EcoDrop recycling centre	Oil, paint, water, solvents, garden sprays, cleaning product	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Please don't put any liquids in the kerbside bins. It is FREE to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.	oil, paint, water, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, cleaning products, cooking oil, vehicle oil, car oil, engine oil
Makeup, cosmetic and hygiene products	Rubbish (red bin)	Plastic and glass roll on deordorant, makeup, cosmetic tubes	Put these items in the red bin e.g. roll on deodorant, makeup, cosmetics, makeup and cosmetic containers, jars, bottles etc.	roll on deodorant, makeup, cosmetics, makeup and cosmetic containers, jars, bottles, roll on,
Meat and bones	Organics (green bin)	Lamb, beef, goat, pork, bones, fish	Put these items in the green bin. Examples include; lamb, beef, goat, pork, bones, chicken, chicken carcass. You can put cooked and uncooked meat products, bones, fat and skin in the green bin.	lamb, beef, goat, pork, bones, meat, fish, chicken bones, fish bones, carcass, venison, mince, steak, roast, cow, sheep, chicken
Medicine packets	Rubbish (red bin)	medicine packets, blister pack, pill packets	Put these items in the red bin e.g. medicine packets, medicine packs, Blister pack, pill packets, medicine sachet packs	medicine packets, medicine packs, Blister pack, pill packets, pills, medicine sachet packs, medication packets, medication packs
Metal	Rubbish (red bin)	Tools, pans, fry pans, building material, reinforcing, knives, cutlery,	Put these items in the red bin e.g. Tools, pans, fry pans, building material, reinforcing, knives, cutlery. It is FREE to drop household metal off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre. You may wish to search online for a scrap metal dealer. NOTE: if paint tins still contain paint, please search paint for instructions.	metal rods, building material, reinforcing, scrap metal, tools, pots, pans, fry pans, spades, garden tools, hammer, garden equipment, steel, knives, cutlery, spoons, forks, aluminium underfloor insulation
Metal and aluminium cans and tins	Recycling (yellow bin)	Food and drink cans and tins	Put items under one litre in the yellow bin e.g. drink cans and food tins. Please empty and rinse first. If the lids are still attached, push them into the can and these can be recycled. If lids are removed please put them in the red bin.	container, can, metal cans, drink cans, food tins, food cans, soda can, soft drink can, beer cans, cat food, dog food, whiskas, pedigree
Metal lids	Rubbish (red bin)	Metal lids, jar lids, glass bottle lids, wine, beer bottle, glass jars	Put these in the red bin. Examples include; metal lids, jar lids, glass bottle lids, wine, beer bottle and glass jars lids.	Metal lids, jar lids, glass bottle lids, wine, beer bottle, glass jars, lids, beer, beer caps, cap, wine lids
Netting bags and produce bags	Rubbish (Red bin)	fruit, oranges, lemons, limes, produce, groceries, citrus	Please put these items in the red bin e.g. netted fruit bags, produce bags, netted shopping and grocery bags	fruit, oranges, lemons, limes, produce, groceries, citrus
Packets and wrappers	Rubbish (red bin)	Biscuit wrapping, chip packets, biscuit inners and trays	Put these items in the red bin. Examples include; biscuit, chocolate and roll-up wrappers, chip packets, biscuit inners and trays.	biscuit wrapping, biscuit trays, chip packets, biscuit inners, biscuit packets, biscuit wrappers, soft plastic, chocolate bar, roll-up wrappers.
Paint	EcoDrop recycling centre	Paint can, paint, spray can, paint bucket	These items can't go in the kerbside bins e.g. paint, spray cans. It is FREE to drop paint off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time. Alternatively see if your paint brand has a return scheme.	paint can, paint, spray can, paint bucket, paint tin, paint
Paper	Recycling (yellow bin)	Newspaper, magazines, phone books, brochures, envelopes,	Put these items in the yellow bin (no smaller than a standard envelope) e.g. newspaper, magazines, non-tinfoil wrapping paper, phone books, brochures, paper bags, brown paper bags with handles and envelopes (including window envelopes).	newspaper, magazines, phone books, brochures, junk mail, circulars, envelopes, bill envelopes, window envelopes, brown paper bags, flyers, fliers, advertisements, junkmail, paper bags, glossy paper, patterened wrapping paper
Pens and pencils	Rubbish (red bin)	Pens, pencils	Put these items in the red bin e.g. pencils, pens, crayons, paint brushes, felts and markers.	Pen, pencils, felts, crayons, chalk, permanent markers, sharpies, paint brushes, art paint tubes
Personal hygiene	Rubbish (red bin)	Personal, hygiene, sanitary items, disposable nappies, baby wipes, sanitary pads	Put these items in the red bin e.g. disposable nappies, baby wipes and sanitary pads.	personal, hygiene, sanitary, disposable nappies, nappies, baby wipes, sanitary pads, towels, nappy, diaper, pads, tampons
Pesticides, rat and slug bait,	EcoDrop Recycling Centre	Rat bait, slug bait, bait, spider spray, poison, toxic	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It is FREE to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.	rat bait, slug bait, bait, spider spray, poison, toxic, garden spray
Pizza boxes	Organics (green bin)	Cardboard used for food	Put these items in the green bin.	Pizza boxes, pizza
Plastic cups, plates and utensils	Rubbish (red bin)	plastic cups, wine glasses, plates and utensils	Put these in the red bin e.g. plastic cups, plates and utensils	plastic spoons, plastic forks, plastic knives, plastic cups, plastic wine glasses, plastic platter dish, plastic plates, picnic utensils, disposable, reusable
Plastic lids and tops	Rubbish (red bin)	Plastic lids, lids	Put these items in the red bin e.g. lids or tops on milk, yogurt, butter, margarine, soft drink and juice.	lids, plastic lids, coke, milk, sprite, juice bottle, yoghurt, plastic, coffee cup lids
Plastic meat trays	Recycling (yellow bin)	clean plastic meat trays	Put clean plastic meat trays with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 in the yellow bin.	meat trays, meat tray, plastic meat tray, plastic meat trays
Plastic milk bottles	Recycling (yellow bin)	Plastic milk bottles	Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. milk, chocolate, coffee and other flavoured milk bottles. Empty, rinse and put all lids and tops in the red bin.	milk bottles, chocolate milk, flavoured milk, ice coffee bottle,
Plastic strapping	Rubbish (red bin)	Strapping, ties, rope, cord	Put these items in the red bin e.g. strapping, ties, rope and cord. These items can damage machines at the recycling processing plant.	strap, strapping, ties, tie, rope, cord
Plastic water bottles	Recycling (yellow bin)	plastic water bottles	Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. plastic water and drink bottles. Remove lids and put it in the red bin.	water, plastic bottles, water bottle, drink bottle,
Polystyrene	Rubbish (red bin)	Polystyrene meat trays, polystyrene packaging	Put these items in the red bin e.g. polystyrene meat trays and polystyrene packaging.	meat trays, trays, packing, packaging material, styrofoam, thermocol
Polystyrene meat trays	Rubbish (red bin)	Polystyrene meat tray	Put these items in the red bin.	Polystyrene meat tray, meat tray, meat trays
Poo and animal waste	Rubbish (red bin)	Faeces, poo, animal waste, kitty litter, cat litter, feathers	Put these items in the red bin including animal fur and feathers. Please bag faeces, animal waste and cat litter.	faeces, poo, animal waste, cat litter, kitty litter, dog poo, dog shit, feathers
Printed photos	Rubbish (red bin)	photos, photography, printed photos, photography prints, photo films	Put these in the red bin	photos, photography, printed photos, photography prints, film
Printer and ink cartridges	EcoDrop recycling centre	Printer cartridges, ink cartridges,	These items can't go in the kerbside bins e.g. printer cartridges and ink cartridges. It is FREE to drop paint off at your local EcoDrop Recycling Centre at a transfer station.	Printer cartridges, ink cartridges,
Radioactive waste	None	Medical waste	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Low-levels generated from hospitals and laboratories, along with industry smoke detectors may be dropped off at a transfer station. Any other radioactive waste needs to be disposed of through a licensed medical waste disposal facility.	isotopes, radioisotopes, health care
Razors and blades	Rubbish (red bin)	Razors and blades	Please wrap in paper before putting in the red bin.	Razors, blades
Receipts and tickets	Rubbish (red bin)	Receipts, plane tickets, airline tickets, event tickets, concert tickets	Put these items in the red bin	Receipts, tickets, event tickets, plane tickets, airline tickets, concert tickets
Seat belts, belts	Rubbish (red bin)	Belts	Put these items in the red bin. These items can damage machines at the recycling plant.	belts
Sharps	None	Needles, syringes	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Sharps require specialist disposal, contact your healthcare provider.	needles, syringes, medical waste, blades
Shells, seafood, fish	Organics (green bin)	Shells, seafood, fish	Put these items in the green bin.	shells, seafood, fish, shellfish, shell fish
Shredded paper	Organics (green bin)	shredded paper, shredded office paper, shredded packaging paper	Put these items in the green bin.	shredded paper, shredded office paper, shredded packaging paper
Small bits of paper (smaller than an envelope)	Organics (green bin)	small bits of paper, ripped paper	Put these items in the green bin e.g. ripped paper, small pieces of paper, small paper notes	small bits of paper, ripped paper, small paper notes
Small plastic items	Rubbish (red bin)	Credit cards, loyalty cards, pill bottles, small yoghurt pottles	Put these items in the red bin e.g. credit cards, loyalty cards, toothbrush, pill bottles. If the plastic item is smaller than an individual yoghurt pottle, we cant' recycle it.	credit cards, EFTPOS cards, membership cards, loyalty cards, pill bottles, medicine bottles, yoghurt pottles, yoghurt, toothbrush, toothbrushes, beer bottle tops
Smoke detector	Rubbish (red bin)	Smoke alarm, house alarm,	Put these items (with the battery removed) in the red bin e.g. smoke detectors and alarms.	smoke, alarm, detector, house alarm, smoke detector
Soft plastics	Rubbish (red bin)	All bags, shrink wrap, bubble wrap, shopping bags, plastic bags, chip bags, biscuit trays, biscuit packets	Put these items in the red bin or take it to a Soft Plastics Takeback bin. For locations visit recycling.kiwi.nz/store-locator. Examples include; plastic bags, bubble wrap, shopping bags, chip packets, frozen food bags, cereal inner packets and shrink wrap. Note: biscuit trays are not taken in these bins, put these in the red bin only.	carry bags, disposable shopping bags, reusable shopping bags, plastic bags, shrink wrap, bubble wrap, plastic bags, plastic wrapping, wrapping, bread bags, cereal inner packets,chip packets, chip bag, biscuit inners, biscuit trays, biscuit liners, supermarket vegetable and fruit bags, bubble wrap, courier bags, pellet fire bags. Heartland chip packet
Soil, dirt, compost	Rubbish (red bin)	Dirt, compost, potting mix	Put small amounts of soil in your red bin. Trucks can't lift bins over 70kg. Take large amounts of dirt, soil, potting mix and cleanfill to the EcoDrop Transfer Station.	dirt, cleanfill, compost, potting mix, soil
Stones, rocks, gravel	EcoDrop transfer station	Stones, rocks	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. These items damage the collection vehicles and machines at the processing facilities.Take these to your local EcoDrop transfer station as hardfil.	stones, rocks, gravel, bricks, concrete, boulder
Storage containers	Rubbish (red bin)	Large storage container, home organiser, storage boxes/bask	Put these items in the red bin e.g. storage boxes, clothes basket, home organiser. You may wish to reuse them or donate them to a school or non-profit organisation.	large storage container, home organiser, storage box, storage boxes, storage basket, underbed storage container, large plastic container, clothes basket
Supermarket checkout bags	Rubbish (red bin)	Plastic supermarket checkout bags	Put these items in the red bin e.g. supermarket bags, fabric bags, tote bags, plastic bags.	supermarket bags, plastic bags, checkout bags, fabric bags, plastic fruit and vegetable bags, re-usable bags, tote bag, fabric bag, fabric bags
Takeaway coffee and drink cups	Rubbish (red bin)	Takeaway coffee and drink cups, Glopac cups	Put this item in the red bin.	Takeaway coffee cup, glopac coffee cup, glopack
Takeaway food containers	Rubbish (red bin)	Takeaway coffee cups, compostable packing, Eco food packaging, takeaway containers, takeout boxes, biodegradable containers, takeaway soft drink cups	Put these items in the red bin. Examples include; takeaway coffee and soft drink cups, bio and compostable packing, eco food packaging, takeaway containers, takeout boxes. These items contain plastic.	compostable, eco food packaging, takeaway containers, takeaway packaging, takeout boxes, takeaway coffee cups, coffee cups, KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, Wax, noodle boxes, burger boxes, drink cups, cardboard, coated cardboard, takeaway soft drink cups, sushi pack, sushi container, sandwich container, sandwich pack
Tea bags, coffee grounds	Organics (green bin)	Tea bags, coffee grounds, tea leaves	Put these items in the green bin e.g. tea bags, tea leaves, coffee grounds and coffee beans.	leaves, bags, coffee grounds, grinds, beans, coffee beans
Timber	Rubbish (red bin)	Off-cuts, treated timber, sawdust, timber trellising, building	Put these items in the red bin e.g. timber off-cuts, treated timber, sawdust, processed timber.	off-cuts, timber, treated timber, processed timber, sawdust, timber trellising, building materials, machined, wood, plywood, chipboard, MDF
Tin foil and pie trays	Rubbish (red bin)	Aluminium wrapping, pie trays	Put these in the red bin e.g. tin foil, oven/pie trays, foil wrapping paper and aluminum wrapping.	aluminum wrapping, tin foil, pie trays, foil wrapping paper, aluminum wrapping
Tissues, used tissues	Organics (Green bin)	Tissues, used tissues	Put these items in the green bin.	Tissues, used tissues
Tussock	Organics (green bin)	tussock, lawn, grass	Please put these in the green bin e.g. tussock, lawn, grass	tussock, lawn, grass
Tyres and wheels	EcoDrop transfer station	Car, 4x4, vehicle rubber wheels	These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Take to your local EcoDrop transfer station. Please don't put in the kerbside bins as it damages the collection vehicles and machines at the processing facilities.	Car, 4x4, vehicle, wheels, rubber
Vacuum dust	Rubbish (red bin)	Vacuum cleaner/contents	Put these in the red bin.	cleaner dust, vacuum cleaner bag, vacuum cleaner bag dust, dust, hoover, lint, clothes drier lint
Vegetables, carrots, kumara, beans, pumpkin	Organics (green bin)	Cooked, raw, decomposing vegetables	Put these items in the green bin. This includes cooked or raw vegetables and vegetable pieces at any stage of decomposition.	carrots, parsnips, potatoes, beans, onions, tomatoes, corn, mushrooms, peas, lettuce, yam, kumara, peelings, rotten, vege scraps, food scraps, vegetable peels, vegetables
VHS tapes	Rubbish (red bin)	Video tapes	Put these in the red bin. These items are not recyclable through the kerbside service.	video tapes, cassette tapes, audio tapes
Wire	Rubbish (red bin)	Florist wire, fencing wire	Put these items in the red bin e.g. florist wire and wiring. For large bales of wire you can take it to the EcoDrop Recycling Centre.	fence, wire, wiring, florist wire, flower wire, fencing
Wooden plates, skewers and sticks	Rubbish (red bin)	wooden and bamboo plates, cutlery, skewers, ice block sticks, ice cream sticks, kebab skewers, takeaway skewers	Put these items in the red bin e.g. Wooden and bamboo plates, cutlery, skewers, ice block sticks, ice cream sticks, kebab skewers, takeaway skewers.	Wooden skewers, ice block sticks, ice cream sticks, kebab skewers, takeaway skewers, wooden chopsticks, bamboo stickers, bamboo stakes, sticks, stakes