Find out what goes in each bin, or what can be dropped off for free at the EcoDrop recycling centres.
Waste item | Bin type | Description | More info | Keywords |
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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 |