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Where do I get my recycling crates from?
More about Cardboard
Normal drop off recycling ( small cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and plastics (1, 2 & 5), cans and glass will be accepted if it is clean). Check the bottom of your plastics to find the number.
If your house receives kerbside recycling collection as part of your rates, your property has been allocated three crates – one red for glass recycling, one black for plastics (1,2 & 5) and cans and a teal crate for cardboard and paper. Recyclables must be clean and lids/tops removed (for rubbish).
If you haven’t already got these, one crate in each colour is available to you free of charge. It is really important to use these crates, as it allows our team to easily identify recycling crates for pick-up which speeds up the collection process. It also means we know that these crates can be lifted safely by our staff, as long as they aren’t overfilled!
The crates belong to your property and must remain with your property when you move. If you require a crate for your recycling, please call the Council on 06 857 8060, or pop in and see us at our Waipawa office on Ruataniwha Street, or at the Waipawa District Library.
Larger volumes of recycling can be taken to the Recycling Drop-Off Centres at any time and disposed of for free.
To ensure your recycling is able to be processed, it is important that the correct recycling is put out in the correct crate.
As from 1 November 2020, recycling crates which contain the following items will not be collected
We have Rural Recycling Trailers that visit our rural townships weekly and bi-weekly to meet the demand.
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