Rubbish & RecyclingRāpihi me te hangarua

Recycling collection

We encourage the community to REDUCE, REUSE or completely AVOID these types of plastics where they can.

The kerbside recycling collection for the Wairoa Urban area & Frasertown is split across two days:

• Wednesday collection
  Wairoa east - areas include south of the bridge, from but excluding SH2.

• Thursday collection
  North Clyde, Frasertown - areas include Wairoa west from and including SH2, North of the Wairoa bridge and Frasertown.

Please ensure recycling doesn't weigh more than 12kg per bin. Recycling must be in an official Council recycling bin. There are two official Council recycling bins, the old 60l bin and the new 45l bin. A maximum of 2 recycling bins will be picked up from each household.

Recycling in the following rural areas is weekly on Thursdays.

• Kotemaori – Kotemaori Hall 9.00am
• Raupunga – Former fire station 10.00am
• Mohaka – Old pub site 12.00pm
• Waihua – Beach turnoff 1.00pm

Recycling in the following rural areas is weekly on Fridays:

• Tuai – Kokako Rd (intersection with SH38) to Pakowhai Bridge from 8.30am 

Recycling at the following rural areas as follows:

• Ruakituri – Opposite school 2.00pm-2.30pm (2nd Sunday of the month only)
• Te Reinga – Opposite old school 3.00-3.15pm (2nd Sunday of the month only)

Recycling in all other rural areas is on the first and third Sunday of each month and at the following locations:

• Nuhaka – QRS metal yard 12.00pm-2.00pm
• Mahia – Moana Drive 9.00am-11.30am.

RECYCLING IS FREE FOR DOMESTIC USERS

We accept the following:

• CANS - Rinsed aluminium & steel cans
• GLASS - Clean bottles & jars (remove the lids & rinse, no window glass, lightbulbs, glassware or mirrors)
• PAPER - Newspaper, magazines, junk mail, all other clean paper
• CARDBOARD - Flatten all boxes (not milk cartons, drink cartons or tetrapaks)
• PLASTICS - Types 1, 2 & 5 rigid plastics (e.g. water & milk bottles, ice cream containers). Not accepted: types 3, 4, 6 & 7 (e.g. pipes, film, plastic cutlery, appliance parts).

Commercial customers please contact Smart Environmental to discuss your requirements (0800 424 990).

Plastics accepted at kerbside collection

	Grade 1 Rigid Plastics e.g. Soft-drink & water bottles		Grade 2 Rigid Plastics e.g. Milk bottles, ice cream containers, detergent bottles		Grade 5 Rigid Plastics e.g. Lunch boxes, microwave containers & some dairy food containers

Plastics not accepted at kerbside collection

	Grade 3 Plastics e.g. Cosmetic containers, pipes, films, wire coatings, garden hose		Grade 4 Plastics e.g. Film for protection of pallets, rubbish bags, plastic food wrap		Grade 6 Plastics e.g. Plastic cutlery, CD cases, stationery parts, toy parts, plastic 'glassware'		Grade 7 Plastics e.g. Car parts, appliance parts, computers, electronics, water cooler bottles

Refuse Collection 

Refuse collections are a user pays service provided by the Wairoa District Council's Waste Management Contractor Smart Environmental (0800 424 990).

Where can I buy Official Refuse Bags?

Official refuse bags are available from the following locations:

Wairoa

• Wairoa District Council
• New World Supermarket
• Mahia Avenue Dairy
• McLean Street Dairy
• Riverview Dairy

Mahia

• Mahia Beach Store
• Mahia Service Station (Opoutama)

Domestic rubbish collections Routes

• SH2 from Waihua to Kotemaori Settlement Road
• SH2 from Wairoa to Morere. The collection point stops at Tunanui Road, Morere
• Tiniroto Road from Frasertown through to Te Reinga and Ruakituri Road
• SH38 from Frasertown to Waihi Road

Please note that any households living off the State Highway may bring their refuse to the State Highway for pick-up.

Tuai Refuse Collection

Collection managed by Ruapani ki Waikaremoana Trust T/A Waikaremoana Contracting.

06 837 3876

info@lakelodge.co.nz

Collection takes place every Thursday Morning - we encourage everyone to recycle and to minimise their residual waste.

Green Waste: By Special Arrangement (contact us on one of the numbers above)

Whiteware: By Special Arrangement (contact us on one of the numbers above).

Raupunga/Mohaka/Kotemaori Refuse Collection

Collection managed by Waipapa Recycling.

Nathan, +64 27 256 3627

Collection takes place every Friday Morning - we encourage everyone to recycle and to minimise their residual waste.

Refuse Collection days

• From Wairoa to Mahia (but not including Wairoa), including Nuhaka and Māhanga - collections will be weekly on Mondays.
• Wairoa township collection is done on Tuesdays.
• From Frasertown to Waihi Road (and including Frasertown) - collections will be weekly on Tuesdays.
• From Frasertown to Ruakituri (but not including Frasertown), including Te Reinga - collections will be weekly on Thursdays.
• From Waihua to Kotemaori Settlement Rd, including Mohaka and Raupunga, collections will be weekly on Fridays.
• Tuai Village including Onepoto village, Waimako papakainga, Tu Kuha papakainga, Piripaua village, SH38 (from Onepoto to Pakowhai Bridge) on Thursdays from 8.30am.

Rubbish & Recycling Education

Wairoa District Council provides for waste management through a variety of facilities and services. Council is committed to promoting responsible waste management solutions for the district and is keen to work with groups or individuals to improve their waste management.

Council staff or contractors are happy to talk to schools, community groups, marae or individuals about ways to reduce the amount of waste being produced and better ways to deal with what is produced.

Wairoa Landfill & Recycling Centre

The Wairoa Landfill is located on Fraser Street and is managed by Smart Environmental.

(06) 838 8456 or 0800 424 990

• Eftpos is available at the Wairoa Landfill.

Landfill hours

• Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 8am to 2pm
  • Except ANZAC Day - open from 1pm to 5pm
  • Closed 25/26 December, 1 January, 2 January, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Contact

For more information please contact the Wairoa District Council.

+64 6 838 7309
customerservices@wairoadc.govt.nz
97-103 Queen Street, Wairoa 4108
PO Box 54, Wairoa 4160