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Kerbside Collections

Rubbish is collected weekly and recycling is collected fortnightly in urban areas.

Yellow pre-paid bags are required for general household rubbish, a wheelie bin is used for recyclable items and a crate specifically for glass.

Your rubbish & recycling must be at the gate before 7:30am to guarantee collection.

The easiest way to remember your collection day is to check the ID sticker on the wheelie bin allocated to your address, which will show the day and week.

Rubbish bags are collected every week and recycling is collected every second week.

Place your rubbish and recycling at the kerbside before 7:30am

Location Collection Day Recycling
Whiritoa Monday Week 1
Kerepēhi, Turua Wednesday Week 1
Waihī, Waikino Thursday Week 1
Kaiaua, Ngātea, Waitakaruru Wednesday Week 2
Karangahake, Mackaytown, Paeroa Thursday Week 2

Forgotten what week it is? Check the Collection Calendar.

Only rubbish in the HDC official yellow pre-paid bags will be collected.

The cost of purchasing a rubbish bag goes towards the costs for:

  • kerbside collection
  • disposal of the rubbish.

See our Fees & Charges page for the purchase price of the yellow HDC rubbish bags. Bags can be purchased from the following locations:

  • Council Offices
  • New World in Waihī
  • Countdown in Paeroa
  • Four Square in Ngātea
  • Pak n Save in Thames
  • Kaiaua Store
  • Waitakaruru Country Store

There is no limit on the number of pre-paid bags that can be put out for collection. The collect of bags is restricted to a maximum weight limit of 10 kg for each bag.

What you can't put in your rubbish bags

Please help keep our rubbish collectors safe.

Some of the following items can be dangerous and harmful so they should not be placed in our yellow rubbish bags. Recycling can go in the provided household recycling bins for kerbside collection or taken to our Refuse Transfer Stations.

❌ Household batteries (see more information further below)
❌ Hot ashes
❌ Garden waste
❌ Hedge clippings
❌ Hazardous waste
❌ Recyclables such as glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard, cans and plastics with recycling symbols 1, 2 or 5. These items should be placed in a recycling bin - find out more about kerbside recycling.

See what items can be disposed of at our Refuse Transfer Stations.

Household batteries can start fires!
Household batteries should not be placed in your yellow rubbish bags or the recycling wheelie bins.

Batteries have been responsible for fires in bins and on collection trucks. They are a danger to collection staff.

What can you do with household batteries?

Household batteries are collected in a specific bin at our Refuse Transfer Stations for safe disposal.

Sharp items need wrapping

Anything dangerous, sharp or pointy should be wrapped in newspaper or preferably cardboard before being put out for collection. This includes:

  • Broken glass
  • Needles
  • Skewers
  • Broken plates
  • Gardening equipment
  • Kitchen knives

Please wrap it before you throw it away, and keep our contractors - and yourselves - safe!

There is a maximum weight limit of 10 kg for an 80 litre or 240 litre wheelie bin.

The truck's mechanical arm needs room to pick up the bin so please use the following guidelines when placing your bin at the kerbside:

  • face the bin towards the road (wheels at the back) and lid closed
  • at least 0.5 metres apart (same as the bin's width),
  • at least 1 metre away from cars and poles,
  • at least 3 metres away from overhead vegetation or power lines,
  • no later than 7.30am on the collection day for properties not in the town centre,
  • no later than 9.00am on the collection day for all waste and recycling in the town centre zone (as defined in the district plan).

Bins and crates must not be overloaded.

See what can be recycled in your wheelie bins and crates

Let's Talk Rubbish
From the kerbside to recycling...or not
The correct way to put out your bins and crates

On any week where there is a public holiday on a normal collection day, all rubbish collections will be a day later than the normal unless otherwise stated. This will be advertised on our Facebook page, here on our website and in the local newspapers.

Easter Monday 10 April 2023

One day later than normal

Township Date of collection -
Week 2 		What to put out
Whiritoa Tuesday 11 April Refuse bags only
Ngātea, Kaiaua, Waitakaruru Thursday 13 April Refuse and recycling
Kerepēhi, Turua Thursday 13 April Refuse bags only
Paeroa, Karangahake, Mackaytown Friday 14 April Refuse and recycling
Waihī, Waikino Friday 14 April Refuse bags only

Refuse Transfer Stations

Transfer stations are closed on Good Friday 7 April, Easter Monday 10 April and all public holidays.

ANZAC Day - 25 April 2023

For collections normally on or after 25 April- One day later than normal

Township Date of collection -
Week 2 		What to put out
Whiritoa Monday 24 April (unaffected) Refuse bags only
Ngātea, Kaiaua, Waitakaruru Thursday 27 April Refuse and recycling
Kerepēhi, Turua Thursday 27 April Refuse bags only
Paeroa, Karangahake, Mackaytown Friday 28 April Refuse and recycling
Waihī, Waikino Friday 28 April Refuse bags only

Refuse Transfer Stations

Transfer stations are closed on ANZAC Day, 25 April and all public holidays.

If your bin is damaged or stolen, contact us to order a replacement bin. Parts can also be replaced if they become damaged.

Use our Do It Online form to request a new bin, report damaged, lost or found

View the cost of bin or parts replacement on our Fees and Charges.

It's a good idea to label your bins with your address to avoid any ownership issues.

Wheelie bin clips

Don't flip your lid, use a wheelie bin clip. Stop your recycling being tipped out of your bin when the wind blows, by using one of our wheelie bin wind clips. It will keep your bin lid closed until you release it by hand, or the bin is turned upside down. Get yours for $10 incl GST from any of our Service Centres.

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