Recycling

Your refuse and recycling MUST be placed out for collection BEFORE 7:30am to guarantee pick up.

What goes in the wheelie bin?

The wheelie bins are only to be used for:

clean rigid plastic, grades 1, 2 and 5 only
clean tins/cans
paper and cardboard
- pizza boxes (remove leftover pizza)

What are rigid plastic grades 1,2 and 5?

Drink and sports bottles
water bottles,
milk bottles,
cleaning products and personal care bottles (shampoo, conditioner and body wash),
ice cream tubs,
margarine tubs,
yoghurt tubs and pottles,
take-out containers (not polystyrene),
Prescription bottles.

All of these must have their lids removed and be rinsed clean - if you can't get the lid off to rinse the bottle clean, don't recycle it.

What cannot be recycled in your wheelie bin?

x automotive parts
x aerosol cans (of any kind)
x batteries
x bottle lids
x bubble wrap
x ceramics
x coffee capsules/pods
x crockery
x disposal coffee cups
x disposable face masks
xdisposable gloves
x disposable nappies
x electrical goods See Waihi E-Waste Depot
x engine oil bottles
x food waste
x garden waste
x hot ashes
x liquids
x oven ware
x paint or chemicals
x paper towels
x plastics 3,4,6,7
x plastic bags and wrappers (soft plastics)
x porcelain
x polystyrene
x rubbish
x takeaway cups
x tetra paks (e.g. milk, juice, ready-made custard containers)
x tin foil
x yoghurt containers

Did you know?
Bottle lids can't go in the recycling as they fall through the gaps on the recycling sorting centre's conveyor belt and cause blockages

Not all plastic is fantastic

We've compiled a helpful list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide further information about recycling plastics in our district.

view the Plastic Recycling FAQs

What goes in the crate?

The blue or green crates are to be used for:

Glass only - empty and clean glass bottles and jars (clear, amber, blue and green). Remove all lids. Lids go in your rubbish bag.

What if I have too much glass for my crate?

Our contractors will accept extra glass bottles but they must be in an official blue crate. These are available for $15 dollars at any of our offices. Alternatively, our refuse transfer stations all accept recycling at no charge.

What cannot go in the crate?

x broken glass
x china and crockery – cups, saucers, plates –
x drinking glasses
x fluorescent tubes
x glass bricks
x light bulbs
x medical and laboratory glass containers
x opal glass
x pyrex dishes and ovenware
x window glass
x TV tubes See Waihi E-Waste Depot
x computer screens See Waihi E-Waste Depot

Recyclables at the Refuse Transfer Stations

The following CLEAN Recyclable materials are accepted at Hauraki District Council refuse transfer stations at Paeroa and Waihī:

Aluminium cans
Paper
Cardboard
Scrap metal
Plastics - rigid plastic grades 1, 2 and 5
Glass
Soft plastics
Tetra Pak cartons
Car bodies (Clean condition with seat and tyres removed, petrol tank pierced and all other fluids removed)
Car batteries
Tyres (a fee is charged depending on size of tyre)
LPG Bottles (a fee is charged)
Oil
Wire Fencing is accepted as long as the batons and posts are REMOVED.

Contaminated containers like Oil containers, Cling wrap and meat trays will not be accepted.

Also view: Waihī E-Waste Depot

Soft Plastics

Plastic bags and plastic wrapping are soft and cannot go into your recycle bin. Examples of soft plastics are:

Bread bags
Soft produce bags
Frozen food bags
Bags and wrappers for toilet paper, cereals, snack foods, and dairy products
Lightly foiled bags e.g. chip packets and confectionery
Courier packs
Bubble wrap
Garden potting mix bags
Dry pet food bags

Soft plastics can go into the soft plastics bin at:

New World, Waihī
Countdown, Paeroa
Four Square, Ngātea
Hauraki Reuse and Repair Centre, Paeroa
Council Refuse Transfer Stations, Paeroa and Waihī
Council Service Centres - Paeroa, Ngātea, Waihī.

Did you know?

Bottle lids can't go in the recycling as they fall through the gaps on the recycling sorting centre's conveyor belt and cause blockages.

Tetra Pak Cartons

Carton packages for:

juice
milk
other beverages

Recycling Locations

Drop them into the orange bins at the following locations:

Council service centres - Paeroa, Ngātea and Waihī
Refuse transfer stations - Paeroa and Waihī
The Hauraki Repair and Reuse Centre - Paeroa

How to prepare your carton for recycling

Cut along the top and sides - leave the cap attached
Completely open and flatten the carton
Rinse it clean, dry it out and put in the orange bins

We have partnered with Tetra Pak® and Waikato based company saveBOARD.