Our solid waste services consist of the minimisation, collection, and disposal of solid waste. These services involve kerbside collection of rubbish and recyclables, and the management of two refuse transfer stations located in Paeroa and Waihi.
Rubbish Disposal Sites
Paeroa Refuse Transfer Station
Grey Street
Closed: due to COVID-19
Waihi Refuse Transfer Station
Dean Crescent
Closed: due to COVID-19
Important Notice
Refuse Transfer Stations in Paeroa and Waihi will have a bin available at limited times for bagged waste only. Hours will be from 12.30 to 4pm on the usual fortnightly collection day for that town.
A bottle bank for glass disposal will be permanently available outside our refuse transfer stations in Waihi and Paeroa. Please avoid regular trips for small loads and stockpile your glass as much as possible, ideally until recycling resumes.
View the latest information about Rubbish and Recycling during COVID-19 alert level 4.
Kerbside Rubbish & Recycling Collections
Place your rubbish and recycling at the kerbside before 7:30am
Please help keep our rubbish collectors safe.
Please note: On any week where there is a public holiday on a normal collection day all rubbish collections for that week, from that day, will be a day later than the normal, except for the first week in January, New Years 2019. This will be advertised on our Facebook page, our website (public notices and homepage banner) and in the local newspapers. Scheduled delays to collections are also noted in the Kerbside Collection Calendar.
| Location | Collection Day | Recycling |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiaua | Wednesday | Week 2 |
| Karangahake | Thursday | Week 2 |
| Kerepehi | Wednesday | Week 1 |
| Mackaytown | Thursday | Week 2 |
| Ngatea | Wednesday | Week 2 |
| Paeroa | Thursday | Week 2 |
| Turua | Wednesday | Week 1 |
| Waihi | Thursday | Week 1 |
| Waikino | Thursday | Week 1 |
| Waitakaruru | Wednesday | Week 2 |
| Whiritoa | Monday | Week 1 |
What Week Is it?
If you've lost track of what week it is, look it up on the kerbside recycling calendar.
Yellow HDC Rubbish bags
The cost of purchasing a rubbish bag represents the costs for the kerbside collection and disposal of the rubbish. Rubbish bags can be purchased from Council offices and local supermarkets. View the purchase price of the yellow HDC rubbish bags.
Bins & Crates
Place your clean recyclable glass into the blue crate.
Place clean - plastic (1-7), tins/cans, paper and cardboard - into the wheelie bin. See more about what items can be placed for recycling in the wheelie bin and crate.
Place your crate and your wheelie bin out on the kerbside by 7:30am. Make sure the front of the wheelie bin is facing the road (wheels are at the back) and the lid is closed. The truck's mechanical arm needs room to pick up the bin so place it at least half-a-metre (same as the bin's width) away from other objects.
What Items Can be Recycled?
Only CLEAN materials will be accepted for recycling in the Transfer Stations and at the Kerbside.
Glass, plastic (1-7), tins/cans, paper and cardboard.
See what can or cannot go into your wheelie bin and blue crate. Find out What Items can be Recycled
Wheelie bins and replacement parts
If your bin is damaged or stolen, contact us to order a replacement bin. Parts can also be replaced if they become damaged.
View the cost of bin or parts replacement.
It's a good idea to label your bins with your address to avoid any ownership issues.
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