Hauraki District Council | Rubbish & Recycling

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.

Kerbside rubbish and recycling collections
Rubbish disposal sites

Kerbside Rubbish & Recycling Collections     

Rubbish is collected weekly and recycling is collected fortnightly.

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. 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
Whiritoa	Monday	Week 1
Kerepehi, Turua	Wednesday	Week 1
Waihi, Turua	Thursday	Week 1
Kaiaua, Ngatea, Waitakaruru	Wednesday	Week 2
Karangahake, Mackaytown, Paeroa	Thursday	Week 2

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. In the example below it is Tuesday, 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 and 2), 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 and 2), 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.

Rubbish Disposal Sites

Rubbish and recycling

• From 15 June, recycling for cleaned plastics 1 & 2, paper, cardboard, aluminium cans and tin cans will resume. Plastics 3-7 must go in rubbish bags .
• Green waste can be accepted.
• All glass goes into the glass bottle bank.
• No cost for rubbish or recycling in pre-paid yellow bags, all other bags will be charged at usual disposal fees.
• If someone in the household is sick, double bag your rubbish – only outer bag needs to be a council bag. If outer bag is not a council bag, usual disposal fee applies.

Paeroa Refuse Transfer Station

Grey Street

Open: 12:30pm to 5:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Closed: Wednesday and all Public Holidays

• Scrap metal can be dropped off at Paeroa Refuse Transfer Station.

Waihi Refuse Transfer Station

Dean Crescent

Open: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Closed: Tuesday, Thursday and all Public Holidays

• Scrap metal can now be accepted as the recycling area upgrade has been completed. 

Disposal Charges

Charges apply for the disposal of all rubbish (not including items separated for recycling). View the Disposal Charges