Kerbside Rubbish and Recycling

If your bin isn’t picked up, make sure you:

Put it out before 7am on your collection day

If you missed the cut-off, put the bin out on its next collection week. If it’s urgent, take the contents to the Waimate Resource Recovery Park.

Have the right collection week

Check the Waimate Bins App or the Rubbish and Recycling information on our website at waimatedc.govt.nz

Look for a tag or sticker that shows an incorrect item was placed in the bin

If so, the sticker tells you what type of item isn’t allowed. Remove the incorrect items and put your bin out on the next collection week for that bin.

Our waste collection contractors are trained to recognise the wrong items placed in the recycling bins. We also carry out random bin audits to check the correct items are being recycled and composted. Please feed the correct items to the right bin so your collection service can continue.

Look for a sticker that shows that your bin was too heavy

Blue glass crate should be no heavier than 12kg
Green organics bin should be no heavier than 40kg
Yellow recycling bin should be no heavier than 40kg
Red rubbish bin should be no heavier than 20kg
Please remove some of the weight and put your bin out on the next collection week for that bin.

If you’re not sure why your bin wasn’t collectedlog a request through the Waimate Bins App, phone our customer services team on (03) 689 0000 or email council@waimatedc.govt.nz

You can take out any extra recycling or rubbish and drop it off at the Resource Recovery Park on Racecourse Road. You could also remove some of the bin contents, store it, and wait until your bin is next emptied to put it back in.

The following weight limits apply:
Blue glass crate should be no heavier than 12kg
Green organics bin should be no heavier than 40kg
Yellow recycling bin should be no heavier than 40kg
Red rubbish bin should be no heavier than 20kg

All plastics are not the same. The type of material used in making a plastic product is indicated by the number stamped in the recycling sign on the plastic product. This number ranges from 1 to 7 and is known as Resin Identification Code (RIC). Because of global market demand, our recycling partners can currently only accept plastics stamped with code number 1 (Polyethylene Terephthalate which is generally known as PETE), code number 2 (High-Density Polyethylene which is also known as HDPE), and code number 5 (Polypropylene or PP). If the item is a plastic bottle, the cap needs be removed and bottle rinsed clean.

All other plastics without a recycling sign on them or recycling sign with other codes should be placed in the red lid bin.

There are various reasons why we are required to remove the caps of plastic bottles. Some of the caps are made of plastic materials we do not currently recycle or a mix of plastic and non-plastic materials. Removing the caps ensures that the bottles are empty and helps during bailing to ensure that the bottles are compressed nicely

Bins are normally collected as usual on public holidays. Check the Waimate Trader, the Council Facebook page, or phone the Council on (03) 689 0000 to find out any changes to your collection day.

The cost appears on your rates as a Waste – Multi Bin System charge. This may change year to year. Refer to the Rates page on the Waimate District Council website for current charges or phone 03 689 0000 for further information.

Log a request through the Waimate Bins App, phone our customer services team on (03) 689 0000 or email council@waimatedc.govt.nz

Yes, there are options available. Additional bins or different sized bins are available upon request. Charges will apply. Log a request through the Waimate Bins App, phone our customer services team on (03) 689 0000 or email council@waimatedc.govt.nz

The bins belong to the property and will need to be left behind. If your new property does not have wheelie bins, phone 03 689 0000.

Log a request through the Waimate Bins App, phone our customer services team on (03) 689 0000 or email council@waimatedc.govt.nz

If you require assistance getting your bins to the kerb, you can apply for a service to pick up your bins directly from your property (fee may apply). Phone the Council on 03 689 0000 to ask about our Assisted Service.

Contact the Council on 03 689 0000 to see if the collection route is near your property. You may be able to take bins to a collection point nearby. Alternatively you can take your recycling to a Rural Recycling Depot and your rubbish to the Resource Recovery Park.

Your yellow recycling bin should not get too dirty as the recycling going into it must be clean.

To help keep your green organics bin clean, line it with scrunched up newspaper (not junk mail or brochures) before you start filling it up.

Bins can also be rinsed clean and stored upside down on your lawn to drain and dry.