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Recycling Centres

Recycling – Free of charge

No hazardous wastes i.e. oils, chemicals, refrigeration units, car bodies are accepted at Transfer Stations. Commercial and Out of District Refuse are also not accepted.

Current Recycling Services

Rotorua District Council currently provides drop off recycling services at a dedicated recycling services at a dedicated recycling centre in Te Ngae Road, as well as at the Atiamuri Landfill and the Council’s transfer stations at Mamaku, Reporoa, Tarawera and Okere.

Materials collected include plastics, paper and cardboard, glass, tin and aluminium cans. In addition, there are some private recycling service providers who principally collect paper and cardboard from the commercial sector. This covers about 10% of the total waste stream.

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In addition, the Council has an obligation under the waste Minimisation Act to undertake a waste assessment for all waste services containing a description of existing services and forecast of future demands; an assessment of options available for meeting future demands; and statements as to the council’s role in providing waste services.

What some other cities are doing

Recycling Method	Example Cities/Districts	Kg / household / year Recyled	Total Tonnes Recycled per year
Drop off centres	Rotorua	145	3,700
Bagged collection at kerbside	New Plymouth South Waikato Palmerston North Napier	55 115 130 160	1,400 1,960 3,770 3,500
Crate collection at kerbside	Kawerau Dunedin Nelson	90 119 176	600 5,485 3,000
Wheelie Bins at kerbside	Timaru Christchurch Manakau	224 258 295	4,100 36,780 28,140