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How to get rid of plastic bottles and containers grades 1, 2 and 5

How to get rid of plastic bottles and containers grades 1, 2 and 5
Plastics 1 (PET), Plastics 2 (HDPE), Plastics 3 (PVC), Plastics 4 (LDPE), Plastics 5 (PD), Plastics 6 (PS), Plastics 7 (other), plastic grades 1-7, bottle, detergent, cleaner, spray, plastic baby bottle, medical pill bottles

For more information on plastic resin identification codes, see Plastic waste.

Only plastics 1, 2 and 5 can be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.

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Plastic bottles and containers grades 1, 2 and 5

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Recycling bin

You can put this item in your recycling bin

Tip

Only single use bottles and containers from the kitchen, laundry or bathroom.
Maximum size accepted is four litres.
The container should not be polystyrene or have contained a hazardous liquid or substance.
Only plastics that are 4L in size or smaller can be placed in the recycling bin.
Soft plastics (plastic grade 4) can be recycled by the Packaging Forum’s Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme.

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Great Barrier IslandAnamata Resource Recovery
Community recycling centre
Drury SouthDrury South Transfer Station
Commercial transfer station
Snell’s BeachLess. Waste Warkworth
Community recycling centre
OnehungaOnehunga Zero Waste
Community recycling centre
WaihekeWaiheke Community Resource Recovery Park
Community recycling centre
GlenfieldWairau Zero Waste Hub
Community recycling centre

Rubbish bin

Put this item in your rubbish bin.

Tip

This item can be recycled in some cases.