Waste services for non-residential properties

What non-residential properties are

Non-residential properties include:

• market gardens and orchards
• small businesses
• farmland
• schools
• religious sites.

Rubbish services

Non-residential properties can request rubbish and recycling services.

For most of Auckland, we collect rubbish in council wheelie bins.

For the inner CBD, we collect rubbish in council pre-paid orange bags twice daily, once on Sundays.

Request rubbish services for a non-residential property

Select 'Request bins for a new waste service' on the Request a bin service form.

Recycling services

Recycling services for for volumes similar to household collections are available in Auckland except for Manukau commercial areas.

Auckland inner CBD

• For recycling, use clear council plastic bags.
• We collect cardboard separately. Flatten the cardboard and place it on the kerb next to your recycling. Make sure it is placed securely so it will not blow away.
• Recycling and cardboard are collected twice daily (once on Sundays).

Get a map of the Auckland CBD

Other areas

Put all your recycling in your council recycling bin. It will be collected every two weeks.

Visit What you can put in your recycling for more information.

Cancel your rubbish or recycling bin service

Make an enquiry online and provide:

• the property address
• the property ratepayer’s name and contact details
• the bin number for the service you will cancel.

We recommend that you cancel your rubbish or recycling bin service in early June. When you pay for these services, you pay until the end of the rating year (30 June). If you cancel your service before June, we will not refund you for the months you paid for but did not use.

Inorganic collection services

We provide an inorganic collection service to small businesses once a year. This is for small businesses that pay the minimum base service waste charge in their rates.

We only collect things similar to household items. Visit What you can and cannot put out for inorganic collection for more information.

Book an inorganic collection or check your area's collection schedule.

Composting services

If your business produces large volumes of food and organic waste, we encourage you to book with a dedicated food waste collection service.

Services offering a commercial composting service to businesses in Auckland are:

• Green Gorilla
• Reclaim
• Rubbish Direct.

More information

Visit Rubbish, recycling bin and food scraps bins options and charges for information about bin size options and fees.

Visit Find your rubbish, recycling, and food scraps collection day for information about your rubbish or recycling collection day.