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Rubbish and recycling

COVID-19 Alert Level 1 – Rubbish, recycling and foodscraps collections

All Auckland Council’s waste services – rubbish, recycling, food scraps, bin requests, and on-property inorganics – are continuing as usual at this time. Please put your bins and bags out as normal and wash your hands.

If you see dumped rubbish, please report it by calling 0800 NO DUMP (0800 663 867).

Rubbish and recycling collections

Find out what you can put in your rubbish and recycling and when your collection days are.

Inorganic collections

Book your inorganic collection and find out what you can put out as inorganic waste.

Bin requests

Get a new bin, upgrade to a bigger bin or request for a bin repair.

Ways to reduce your waste

Learn the different ways you can contribute to waste minimisation.

Rubbish dumping and littering

Learn about illegal rubbish dumping and littering and how to report it.

Add your company to our list of recyclers and transfer stations

Fill in a form to add your company to our database of recyclers and transfer stations.

How to get rid of unwanted items

Find out the disposal options for each type of waste or unwanted item.

Community recycling centres

Community recycling centres' purpose is to reduce waste to landfill by recycling, re-using and re-purposing as much as possible.

Transfer stations

Find transfer stations that accept waste not suitable for kerbside collection.

Hazardous waste

Find out what is considered hazardous waste and where to dispose of it.

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