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Rubbish and recycling

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​COVID-19 rubbish and recycling information

Auckland’s kerbside rubbish, recycling and food scraps collections are considered essential services and will continue as usual. In order to keep providing this service, the council will be following all Ministry of Health guidelines to ensure that public health is not compromised.

Household on-property inorganics collections beginning 26 March onwards have been postponed for the lockdown period.

No household bin removals, exchanges or minor repairs will be done at this time.

From 6pm on 25 March, the Waitākere, Aotea/Great Barrier Island Claris Landfill and Waiheke transfer stations will be closed to the general public and open only for licensed waste collectors providing essential services. Community recycling centres are also closed.

For more information, see OurAuckland.

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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