Rubbish and recycling bin charges

What happens when you change or upgrade your rubbish or recycling bin during the rating year

If you have requested a change or upgrade of your rubbish or recycling bin during the rating year, you will be invoiced separately from your property rates bill.

If this is an ongoing charge, it will be added to your property rates bill from the following rating year.

All fees below are effective from 1 July 2018.

North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere and Franklin

Recycling bin charges

The annual charge for a new or additional recycling bin is pro-rated based on the month the bin was ordered.

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered	New bin pro-rata charge	Additional bin pro-rata charge
July - September 2018	$100.39	$65.14
October - December 2018	$75.29	$48.86
January - March 2019	$50.20	$32.57
April - June 2019	$25.10	$16.29

Central

The annual charge for a new waste service (recycling and rubbish bin) is pro-rated based on the month the bin was ordered:

New waste service charges

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered	Recycling and 120L rubbish bin pro-rata charge	Recycling and 240L rubbish bin pro-rata charge	Exchange rubbish bin from 120L to 240L
July - September 2018	$224.17	$282.35	$58.18
October - December 2018	$168.13	$211.76	$43.64
January - March 2019	$112.09	$141.18	$29.09
April - June 2019	$56.04	$70.59	$14.55

Additional recycling bin charges

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered	Additional recycling bin only pro rata charge
July - September 2018	$65.14
October - December 2018	$48.86
January - March 2019	$32.57
April - June 2019	$16.29

Manukau

The annual charge for a new waste service (recycling and rubbish bin) is pro-rated based on the month the bin was ordered:

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered	Recycling and 120L rubbish bin pro-rata charge	Recycling and 240L rubbish bin pro-rata charge	Exchange rubbish bin from 120L to 240L
July - September 2018	$224.17	$282.35	$58.18
October - December 2018	$168.13	$211.76	$43.64
January - March 2019	$112.09	$141.18	$29.09
April - June 2019	$56.04	$70.59	$14.55

Manukau - commercial (residential zone only) and non rateable properties

These charges apply to:

commercial properties (residential zone only)
non-rateable properties (schools, kindergartens, churches, marae, clubs)

The annual charge for a new rubbish bin is pro-rated based on the month the bin was ordered:

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered	120L rubbish bin pro-rata charge	240L rubbish bin pro-rata charge
July - September 2018	$123.78	$181.96
October - December 2018	$92.84	$136.47
January - March 2019	$61.89	$90.98
April - June 2019	$30.95	$45.49

Papakura

Recycling and food scraps bin charges

Food scraps bins are currently only available in Papakura (Urban residential).

The annual charge for a food scraps bin is pro-rated based on the month the bin was ordered:

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered	New bin pro-rata charge	Food scraps pro-rata charge
July - September 2018	$100.39	$67
October - December 2018	$75.29	$50.25
January - March 2019	$50.20	$33.50
April - June 2019	$25.10	$16.75

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