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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.

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Until the emergency budget has been finalised at the end of July, we can only provide an approximate figure based on 2019/2020 waste charges.

 North Shore, Rodney, Waitākere 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
Jan 2021$76.93$49.98
Feb 2021$66.24$43.04
Mar 2021$55.56$36.10

 Central and Waiheke Island

​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
Jan 2021$154.16$190.46$36.30
Feb 2021$132.75$164.01$31.26
Mar 2021$111.34$137.56$26.22

​Additional recycling bin charges

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered Additional recycling bin only pro rata charge
Jan 2021$49.98
Feb 2021$43.04
Mar 2021$36.10

 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
Jan 2021$154.16$190.46$36.30
Feb 2021$132.75$164.01$31.26
Mar 2021$111.34$137.56$26.22

 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
Jan 2021$77.24$113.54
Feb 2021$66.51$97.77
Mar 2021$55.78$82

 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
Jan 2021$76.93$37.54
Feb 2021$66.24$32.27
Mar 2021$55.56$26.99

 Related topics

 

 

Buy rubbish bin tags or rubbish bagshttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/rubbish-recycling-collections/Pages/buy-rubbish-bin-tags-bags.aspxBuy rubbish bin tags or rubbish bagsFind out where you can get rubbish bin tags and our official orange rubbish bags.aspx
Pay your rubbish or recycling bin invoicehttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/pay-rubbish-recycling-bin-invoice.aspxPay your rubbish or recycling bin invoicePay for your recycling or rubbish bin invoices.aspx
Request a different size bin onlinehttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/request-different-size-bin.aspxRequest a different size bin onlineFill in our form to request a different sized rubbish or recycling binOnline formaspx
Request a new bin, bin replacement or bin repair onlinehttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/request-new-bin-replacement-repair-online-form.aspxRequest a new bin, bin replacement or bin repair onlineFill in the form to request a new bin, or a replacement or repair of your damaged bin.Online formaspx

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