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Waiheke Island – ngā kōwhiringa me ngā utu mō ngā ipupara me ngā ipupara hangarua

Waiheke Island – Rubbish and recycling bin options and charges

Rubbish bin and bags in service

Waiheke Island rubbish bins are green with red lid and 120-litre in size. Rubbish bags are red and 60 -litre in size.

 

Rubbish bin dimensions

  • 120-litre bin: 930mm high, 545mm wide, 545mm deep

Bin requests

See Request bin repair or report a missing bin to get a bin replaced or to fix a broken bin.

See Request a bin for a new property and other bin services to order a new bin for your new property.

Price of official council rubbish bags

Pricing may vary by area and between retailers. These are the recommended retail prices (RRP).

Read fee table.
Bag sizeSingle bag price (RRP)Pack of five bags price (RRP)
60-litre$4.60$23

You should know

Rubbish bag prices are higher for the Hauraki Gulf islands to cover the cost of transporting large amounts of waste (e.g. recyclables and rubbish) to the mainland for disposal.

​Where to buy official council rubbish bags

You can buy our orange rubbish bags from:

Recycling bins in service

Waiheke Island recycling bins are green with yellow or blue lids and come in 240 or 120 litre sizes.

Recycle bin dimensions

  • 360-litre bins: 1100mm high, 848mm wide, 848mm deep.

  • 240-litre bins: 1060mm high, 730mm wide, 730mm deep

  • 120-litre bins: 930mm high, 545mm wide, 545mm deep

Bin requests

See Request bin repair or report a missing bin to get a bin replaced or to fix a broken bin.

See Request a bin for a new property and other bin services to order a new bin for your new property.

Use Request a different sized bin online form to swap your bin for a different size.

​Rubbish and recycling bin charges

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

New waste service charges​

Read fee table.
Month bin orderedRecycling and 120L rubbish bin (pro-rata charge)Recycling and 240L rubbish bin (pro-rata charge)Exchange rubbish bin from 120L to 240L (pro-rata charge)
July 2022$313.34$394.60$81.26
August 2022$289.60$364.71$75.10
September 2022$265.86$334.81$69.95
October 2022$242.13$304.92$62.79
November 2022$218.90$275.02$56.64
December 2022$194.65$245.13$50.48
January 2023$170.91$215.24$44.32
February 2023$147.17$185.34$38.17
March 2023$123.44$155.45$32.01
April 2023$99.70$125.55$25.86
May 2023$75.96$95.66$19.70
June 2023$52.22$65.77$13.54

​Additional recycling bin charges

Read fee table.
Month bin orderedAdditional recycling bin only (pro-rata charge)
July 2022$89.59
August 2022$82.80
September 2022$76.02
October 2022$69.23
November 2022$62.44
December 2022$55.65
January 2023$48.87
February 2023$42.08
March 2023$35.29
April 2023$28.51
May 2023$21.72
June 2023$14.93

 Related topics

 

 

Hazardous wastehttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/Pages/hazardous-waste.aspxHazardous wasteFind out what is considered hazardous waste and where to dispose of it.aspxRecycling
Find your rubbish, recycling, and food scraps collection dayhttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/rubbish-recycling-collections/Pages/rubbish-recycling-collection-days.aspxFind your rubbish, recycling, and food scraps collection daySearch for household and commercial rubbish, recycling and food scraps collection dates.aspxRubbish Recycling
Pay your waste services invoicehttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/pay-rubbish-recycling-bin-invoice.aspxPay your waste services 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 formaspxRubbish
Request a bin for a new property and other bin serviceshttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/request-new-bin-replacement-repair-online-form.aspxRequest a bin for a new property and other bin servicesRequest a new bin for your property or other bin services.Online formaspxRubbish Recycling
Request bin repair or report a missing binhttps://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/bin-repair-missing-bin-request.aspxRequest bin repair or report a missing binRequest repair for your damaged bin or report a lost or stolen bin.Online formaspxRubbish Recycling Waste

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