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Ngā kōrero kohinga mōuYour collection day
61-65 Pitt Street
Auckland Central, Auckland 1010
Household collection
Your next collection dates
Put bins out the night before or before 7am.
Rubbish and recycling collection calendar
Commercial collection
Your next collection dates
Put bins out the night before or before 7am.
Where you can put your rubbish, food scraps and recycling for collection
Household rubbish
Put your rubbish bin out on the kerbside before 7am on your collection day, or the night before (unless night collections or early starts apply to your area).
All properties are supplied with one red lidded rubbish bin for household rubbish.
The bin is the property of Auckland Council and needs to stay with this property if you move.
Food scraps
Put your food scraps bin on the kerbside before 7am on your collection day, or the night before.
Lock your food scraps bin by placing the black handle in upright position. Put your food scraps bins next to your rubbish and recycling bins with enough space for our collection trucks to safely empty bins.
If you share the berm with your neighbours, you should place the food scraps bin in a cluster or group. For more information, see How to use your food scraps bin.
Household recycling
Put all recycling on the kerbside before 7am on your collection day, or the night before (unless night collections or early starts apply to your area).
All properties are supplied with one blue or yellow-lidded recycling bin for household recycling.
The bin is the property of Auckland Council and needs to stay with this property if you move.
Commercial rubbish
Put your rubbish bin out on the kerbside before 7am on your collection day, or the night before (unless night collections or early starts apply to your area).
All properties are supplied with one red lidded rubbish bin for household rubbish.
The bin is the property of Auckland Council and needs to stay with this property if you move.
Commercial recycling
Put all recycling on the kerbside before 7am on your collection day, or the night before (unless night collections or early starts apply to your area).
All properties are supplied with one blue or yellow-lidded recycling bin for household recycling.
The bin is the property of Auckland Council and needs to stay with this property if you move.