Rubbish, recycling and food scraps

Rubbish, recycling and food scraps collections

Find information about rubbish, recycling and food scraps collection days, public holiday collections and how to report a missed collection.
Rubbish, recycling and food scraps bin information

Request new or replacement bins, bin repairs, or different-sized bins. Also find information about bin options and charges.
How to get rid of unwanted items

Find out how you can dispose of different types of waste or an unwanted item and where it goes.
Inorganic collections

Book your inorganic collection and find out what you can put out as inorganic waste.
Transfer stations

Find places you can take rubbish that's not suitable for roadside collection.
Rubbish dumping and littering

Learn about illegal rubbish dumping and littering and how to report it.
Community recycling centres

Community recycling centres' purpose is to reduce waste to landfill by recycling, re-using and re-purposing as much as possible.
Food scraps collections

Learn about our food scrap collection service for urban Auckland – including how it works, why we're recycling food scraps, what to put in your bin, food scraps charges and more.
Hazardous waste

Find out what is considered hazardous waste and where to dispose of it.
Ways to reduce your waste

Learn the different ways you can contribute to waste minimisation.
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.
Rates-funded rubbish changes

Waste services across the region will soon be funded through rates. Learn more about the changes.