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Reduce hazardous waste

Hazardous waste can potentially harm people's health and pollute the environment. These products normally have a warning on their label.

How to reduce hazardous waste

You can reduce hazardous waste by:

using a safer alternative to commercial cleaning chemicals (e.g. baking soda, vinegar and borax)
reducing the use of chemicals in your house and garden
using environment-friendly products
disposing of hazardous waste properly.

See Hazardous waste to find out about safe disposal.

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/Pages/get-rid-unwanted-items.aspx

How to get rid of unwanted items

Find out the disposal options for each type of waste or unwanted item.

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Recycling

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/Pages/hazardous-waste.aspx

Hazardous waste

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

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Recycling

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/bin-requests/Pages/what-put-your-rubbish.aspx

What you can put in your rubbish

Find out what items are accepted and not accepted in your rubbish collection.

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Rubbish

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/environment/air-quality-pollution-contamination/Pages/asbestos.aspx

Asbestos

Find information on how to identify asbestos and how to dispose of it.

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Environment

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rubbish-recycling/rubbish-dumping-littering/Pages/fines-rubbish-dumping-littering.aspx

Fines for rubbish dumping and littering

Find out about infringements and fines for littering and illegal dumping.

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Dumping and littering

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/resource-consents/types-resource-consents/earthworks/Pages/contaminated-land.aspx

Contaminated land

Find out if your land is potentially contaminated and how to order a report.

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Land-use resource consent

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