Resource Recovery Centres

Upon entry

You will be requested to place like materials in separate areas. Pre-sorting of loads will save time for all.

Charges

Household/ Domestic Waste		Green Waste			% Recyclable							Non-Recyclable
					100%		75%		50%	25%
Cars		$7.00			$7.00		$10.00		$13.00	$15.00		$19.00
Ute, station wagon, van, small trailers (up to 1m3)		$10.00			$10.00		$14.00		$18.00	$22.00		$25.00
Large trailers (1m3 to 2m3)		$20.00			$20.00		$28.00		$35.00	$43.00		$50.00
Loads greater than 2m3 (per cubic metre charge)		$13.00			$13.00		$31.00		$50.00	$69.00		$87.00
Plastic bags (each)		Small - less than 25 litres $3.00				Large - up to 75 litres $4.00			Extra-large - over 75 litres and wheelie bins $7.00		Wool fadge $25.00
Commercial/Industrial/Business Waste Depending on ease of handling, price by negotiation, but generally $87.00 per m3. For loads greater than 2m3, waste depositors may have to arrange for their own transport to landfill. Note: Council reserves the right to reject any commercial, business or industrial loads.
Whiteware, TVs, PCs etc.				$5.00 each
Car bodies: empty (no fuel or oil)				$25.00 (car bodies are only accepted at the Ōpōtiki RRC)
Gas bottles			Empty					With gas
Up to 9.00 kg			$5.00					$10.00
Over 9.00 kg			$10.00					$20.00
Tyres			Without rims					With rims ((includes $5.00 Rim Removal fee)
Car / van			$5.00					$10.00
4x4 ute or SUV			$7.00					$12.00
Truck – Light – 17.5”			$14.00					$19.00
Truck – Medium – up to 18”			$18.00					$23.00
Truck – Large up to 22.5”			$23.00					$28.00
Tractor – Small - up to 18”			$6.00					$11.00
Tractor – Medium – 19” – 30”			$50.00					$55.00
Tractor – Large – 32” – 34”			$62.00					$67.00
Waste definitions
Household / Domestic Waste	The amount of refuse that would normally be generated from a residential property up to a volume of 2m3 load.
Commercial / Industrial / Business Waste	Any load greater than 2m3 in volume. Any waste generated from commercial, industrial or business activities, inclusive of forestry, orchard, farming and property rental activities.
Green waste	Vegetation and garden waste with tree limbs up to a maximum of 100mm in diameter.

Hours of operation

38 Wellington Street, Opotiki
Thursday - Monday	8.00am to 4.00pm
Tuesday/Wednesday	Closed

Orete Forest Road, Waihau Bay
Mon/Wed/Sat	9.00am to 2.00pm
Sun/Tue/Thu/Fri	Closed

Copenhagen Road, Te Kaha
Sat/Sun/Mon/Wed	9.00am to 2.00pm
Tues/Thu/Fri	Closed

All RRCs are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Day after New Year.

Waihau Bay and Te Kaha RRCs are closed Good Friday.

Ōpōtiki RRC is closed Easter Monday.

What we accept

Recyclable Materials

Aluminium cans (clean)
Bottles (green, white, brown)
Cans, tin (clean)
Cardboard - corrugated, boxes
Glass (anything that will hold liquid; not light bulbs)
Non Fe. Metal (copper, brass, bronze, aluminium)
Newspaper, magazines, paper (clean)
Plastics - milk/drink bottles, supermarket bags

Non-Recyclable Materials

Agricultural chemicals & poisons (with conditions)
Batteries (all types)
Car bodies (no refuse inside)
Clean waste (concrete, stones, rubble)
Electronics (tv,s, stereos, computers)
Fe metal (steel, cast iron, roofing iron, tubing)
Glass (windscreens or window glass)
Waste oil (all types)
Plastics (supermarket bags, cling wrap film (clean)
Paint (acrylic, enamel, undercoat)
Residual waste - kitchen waste, white polystyrene, disposable nappies, other
Timber (usable for firewood)/non-reusable building materials
Weed spray (with conditions)
Whiteware - (fridge/freezers, dishwashers, washing machines)
Wood shavings and sawdust
Gas bottles
Tyres
Fence wire - free of battens, posts and wood
Lawn clippings - Opotiki only
Garden green materials
Useable wood framing material - domestic quality
Internal/external wall linings - Opotiki only

Reusable Items (accepted by negotiation only)

Bins are available for all articles that can be reused:

Tools
Books
Magazines
Clothes
Crockery
Garden Tools
Furniture
Bric-a-brac
Toys.

What we do not accept

Opotiki

Asbestos
Explosives (Flares, Bullets)
Soil
Hypodermic Needles
Hot Fireplace Embers
Vegetation other than garden material/trees.

Te Kaha and Waihau Bay

As for Opotiki above and also including:

Internal/External Wall and Roof Linings
Commercial quantities of timber framing/building materials
Lawn clippings
Agricultural chemicals
Poisons.

What to do with medical waste

Medicines, needles, syringes etc. can be dropped off at:

Opotiki Medical Centre, King Street, Opotiki, phone 07 3158500, or your local heath centre.