COVID-19 UPDATE:
New Zealand is currently at Alert Level 4 in response to Covid-19 and apart from essential services the country is in lock-down to curb the transmission of the virus.
Council is focusing on continuing to provide essential services which the public rely on including Solid Waste.
Due to the current situation there are changes to the operations at our Resource Recovery Centres (RRCs). Here's what you need to know:
Only bagged daily household residual waste will be accepted.
Separated recycling will not be accepted or processed by RRC staff but things that would normally be recyclable CAN be included in the bagged daily household waste. This includes plastic bottles, tins, cardboard and glass.
The bagged household waste that is accepted will be at no charge.
Personnel at our RRC's will only be directing waste drop offs. They will not be assisting with lifting.
Refuse recovery centres will not be accepting steel, wood, tyres, demolition materials and green waste as well as other waste not listed here. Only bagged daily household residual waste will be accepted.
All waste will be going to landfill to minimize the risk of exposure to the Covid-19 virus. So if possible, Council asks the public to clean and store recyclable material, particularly glass, tin and cardboard. For information on the current status of other Council services please view our Covid-19 page. We appreciate your patience and understanding during these challenging times.
End of update.
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 Recycled |
| 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% |
| Cars | $5.00 | $5.00 | $8.00 | $10.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
Ute, station wagon, van, small trailers (up to 1m3) | $8.00 | $8.00 | $11.00 | $14.00 | $17.00 | $20.00 |
Large trailers (1m3 to 2m3) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $22.00 | $28.00 | $34.00 | $40.00 |
Loads greater than 2m3 (per cubic metre charge) | $10.00 | $10.00 | $25.00 | $40.00 | $55.00 | $70.00 |
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Plastic Bags: (each)
| Small - Less than 25 Litres
$2.00 | Large - Up to 75 Litres
$3.00 | Extra Large - over 75 Litres and wheelie bins $5.00 | Wool fadge
$20.00 |
Commercial/Industrial/Business Waste
Depending on ease of handling, price by negotiation, but generally $70.00 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 |
| Gas bottles | Up to 9.00 kg | $5.00 empty | $10.00 with gas |
| Over 9.00 kg | $10.00 empty | $20.00 with gas |
| Tyres | | Without rims | With rims |
| Car / Van | $3.00 | $4.00 |
| 4x4 Ute or Truck | $7.50 | $10.00 |
| Tractor or Truck | $11.00 | $15.00 |
| 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. |
Hours of operation
38 Wellington Street, Opotiki. | |
| Thursday - Monday | 8.00am to 4.00pm |
| Tuesday/Wednesday | Closed |
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| Mon/Wed/Sat | 9.00am to 2.00pm |
| Sun/Tue/Thu/Fri | Closed |
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| Sat/Sun/Mon/Wed | 9.00am to 2.00pm |
All RRCs are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Day after New Year and Good Friday.
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.