There are changes to the days our Resource Recovery Centres will be open over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
A full schedule of opening days and hours is on our Christmas and New Year Services page.
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. For all other closure days over the 2019-20 Christmas and New Year holiday period please visit our Christmas and New Year Services page.
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.