The Waikato District Council provides a weekly refuse and recycling collection service to more than 15,000 houses in the district, as well as a yearly inorganic rubbish collection. Each area has a set collection day, and each household is allowed a maximum of two bags of rubbish (except in Raglan and Tuakau where prepaid bags and stickers mean residents can put out as many bags as they like).
Collection days for the long weekends (Anniversary & Waitangi)
Due to the public holidays on Monday 30 January (Anniversary Day) and Monday 6 February (Waitangi Day) there will be no refuse and recycling collections on those days. These will be collected on the following Tuesdays For the next two weeks all refuse and recycling will be collected one day later than usual, including Friday's which will be collected on the Saturday.
Things you need to know
- Refuse and recycling collection (where available) is on the same day each week
- Refuse bags and recycle bins must be out by 8.00am (7.30am in Tuakau)
- You are allowed to put out a maximum of two bags of rubbish per household. In prepaid areas (Raglan and Tuakau) you can put out any number of bags
- In areas where collection is not prepaid, please use black plastic rubbish bags available from the supermarket, farm fertiliser bags or tied supermarket plastic bags
- Xtreme Waste provides a prepaid refuse bag collection in Raglan. Standard 60 litre bags cost $2.50 each and smaller 35 litre bags cost $1.50 each. The bags are available from Raglan BP petrol station, Raglan 4 Square store, Foodmarket (Wainui Road), Te Uku store, Xtreme Waste and the Council’s Raglan office. $41 for 1m3 drop-off refuse
- In Tuakau township, residents have a wheelie bin service. In other Franklin areas residents must purchase pre-paid bags (please note all collection services in the Franklin Waikato district area are the same as they were under Franklin District Council)
- A bag must not weigh more than 20kg
- There is usually no refuse collection on statutory holidays
- If your refuse collection day falls on a statutory holiday, collection will be one day later (Friday collections will be made on Saturday)
- All other collections for the rest of the week will also be one day later
- All bottles/jars must go into the recycle bin - bottles left in cardboard boxes will not be collected as these boxes fall apart when wet and collection staff have been injured by broken bottles
Refuse collection days
| Monday |
Awaroa (Waiuku Urban), Ngaruawahia Road, Otaua, Raglan West, Rotokauri, Te Kowhai, Whatawhata, Whiriwhiri, Glen Murray, Whangape. |
| Tuesday |
Aka Aka, Glen Afton, Huntly, Pukemiro, parts of Otaua Rd, Rotowaro, Tuakau (wheelie bin), Raglan East, Hakarimata Rd, Brownlee Ave, View Terrace, Thickpenny Ln, Coenen St, Waingaro Rd, Clark Rd. |
| Wednesday |
Gordonton, Horotiu, Ngaruawahia, Orini, Taupiri. |
| Thursday |
Matangi, Tamahere, Eureka, Onewhero, Tuakau (rural), Pokeno. |
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Friday
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Maramarua, Meremere, River Road, Te Kauwhata, Te Ohaki Road, Warenga Road, Mercer.
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| Sunday |
Port Waikato |
If your refuse or recycling is not collected please contact your nearest Council office.
Recycling
Recycling must be put in a recycling bin provided by Council. Not all households in the district receive a refuse and recycling service, due to the cost to service remote areas. The Waikato district has recycling depots that accept recyclable materials at no cost to you. The cost of providing a weekly refuse/recycle service is charged through your rates.
To find out if you get the refuse and recycling service please call your local Council office.
If you need a new bin, they are available from the Council offices in Huntly, Tuakau and Ngaruawahia for $15.00 each.
For more information about recycling please see our Recycling information flyer.
Recycling depots
Waikato district recycling depots are located at:
| Raglan |
Te Hutewai Road (managed by Xtreme Waste Inc) |
Phone: 07 825 0017 or 07 825 6509
|
| Huntly |
McVie Road (managed by Metrowaste Waikato) |
Phone: 07 828 9719 or 029 201 3971 |
| Te Kauwhata |
Rata Street (managed by Metrowaste Waikato) |
Phone: 07 826 3456 |
| Pukekohe |
Austen Place (managed by Envirowaste) |
Phone: 09 237 1901 |
Please note: Disposal fees are set by Recover NZ and Xtreme Waste.
What to recycle:
- Sorted glass
- Metals
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Plastics coded 1,2 and 5
- Aluminium and steel cans
What not to recycle:
- Please note: we do not recycle supermarket bags, other plastic bags, polystyrene food trays or Tetrapaks ie Just Juice cartons
The recycle depots are open at the following times:
| |
Raglan |
Huntly |
Te Kauwhata |
Pukekohe |
| Monday |
8.30am - 4.30pm |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
CLOSED |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
| Tuesday |
CLOSED |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
CLOSED |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
| Wednesday |
8.30am - 4.30pm |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
CLOSED |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
| Thursday |
CLOSED |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
11.30am - 4.00pm |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
| Friday |
8.30am - 4.30pm |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
11.30am - 4.00pm |
7.30am - 4.30pm |
| Saturday |
1.30pm - 4.30pm |
10.00am - 4.00pm |
10.00am - 4.00pm |
8.30am - 3.30pm |
| Sunday |
8.30am - 4.30pm |
10.00am - 4.00pm |
10.00am - 4.00pm |
8.30am - 3.30pm |
| Good Friday |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Anzac day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Christmas Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Boxing Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| New Years Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
For more information on recycling and refuse in Raglan, please see the Xtreme Waste website.
Inorganic collection
Every November the Waikato District Council provides an inorganic rubbish collection. Households can put out a trailer load of inorganic rubbish. Please note only houses that get the refuse/recycle collection, get the inorganic collection. The collection runs for five weeks. Raglan does not have an inorganic collection.
Inorganic refuse includes rubbish such as:
- Furniture
- Televisions
- Computers
- Bikes
- Fridges, etc
Inorganic collection dates
An information flier is distributed throughout the community prior to the collection, providing collection dates and details. Collections are from late October to early December annually.