Kerbside collection
The Council provides weekly and fortnightly kerbside rubbish, recycling and organics collections for households in Christchurch, Lyttelton, Akaroa and parts of Wairewa.
Households have been provided with three wheelie bins for these collections.
Ensure you use your three wheelie bins correctly to help protect our environment.
| Colour of bin lid | Used for | Collection schedule |
| Red | Household rubbish (non-recyclable or non-organic) | Fortnightly |
| Yellow | Household recycling | Fortnightly |
| Green | Organic waste - food scraps and garden trimmings | Weekly |
Make sure your bins are collected:
- Put your bins out before 6am on the collection day or the night before
- Put your bins on the kerbside, with the handle facing your house
- Allow half a metre between adjacent bins and obstructions
- Don't overfill your bins - the lid must be properly closed for collection
- Extra items placed next to or on top of the bin will not be collected
- Bins weighing more than 70kgs may not be emptied
- Place a couple of sheets of newspaper in the bottom of the bin.
- Hire a contractor to come to your home to wash the bin. You can find these in the Target Sustainability's recycling directory under Miscellaneous materials.
Collection days
As part of the Council's plan to reduce waste, all bins have been allocated to a household with a sticker on the side of the bin containing the property's address it belongs to and the week scheduled for collection.
You can download a calendar for your allocated collection week:
- Week 1 (August 2009 - January 2010) [PDF 189KB]
- Week 2 (August 2009 - January 2010) [PDF 169KB]
Enter your address details below to find your kerbside collection day for each of the three bins.
Public holidays
Kerbside collections, in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, continue as normal on all public holidays except the following:- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- Easter Good Friday
- Anzac Day.
If these public holidays fall on a:
- Monday or Tuesday - place your bins out for collection before 6am on the Saturday before your normal collection day.
- Wednesday, Thursday or Friday - place your bins out for collection before 6am on the Saturday following your normal collection day.
Banks Peninsula
Properties in Banks Peninsula which are on a kerbside collection route and pay a full Waste Minimisation Charge on their rates invoice are eligible to receive wheelie bins and place them out on the collection day for that area.
Properties not on a kerbside collection route pay a reduced Waste Minimisation Charge on their rates invoice and have access to rubbish and recycling community collection points. Please see more information for Banks Peninsula residents.
Contact us
Christchurch City Council thanks residents for their co-operation with the new kerbside collection service.
If you have any queries about this service, please phone (03) 941 8999 .
Authorising Unit: City Water and Waste
Last reviewed: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Next review: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
