A section of Burwood Landfill is available for the disposal of soils that contain low levels of contaminants. No hazardous material is accepted.

Disposal of soil

To dispose of low-level contaminated soils at Burwood Landfill, you must apply for a special waste permit, which must be approved by the Council.

The information required in the special waste permit application includes:

  • The address of the site from which the soil was taken.
  • An estimate of the amount of soil requiring disposal (tonnes or cubic metres).
  • The resource consent number which permitted the soil excavations on the site.
  • Detailed site investigation (DSI) reports which characterise the levels of contaminants in the soil.
  • Name of the company paying the gate fee.

To apply for the special waste permit email the required information to grant.gillard@ccc.govt.nz

This information will then be assessed by the Council’s Environmental Health Officers. If the soil meets the landfill acceptance criteria, a special waste permit will be issued to the applicant (bill payer).

Acceptance criteria

View the soil acceptance criteria [PDF, 201 KB]. This includes information about soil standards, disposal charges and other relevant conditions.

Disposal charges and payment
Material Charge until 30 June 2025 (excluding GST) Charge from 1 July 2025 (excluding GST)
Tested contaminated soil with a Council-approved special waste permit $100 per tonne $110 per tonne
Waste disposal levy $10 per tonne $15 per tonne
Total $110 per tonne $125 per tonne

Payment

Burwood Landfill operates with no onsite payments. Customers are encouraged to set up a credit account to use the site.

You can apply for a credit account [PDF, 624 KB]. Send your completed form to debtmanagement@ccc.govt.nz

More information about trade credit and terms of supply [PDF, 399 KB].

Subject to gaining a Council-approved special waste permit, payment may also be made before disposing of soil by making a direct payment to the Council.

You can also pay by deposit to a Council bank account.

  • Bank account: 02 0800 0044765 03
  • Please use your Christchurch City Council customer number as the reference for this transaction.

Site access and hours of operation

Situated at 1 Landfill Avenue, Parklands, Christchurch 8083.

Burwood Landfill weighbridge opening hours are Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4.30pm.

View access to site [PDF, 13 MB].

About the landfill

Environment Canterbury has granted a two-year extension for operations at Site C, with the resource consent now set to expire on 30 June 2026.  

The Landfill is accepting low-level contaminated soils that meet National Environmental Standards’ recreational soil standards at the Burwood Landfill Site C. No hazardous material is accepted. 

Under the current resource consent, the temporary stockpiling and permanent disposal of material must not exceed 311,000 tonnes.

All operations will remain the same and will not involve any new excavations or an increase in size – material will be added to the existing site area.

The Burwood Resource Recovery Park was established by Transwaste Canterbury to process earthquake waste from the city’s demolished buildings.

Since 2019 Burwood Landfill has been progressively closing, with only the 9.62-hectare Site C remaining open.

Site C was expected to have reached capacity by 2024, but soil volumes delivered to the site have been lower than predicted, so there’s enough room for another two years of operations with a new resource consent expiration of 30 June 2026.  

Once closed in June 2026, the site will be incorporated into the neighbouring Bottle Lake Forest Park.