Bin item lookup

Put these items in the red bin e.g. painted paper or cardboard, glitter paper or cardboard, craft glue.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins e.g. AA, AAA, C, D, cell batteries. Batteries can cause fires in the collection trucks, potentially harming staff. You can take batteries to a Battery Recycling Station.

Find out where at ccc.govt.nz/BatteryRecycling(external link).

These items can't be recycled, please put them in the red bin. This includes bedding, blankets, rugs, sheets, electric blankets, duvets, wool duvets. If these items are in good condition, you can take them to a second-hand store or your nearest EcoShop. 

Put broken items in the red bin e.g. frying pans, pots, toasters, stereos, lamps, headphones, earphones (please remove all batteries). If still in a good condition, items can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).

Put these items in the red bin e.g. five litre buckets, sand and toy buckets. These containers are not recyclable through the kerbside system. You may want to reuse these or donate them to a community garden.

Put these items in the yellow bin, and the cups themselves in the red bin.

Cellphones, smartphones and mobile phones with batteries can be dropped for free at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre.(external link)

Alternatively, they can be taken to a TechCollect NZ(external link) or a ReMobile(external link) collection scheme location. 

If the battery can be removed, the phone can be put in the red rubbish bin if the battery is taken to one of the above places. 

Put these items in the green bin e.g. dairy products such as cheese, yoghurt, butter, eggs and eggshells.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. cigarettes, smokes, tobacco.

Put plastic containers (under four litres) with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 in the yellow bin. Examples include shampoo, detergent, ice cream containers, empty cleaning and chemical containers and family sized yoghurt containers. Empty, rinse and put all the lids and tops in the red bin.

Put large soft plastics in your red bin. The Soft Plastic Scheme is for small soft plastic packaging only. 

Put damaged clothing in the red bin. Good quality clothing can be donated to a second-hand clothing store or your nearest EcoShop. 

If these items are in good condition, they can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at a local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) where they are repaired for resale in the Eco Shop, or for salvage as scrap metal if too broken.

Alternatively, charity shops may take these items, always check what they can accept and where to drop off the items. This is for household items only, not commercial appliances.

Put these in your green organics bin (minus any soil). If they are large fronds, we would recommend cutting these up a bit.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Out-of-date or time-expired flares may be taken back to marine retail outlets to dispose of appropriately or contact the Police for advice. Do not incinerate old flares or put them in the rubbish. They can cause fires if they ignite. Parachute flares fired horizontally are very powerful and may cause serious injuries and burns.

Put these items in the red bin. e.g. food soiled pizza boxes, fish and chip paper, burger bags, paper towels, tissues and shredded paper.

If these items are in good condition, they can be accepted for free, subject to inspection, at a local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).

Put these items in the red bin e.g. gardening pots, trays and containers. If these items are in good condition, ask your local gardening store if they want to re-use them. Mitre 10 has a takeback scheme.(external link) Bunnings also has a takeback scheme.(external link)

Put these items in the red bin e.g. wrappers, perfume bottles, packaging, strapping, packets, broken cups, tupperware, lunchboxes, backpacks, handbags, plates, toys and magnets.

Put these items in the yellow bin e.g wine and beer bottles, soft drink and juice bottle and glass jars. Rinse, empty and put tops or caps in the red bin.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. It is free to drop herbicides off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.

Put ivy, other invasive plants and noxious weeds in your red rubbish bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. food-soiled paper, serviettes, kitchen paper towels, margarine paper and butter paper.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Please do not put any liquids in the kerbside bins. It is free to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.

Put these items in the green bin e.g. lamb, beef, goat, pork, bones, chicken, chicken carcass. You can put cooked and uncooked meat products, bones, fat and skin in the green bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. tools, pans, fry pans, building material, reinforcing, knives, cutlery. If they are still in good condition, it is free to drop household metal at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link), or you may wish to search online for a scrap metal dealer.

Note: if paint tins still contain paint, please search paint for instructions.

Put these in the red bin e.g. metal lids, jar lids, glass bottle lids, wine bottle, beer bottle and glass jars lids.

Please put these items in the red bin e.g. netted fruit bags, produce bags, netted shopping and grocery bags.

These items cannot go in the kerbside bins e.g. paint, spray cans and paint buckets. It is free to drop paint off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time. Alternatively, see if your paint brand has a return scheme.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. pencils, pens, crayons, paint brushes, felts and markers.

These items cannot go in the kerbside bins. It is free to drop these off at your local EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link) at a transfer station. Free only for household hazardous waste items e.g. no more than 20 kg or 20 litres at one time.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. pizza boxes with food scraps. Alternatively, put the food scraps in the green bin and the clean pizza box in the yellow bin. 

Put these items in the red bin e.g. lids or tops on milk, yoghurt, butter, margarine, soft drink and juice.

Put these items in the yellow bin e.g. milk, chocolate, coffee and other flavoured milk bottles. Empty, rinse and put all lids and tops in the red bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. strapping, ties, rope and cord. These items can damage machines at the recycling processing plant.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Low levels generated from hospitals and laboratories, along with industry smoke detectors may be dropped off at a transfer station. Any other radioactive waste needs to be disposed of through a licensed medical waste disposal facility.

Put these items in the red bin.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. ripped paper, small pieces of paper, small paper notes.

Put these items in the red bin e.g. credit cards, loyalty cards, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and pill bottles. If the plastic item is smaller than an individual yoghurt pottle, it can't be recycled. 

Put these items and all soft plastics in the red bin or take to a Soft Plastics Takeback bin(external link). Examples include plastic bags, bubble wrap, shopping bags, chip packets, frozen food bags, cereal inner packets, shrink wrap and glad wrap.

Note: biscuit trays are not taken in these bins, put these in the red bin only.

Put these items in your red rubbish bin. Alternatively, you can put an organic compostable sponge in your home compost, but they cannot go in any of your kerbside bins.

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. These items damage the collection vehicles and machines at the processing facilities. Take these to your local EcoDrop transfer station(external link) as hardfil.

Put all of these items in the red bin. Examples include takeaway coffee and soft drink cups, bio and compostable takeaway boxes and packing, eco food packaging, plastic takeaway containers, takeout boxes. 

These items can't go in the kerbside bins. Take to your local EcoDrop transfer station.(external link) Please don't put in the kerbside bins as it damages the collection vehicles and machines at the processing facilities.

Put all vegetable items in the green bin. This includes cooked or raw vegetables and vegetable pieces at any stage of decomposition.

These go in your red bin. 

Put in your red bin. Alternatively, you can drop for free at your nearest EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre (external link)if in good condition.