Kaipātiki Information

To make sure you are recycling as much as you can, follow our helpful guide:

• You can recycle plastic, glass, metal and cardboard packaging containers from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry, as well as paper from home.
• Please don’t put plastic bags in your Auckland Council recycling bin – they get caught in the sorting machines.
• You can now drop these to collection points at local participating retailers.
• For a full list of what can and can’t go in your recycling collection use our recycling search at makethemostofwaste.co.nz

Please note:

• Rinse and squash all containers
• Leave the lids on all bottles and containers
• Containers should be no larger than 4 litres
• Include paper, cardboard and milk and juice cartons e.g. Tetra Pak® cartons in your recycling bin.

On your collection day

Putting your rubbish and recycling out

• Attach the pre-paid bin tag onto the left-hand bin handle of your rubbish bin so collectors can see it. (Recycling bins don’t require a tag). Remember, your rubbish bin won’t be collected without a tag!
• Leave your bin(s) as close as you can to the kerbside, clear of the footpath and clear of other bins and away from signs, lamp posts, trees and parked cars.
• Make sure your bins are not overfull and that the lids can closed.
• Place your bins out the night before your usual collection day or by 7am on your collection day. Remember, your collection day is usually one day later after public holidays.
• For information about loss of bin, damage to bin or collection date changes, please visit aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or call 09 301 0101.
• Remember if you don’t put your rubbish and recycling out right, it may not be collected.