What can be taken to the
Refuse and Recycling Station?
These prices apply where types of waste are not co-mingled (for example, recyclable items are not mixed in with refuse). Where recyclable items are taken to the Station mixed in with non-recyclable items, the appropriate commercial or residential refuse rate will apply to the full load.
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Aerosol cans - with contents
- empty |
- Household quantities (up to 3 cans) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg. telephone/power
bill or rates demands, etc) - see further
information on hazardous
waste
- Accepted free of charge - recyclable
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Aerosol cans - garden sprays |
- Household quantities (up to 3 cans) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg telephone/power bill
or rates demand, etc)
- See further information on
hazardous waste
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| Aluminium Cans |
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| Anti freeze |
- Household quantities (up to 4 litres)
accepted free of charge for Waitakere City residents
only (proof of residency required eg telephone/power
bill or rates demand, etc)
- See further information
on hazardous
waste
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| Appliances |
- Metal appliances accepted free of charge if not
mixed with other rubbish.
- All other appliances
charged at the appropriate refuse rate.
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| Asbestos |
- Not accepted, contact the
ARC
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Bags - other than official Council bags
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- $4 per bag (maximum of 2 bags - then relevant
charge will apply i.e. boot, station wagon or
trailer load fees apply
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Bags - official Council bags |
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| Bags - plastic (empty) |
- Charged at the appropriate refuse rate
- Alternatively, you may like to take bags to their local charity shop for their use
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| Ballasts - inside
fluorescent light fittings |
- Not accepted at the Station as they may contain
PCBs - contact the
ARC
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| Bamboo |
- Charged at the appropriate refuse rate as it is
not compostable
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Batteries - car, cell phone, any type of rechargeable
battery, nickel-cadmium batteries |
- Household quantities (up to 2 batteries) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere city residents only
(proof of residency required eg telephone/power bill
or rates demand, etc)
- See further information on
hazardous waste
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Batteries - torch etc
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- Single use dry cell alkaline batteries are
non-hazardous and can be disposed of in the
household rubbish bags.
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Bed bases |
- Free of charge if accepted as reusable
otherwise charged at the appropriate refuse rate
- Mattresses charged at appropriate refuse
rate.
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Beer bottles - washed and sorted by colour
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Bottles (glass) - washed and sorted by colour
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Bottles (glass) - soiled and/or unsorted (ie, mixed colours)
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Bubble wrap
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Building waste (timber, wood)
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| Cabbage tree leaves |
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Car bodies - not full of rubbish |
- Shell only - free
- Seats in (no tyres or windows) - $15
- Windows and seats in - $20
- Each tyre - $3
- So car with seats, windows and 4 tyres - $32
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| Car bodies - with rubbish in |
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| Car doors |
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Car motors and/or engine parts |
- Accepted free of charge (must be drained of fuel and oil).
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Car tyres or wheels with tyres on
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Cardboard
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Carpet |
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Cellphone batteries
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- Household quantities (up to 2 batteries)
accepted free of charge for Waitakere City residents
only (proof of residency required eg telephone/power
bill or rates demand etc).
- See further information on hazardous waste.
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Clay
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Cleanfill (small pieces of concrete, clay, bricks, with no organic materials included)
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- $90 per tonne (domestic) or minimum charge
of $37
- $110 per tonne (commercial) or minimum
charge of $45
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Clothes
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CNG containers (empty - from cars)
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Computer parts
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Computers - whole |
- Up to 3 whole computers accepted free of
charge from Waitakere City residents only (proof of
residency required - telephone/power bill etc)
otherwise charged at refuse rate.
- More than 3 whole computers, and stripped
out computers and components charged at
refuse rate.
- Stripped out computers and components will
be charged at the refuse rate.
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Compostable materials (grass cuttings, tree prunings)
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- Grass cuttings, tree pruning (stumps less than
100mm) etc and non-fibrous plants are charged at the
appropriate
green waste rate.
- Ginger is not compostable but accepted free of
charge if not mixed with other materials.
- Bamboo, flax, palm fronds, cabbage tree, pampas,
toi toi, cutty grass and any other fibrous plants
are NOT compostable and charged at appropriate
refuse rate
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Concrete - small pieces only
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Corrugated roofing - iron
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Corrugated roofing - plastic
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Council pre-paid rubbish bags
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Dirt or soil |
- If clean and free of rubbish - charged as cleanfill
- Otherwise it will be charged at the appropriate refuse rate
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Eco/Energy efficient lightbulbs |
- Household quantities (up to 5 bulbs) accepted
free of charge from Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg. telephone
bill/power bill, rates demand etc.)
- See
further information on
hazardous waste.
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Fibreglass |
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Fibrolite - flat and corrugated |
- If accompanied by a test report confirming
it does not contain asbestos then charged at refuse
rate, otherwise not accepted
- See information page
and contact the
ARC
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Fire Extinguishers |
Note: you must advise the staff that the
bottle has gas in it and our staff will check
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Flax |
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Charged at the appropriate refuse rate - not compostable
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Fluorescent light tubes
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- Household quantities (up to 2 tubes) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg telephone/power bill
or rates demand, etc)
- see further information on hazardous waste.
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Fluorescent light ballasts |
- Not accepted - contact the
ARC
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Fridges |
- Accepted free of charge (Must have no food or refuse left inside otherwise charged at
refuse rate)
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Furniture |
- Free of charge if accepted as 'reusable'
i.e. not broken, soiled, ripped, stained, wet etc.
If not accepted then charged at the appropriate refuse rate.
- Mattresses charged at refuse rate.
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Garden sprays |
- Household quantities (up to 3 cans) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg. telephone/power
bill or rates demand, etc)
- See further information on
hazardous waste.
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Garden waste (grass cuttings, tree prunings, etc) |
- Ginger accepted free of charge
from Waitakere City residents only. Proof of
residency required.
- Fibrous plants such as bamboo,
flax, palm fronds, cabbage tree, pampas, toi toi,
cutty grass etc charged at the appropriate refuse
rate.
- Grass cuttings, tree pruning (stumps less than
100mm) etc and non-fibrous plants are charged at the
appropriate
green waste rate.
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Gas bottles |
NOTE: you must advise
the staff that the bottle has gas in it and our
staff will check. |
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Ginger |
- Bags and domestic trailer loads can be taken to the Station free of charge
for Waitakere City residents only. However, do not to put anything else in the trailer or bag other than ginger, or you will be charged.
- Proof of residency required eg telephone
bill/power bill, rates demand etc
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Glass bottles and/or jars |
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Glass - plate glass, glass from windows or mirrors or windscreens (whole or broken) |
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Grass clippings |
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Grass sods |
- If minimal soil attached to the grass roots - charged at
green waste rates.
- If a lot of soil attached to the roots and the grass is short (less than 5% by volume) - charged as
cleanfill
- If a lot of soil attached to the roots and the grass is long (greater than 5% by volume) - charged at
refuse rate.
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Insulation (pink batts etc) |
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Iron roofing |
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Lawnmowers |
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LPG bottles (empty) |
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Light ballasts - inside fluorescent light fittings |
- Not accepted at the Station as they may contain PCBs
- contact the
ARC
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Light bulbs |
- Charged at refuse rate. Light bulbs should
be wrapped in newspaper and put in rubbish bags
(WCC bags accepted free of charge)
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Light bulbs - long life, Eco bulbs |
- Household quantities (up to 5 bulbs) accepted
free of charge from Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg telephone bill/power
bill, rates demand etc).
- See further information on
hazardous waste
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Light bulbs - fluorescent |
- Household quantities (up to 2 tubes) accepted
free of charge from Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg telephone bill/power
bill, rates demand etc).
- See further information on
hazardous waste.
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Magazines and all glossy paper |
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Medical sharps/waste |
- Please contact your health service provider /
medical centre
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Microwaves |
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Milk bottles (glass or plastic) |
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Mirrors (whole or broken) |
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Noxious weeds |
- Ginger accepted free of charge from
Waitakere City residents only (proof of residency
required eg telephone bill/power bill, rates demand
etc). However, do not put anything else in the
trailer or bag other than ginger or you will be
charged.
- Fibrous plants such as bamboo, flax, palm
fronds, cabbage tree, pampas, toi toi, cutty grass
etc. charged at the appropriate refuse rate as they
are not compostable.
- Other compostable items are charged at the
appropriate green waste rate.
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Oil (waste) |
- Household quantities (up to 8 litres) accepted
free of charge from Waitakere City residents only.
(Proof of residency required eg telephone bill/power
bill, rates demand etc).
- see hazardous
waste
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Ovens |
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Paint tins (containing paint) |
- Household quantities (up to 6 tins) accepted - see further information on
hazardous waste
- Proof of residency required eg telephone
bill/power bill, rates demand etc.
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Paint tins (empty) |
- Metal - accepted free of charge (recyclable)
- Plastic - Charged at
refuse rate
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Palm fronds |
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Paper - glossy |
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Paper - newspaper / newsprint |
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PCBs |
- Not accepted - contact the
ARC
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Plastic bottles and containers grades 1- 7 |
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Plastic Sheeting |
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Polystyrene |
- Small quantities of domestic, if bagged, is
charged at refuse rate
- Domestic quantities not bagged and all
commercial quantities whether bagged or not, is
charged at $1,000 per tonne, or a minimum charge of
$45
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Pool chemicals |
- Household quantities (up to 1 tub) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere City residents only (proof of
residency required eg telephone/power bill or rates
demand, etc)
- See further information on
hazardous waste
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Refrigerators |
- Accepted free of charge (Must have no food or refuse left inside otherwise charged at
refuse rate)
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Roofing tiles - concrete |
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Roofing tiles - metal |
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Rubbish bags - WCC
- other bags
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- Accepted free of charge
- Charged at appropriate refuse rate
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Sawdust |
- Only accepted if bagged because of dust nuisance factor.
- Charged at refuse rate.
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Smoke alarms (domestic) |
- Household quantities (up to 4 alarms) accepted free of charge.
(Proof of residency required eg telephone bill/power bill, rates demand etc).
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see further information on hazardous
waste
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Soft drink bottles - washed and sorted by colour |
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Soft drink bottles - soiled and/or unsorted (by colour) |
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Soil |
- If it doesn't contain any inorganic material
(for example, is compostable) and doesn't have a
heavy clay content it is charged at green waste
rates
- If has stones or brick etc, or large clay
content - charged as cleanfill
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Spray cans - with contents
- empty |
- Household quantities (up to 3 cans) accepted
free of charge for Waitakere City residents only
(proof of residency required eg telephone/power bill
or rates demand, etc)
- See further information on
hazardous waste
- Accepted free of charge - recyclable
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Steel |
- Small pieces of clean steel (nothing attached to
it) is recyclable and accepted free of charge
- If the wood is attached, then it is charged at
the appropriate refuse rate
- Large pieces of steel or steel items (for
example, sheds, containers) will need to be
checked with the Refuse Station Operations
Manager. Contact us.
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Stoves |
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Swimming Pool Chemicals |
- Household quantities (up to 1 tub) accepted free
of charge for
Waitakere City residents only (proof of residency
required eg telephone/power bill or rates demand,
etc)
- See further information on
hazardous waste
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Televisions |
- Household quantities (up to 3 units) of tube
televisions are accepted free of charge provided
they are not smashed or stripped. For
Waitakere City residents only (proof of residency
required eg telephone/power bill or rates demand,
etc.)
- All other televisions are charged at the appropriate refuse
rate
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Textiles |
- Charged at appropriate refuse rate, otherwise if
in good condition take to local op shop for resale.
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Timber (wood) |
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Tree stumps - less than 100 mm diameter |
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Tree stumps - over 100 mm diameter |
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Truck bodies |
- Check with Weighbridge on arrival. May be
accepted free of charge or handling charges may
apply.
- If too large to be accepted at the Transfer
Station - contact local car wreckers
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Tyres |
- Car $3 each
- Truck or 4WD $9 each
- Tractor $14 each
- Loader $45 each
- All other large tyres - contact J&J Laughton on
(09) 818 2156
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Wallpaper |
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Washing Machines |
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WCC rubbish bags |
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Weeds
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- Ginger accepted free of charge from Waitakere City
residents only (proof of residency required eg
telephone bill/power bill, rates demand etc).
However, do not put anything else in the trailer or
bag other than ginger or you will be charged.
- Fibrous plants such as bamboo, flax, palm
fronds, cabbage tree, pampas, toi toi, cutty grass
etc, charged at the appropriate refuse rate as they
are not compostable.
- Other compostable items are charged at the
appropriate green waste rates
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Wheelie Bin of rubbish |
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Whiteware (fridges, stoves, washing machines etc)
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- Accepted free of charge provided there is no
rubbish inside them
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Windows (glass from) - whole or broken
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Wood (timber)
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