Wheelie bins

There are only seven things that should go into your yellow wheelie bins

1. #1 Plastic containers
2. #2 Plastic containers
3. Tins
4. Cans
5. #5 Plastic containers
6. Paper
7. Cardboard

Check the recycling triangle on any plastic container before putting it into your wheelie bin.

Anything else needs to go into your rubbish bin.

The blue wheelie bin is for glass bottles and jars only. Please make sure to remove all lids from bottles and jars before they go in the wheelie bin.

Collection day

You can find your collection day using our online tool. Just type your address into the search bar. Write these dates down on a calendar for easy reference. You can also give our customer support team a call on 0800 WAIPADC and they’ll be able to tell you what your collection dates are.

We collect recycling on public holidays as well so no need to worry about any changes in your collection days.

On your recycling days, please make sure your wheelie bin is out on the kerbside by 7am with the Waipā logo facing the road. Your wheelie bin should be at least one bin space away from all other wheelie bins or objects such as trees or light poles to allow the recycling truck to lift it safely.

Collection day finder tool

Missed collections

Missed your collection? You’ll need to wait until your next recycling collection, or take your recycling to your nearest transfer station and dispose of it there.

Recycling guidelines and tips

Think you are an awesome recycler? Test your knowledge with our awesome recycling game at recyclewaipa.co.nz

Mixed recycling tips

Make sure all recycling is clean before it goes in the bin. Left-over food is no good and could contaminate an entire truckload of otherwise good recycling. Your recycling should be loose in the bin, there's no need to put it in a plastic bag or cardboard box. In fact, we don’t want plastic bags at all in the recycling.

Glass bottles and jar tips

Make sure your glass is clean before it goes in the bin. Any plastic or metal lids go in the mixed recycling bin instead!

What can't go in your wheelie bin?

• Plastics 3,4,6 and 7 - these are items like some yoghurt containers, ice cream containers and squeezy sauce bottle.
• Polystyrene - Packaging beans, blue meat trays, moulded shapes, foam cups and polystyrene takeaway containers can't be recycled.
• Large hard plastics - Items like a broken plastic chair or your old laundry basket are too large to be sorted safely. Any item large than 3L can’t be recycled in the wheelie bin. Drop these at your local transfer station instead!
• Industrial containers - Anything used for engine oil, fuel, solvents, paints and household or garden poisons. Ask your local transfer station about household hazardous waste services
• Plastic bags, film and soft plastics - Any plastics you can scrunch up into a ball are no good for our recycling machines. They get caught and create breakdowns
• Cartons - Cardboard cartons with a foil, plastic or waxed layer. These look like cardboard but are lined with plastic and are very hard to separate to be recycled. The most common types are milk, soy and juice cartons and coffee cups.
• Recycling with food residue - Any recyclable products with food residue on them cannot be recycled in your wheelie bin. Wash them out first then they can go in the bin.