Kaipara (Mangawhai, Kaiwaka etc)

To check the day and collection point for your street or road go here

🚮 Household Rubbish Collections for Kaipara

West

Monday - TeKopuru, Pouto, Glinks Gully, Baylys Beach

Tuesday - Dargaville Township (excluding Mangawhare)

Wednesdays - Ruawai, Kai iwi Lakes, Omamaari, Aranga, Trounson Park

Thursday - Mangawhare, Awakino Point, Tangowahine, Tangiteroria, Wahiue Road

East

Monday - Mangawhai* (increased summer collections apply)

Tuesday - Tinopai, Matakohe (now includes TeKowhai Rd)

Wednesday - Paparoa, Whakapirau, Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka 

ALL BAGS ARE TO BE ON THE KERBSIDE TO AVOID NON COLLECTION

Kerbside rubbish and recycling collection is available to many Kaipara District residents provided by one privately operated company, Kaipara Refuse. 

Kaipara Refuse (Rubbish and Recycling Collection)

Telephone : 09 439 2146

Mon – Fri 9am - 3pm

Do I have to pay? 

Collections are User Pays; the collection and disposal fee is included in the price of the pre-paid rubbish bags. The bags are available at most supermarkets and stores across Kaipara, or at Council offices. 

What bags do I buy? 

Waste collectors have different coloured bags. You can buy these from your local supermarket, petrol station or dairy. 

When is my collection? 

There are weekly, kerbside collections of prepaid rubbish bags and recycling bags, see Rubbish Collection Search.

Rural prepaid collections

Some rural residents need to leave prepaid bags at approved collection points because the waste collectors do not collect from their road.

Pre-paid rubbish bags can only be left outside your own property or at an approved collection point.

The maximum weight of prepaid bags is 10kg. Rubbish bags should not contain more than 20% recyclables, 20% food waste and no greenwaste.

E-Waste Management

With the switch to digital television the following link offers more information regarding recycling of unwanted or unusable televisions.

http://www.e-cycle.co.nz/?it 

Some batteries can be dropped off at a collection point by the front door of Bunnings Mangawhai.

What kind of batteries can be recycled at Bunnings Mangawhai store?

Our battery recycling units are designed to accept household single use and rechargeable batteries, such as:

• AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, 6V
• Power tool batteries
• Button cell batteries
• Other handheld-sized batteries that fit into the collection unit slot
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They cannot accept lead acid batteries, car batteries, products with embedded batteries or other batteries that do not fit into the battery collection unit slot.

Contamination from unaccepted battery types or other forms of waste in their recycling unit can be a hazard for our Team and customers. Please ask their Team if you're unsure whether your batteries can be accepted in the unit.

How to recycle batteries

It's easy! Simply bring your old batteries in-store and deposit them in the collection unit at the front entrance. Then, Bunnings recycling partner Envirostream will manage the collection and recycling process.

They ask that you tape your batteries before placing them in your local collection unit, as used batteries may still contain residual charge that can create a spark, leading to a potential fire hazard. Preventing this is as simple as using clear sticky tape, non-conductive electrical tape, or duct tape over the exposed battery terminal, or on the top and bottom face for button cell batteries. Please be mindful to keep the battery label information visible if you're not using clear tape.

Lightbulb Disposal

International Waste Limited offers a Compact Fluorescent Recycling Box to dispose of fluorescent lamps that contain mercury. Click here to follow the link.

♻ Recycling

What you can recycle

PAPER -Magazines, biscuit boxes, cereal boxes

CARDBOARD - Beer Boxes, Coke Boxes.  The easiest way to tell if it is cardboard or paper is if it goes in the fridge and doesn’t go soggy it is cardboard.

ANCHOR WHITE MILK BOTTLES ONLY- Only the Anchor White Milk Bottles (NOT cream bottles)

CLEAR MILK BOTTLES ONLY - Clear Milk Bottles

CLEAR PLASTIC #1 - Clear Plastic with a #1 eg Coke Bottles, Clear water bottles, Fanta bottles

PLASTIC with #1, #2 and #5 written on it

ALUMINIUM CAN - If is an Aluminium can if you can crush it with your hand eg coke or lemonade can etc

TIN CAN - Tin eg spaghetti, baked beans, coffee tins, milk formula tins

BROWN GLASS - Brown bottles

GREEN GLASS - Green Bottles, Blue Bottles

CLEAR GLASS - Clear Bottles, Clear Jars

If your plastics DO NOT have a #1, 2, or 5 on the bottom, unfortunately Kaipara Refuse don’t accept it. They CAN NOT accept #3, 4, 6, 7 and it is classed as rubbish.

Things that are NOT Recyclable and go in the rubbish:          

• Plastic Buckets             
• Polystyrene       
• Calf Meal Bags
• Window Envelopes      
• Soiled Paper Towels              
• Used Coffee Cups  
• Toilet Seats
• Ice Cream containers, margarine or butter containers, yogurt containers
• Meat trays, bakery packaging, vege packaging
• Tetra Pac eg Just Juice Cartons, Milk Cartons                    
• Coated Paper eg the wrapping of photo copy paper. 
• Magazines are fine and go in paper
• 20 Litre plastic Spray or detergent containers
• No Mirrors or Window glass         

For a great resource on how to be more sustainable and reduce waste, or for composting workshops check out Sustainable Kaipara