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Resouce Recovery Centres (also known as 'dumps', transfer stations or recycling depots) are privately owned, user-pays facilities.
They can be used for rubbish or recyclable materials that are unsuitable or impractical for kerbside collections. Please contact the centres directly to enquire about disposal charges.
East
Whangaparaoa Recycling Depot
637 Whangaparaoa Rd
Whangaparaoa
0800 426 5169
Open Mon to Fri - 8am to 6pm
Sat to Sun - 10am to 4pm
Accepts glass jars and bottles, aluminium cans, plastic containers, 1 PET (e.g. soft drink bottle) 2 HDPE (e.g. milk bottle) paper and cardboard.
Metrowaste Resource Recovery Centre
101 Foundry Road, Silverdale
0800 422 477
Mon to Sat 8:30am - 4 pm
Sun/Public Holidays 10am - 3pm
Will not accept asbestos or car bodies
West
Helensville Resource Recovery Centre
35 Mill Road
0800 426 5169
Prices as of April 2009:
| Rubbish |
Bag 60Ltr
Trailer up to 600kg |
$3.00
$40.00 |
| Green Waste |
Bag
Trailer (from) |
$2.00
$20.00 |
| Whiteware |
per item |
$5.00 |
| Scrap steel |
Trailer |
$10.00 |
Quantities of waste not detailed above will be priced on the day based upon volume and/or weight.
Saturdays only 8am - 12pm
Will not accept hazardous waste*, oil or tyres
R&R Recyclers
3 Stewart Street
Helensville
09 420 7144
Open 7 days from 7am to 7pm
Accepts: Glass jars and bottles, aluminium cans, paper and cardboard.
North
Wellsford Waste Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Centre
141 Rustybrook Road, Wellsford
09 425 8567
Thursday 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Saturday 10.30am - 2.30pm
There is a small fee for recycling and they will not accept any hazardous waste*, whole tyres, fencing, or tree stumps. Building materials only by arrangement.
Snells Beach Waste Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Centre
43 Lawrie Road
09 425 9264
Open 7 days from 12.30 - 4.30pm
There is a small fee for recycling and they will not accept asbestos, whole tyres, fencing or tree stumps. Building materials only by arrangement.
The Kaipara Coast Plant Centre is currently collecting all grades of plastic, including old plant pots, compost bags and silage wrap.