What can be recycled
- plastic containers grade 1-7
- glass bottles and jars
- aluminium and steel cans
- aerosols
- paper and cardboard
By recycling paper, plastics, glass and metal you can help reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill and provide valuable job opportunities through the businesses involved in collecting, sorting and selling the recycled materials.
The kerbside recycling service is available to all households, businesses and schools in the Rodney District. It is included in the annual rates at a cost of $29.00 per household. Each household should already have a bin, however if your bin has been lost or broken please contact us for a replacement.
Each household is eligible to receive up to 3 bins which remain the property of RDC and should not be taken with you in the event of a move. Urban household receive 55L bins which is collected weekly. Rural households receive 70L bins which is collected fortnightly. Bins should be put out before 7am on the day of collection. To check your collection days click here.
To ensure that your recyclable material is collected efficiently, please take note of the following guidelines:
- WASH all containers that have contained food.
- SQUASH plastic bottles
- Place lighter items at the bottom to stop them from being blown away
- Tie up flattened paper and cardboard with string or put in a plastic bag no larger than your blue recycling bin.
Please do not place any of the following materials in your recycling bin or paper bag – at present, our recycling collectors are unable to process them:
| Aluminium foil or food containers |
Arcoroc |
Beer 6/pack boxes |
| broken glass |
buckets |
ceramics |
| cling film |
containers over 4L |
crystal |
| disposable nappies |
frosted glass |
frozen food boxes |
| fuel or oil containers |
garden tools |
light bulbs |
| machine parts |
meat trays |
mirrors |
| paint tins |
plastic bags |
polystyrene |
| pots & pans |
pyrex |
tetrapaks |
A green sticker will be placed on items that are not suitable for recycling and left in your bin. If you can’t fit all recycling into your bins, take it to your nearest recycling depot / Resource Recovery Centre, or place it out the following week. Please note that material will not be collected if:
- It is placed in plastic bags
- It is placed in a cardboard box
- The additional container is much larger than a recycling bin
- It contains materials not suitable for recycling
Larger volumes of glass, cans, plastic, paper and card can be taken to your local Resource Recovery Centre.
More Information:
Contact: Rodney District Council
Phone: 0800 426 5169