Rubbish and inorganic User-pays refuse We run a weekly kerbside refuse collection service. We adopted the user pays system in 1990 for two main reasons:
The user-pays system operates through the use of orange prepaid rubbish bags. You can purchase these from our area offices, supermarkets, dairies and major service stations in North Shore City.
In addition to our weekly rubbish collection and fortnightly recycling service we also provide a kerbside inorganic collection to every household once a year between July and November. You should put out no more than one cubic metre of rubbish. .All items must be able to be easily handled by two people. Inorganic rubbish does NOT include:
You will receive notice of your collection the week before it is due to begin. Please have your rubbish on the kerbside no later than 7.30am on the Monday morning of the collection week. Unwanted paint and paint cans can be taken to the Resene ColorShop in Wairau Park any day during opening hours. Alternatively, take your paint and paint cans to the Hazmobile collection.
Transfer stations If you have more than two cubic meters of rubbish for the inorganic collection you can visit a transfer station. If you take separated organic material, such as grass clippings and/or tree prunings it is cheaper to dispose of than mixed rubbish. We do not own or operate transfer stations. The company concerned will charge you a fee to dispose of your rubbish. Transfer stations in North Shore City include:
Dumped rubbish We enforce the Litter Act and local bylaws. If rubbish has been dumped on public property please contact Actionline to report it. We can issue litter infringements and fines to those who dump rubbish illegally. (We do not collect rubbish dumped on private property). |
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