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Rubbish and Recycling

Council rubbish and recycling bags must be out by 8am for collection on the days below..

Bundles of cardboard and boxes of glass bottles are not collected, but can be recycled via the transfer stations during opening hours.

Monday Collections Hanmer Springs and Mt Lyford
Tuesday Collections Amberley, Amberley Beach, Leithfield and Leithfield Beach
Wednesday Collections Gore Bay, Cheviot, Waipara, Scargill, Omihi, Greta Valley and Motunau Beach
Thursday Collections Culverden, Rotherham, Waiau, Hawarden and Waikari

Information on the rubbish collection service and details of what can be recycled via the recycling bags.

Where are Hurunui Council rubbish and recycling bags sold?

Rubbish and recycling bags are sold in rolls of five at the locations below (single bags sold at Council outlets only).

Rubbish bags are $4.20 each and recycling bags are 60 cents each. The cost contributes towards collection, processing or disposal.

  • Amberley transfer station
  • Amberley Woolworths
  • Amberley Council offices
  • Amberley, Amuri, Cheviot and Hanmer Springs libraries
  • Amberley Hotel
  • Cheviot Hardware
  • Gas Waikari
  • Hanmer Springs transfer station
  • Hanmer Springs Log Cabin
  • Hanmer Springs Service Station
  • Hanmer Springs Super Liquor
  • Hawarden Four Square
  • Rotherham General Store
  • Waiau Hardware

Soft Plastic Recycling at Amberley Woolworths

The drop off bin at Amberley Woolworths accepts clean, empty and dry soft plastic packaging i.e. bread bags, frozen food bags, toilet paper packaging, confectionery and biscuit (non-foil) wrap, chip bags, pasta and rice bags, courier envelopes, shopping bags - basically almost any plastic, which can be scrunched.

Soft plastics collected via the scheme are made into fence posts, vegetable gardens and vehicle stops.

The following are not accepted - compostable bags, yoghurt pots, rigid plastics, heavy foiled bags, wrap or film contaminated with food or liquid, cellophane, face masks, disposable gloves or RAT test packaging.

Another option is to recycle via NZ Post using a courier bag you can purchase and fill, then book a courier to pickup or drop to a NZ Post store.

Soft plastics are not recyclable via Councils recycling bags, recycling bins or transfer stations, as EcoSort does not accept them for recycling.

For further details, visit the Soft Plastics Recycling website.

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