Kerbside Collections

Only official Hurunui District Council rubbish and recycling bags will be collected, these can be purchased from various outlets and left at the kerbside boundary by 8am on collection day.

The crew is unable to return to collect bags placed out late and bags split before the crew's arrival are not the contractor's responsibility to clean up.

Rubbish Collections

Rubbish bags will not be collected if:

The bag exceeds 15kg or is not securely tied.
The bag contains something, which could endanger the collector or damage the vehicle e.g. medical, hazardous or animal waste, needles, ashes, sharp objects or liquids.
The bag contains bottles or unwrapped glass.

Council permits the contractor to sticker and leave non-complying bags; guidance is printed on the bags.

Recycling Collections

From 1 February 2024, new national standards for recycling require councils to collect certain items in urban areas with 1000 people or more. Hurunui has until 2027 to implement these standards.

In the interim, everyone is encouraged to continue to maintain Hurunui's excellent rates of low contamination, by following the acceptance criteria and keeping glass bottles out of the recycling bags. If in doubt, throw it out.

What goes in your recycling bag?

Only the items below can be recycled via the collections and must be loose in securely tied recycling bags, with nothing sticking out.

Newspapers, magazines, brochures, catalogues, leaflets, pamphlets, office paper and telephone directories.
Clean, flattened cardboard including boxes and greetings cards.
Clean food and drink tins and cans - make sure not to squash them.
Clean plastic bottles, trays and containers - larger than a yogurt pot and smaller than 4 litres, these are
- Number 1 plastics - soft drink, juice and water bottles with no lids.
- Number 2 plastics - milk bottles, bathroom and laundry product bottles with no lids.
- Number 5 plastics - yoghurt, margarine and ice cream tubs with no lids.

Bundles of card or papers, which won't fit in a recycling bag will not be collected but can be recycled via a transfer station.

What cannot go in a recycling bag?

The following cannot be put in the recycling bags, non-complying bags will not be collected.

Dirty or food contaminated recycling and coffee cups.
Aerosol cans.
Plastics - 3, 4, 6 and 7, lids, bags and strapping.
Soft plastics - a drop off is at Amberley Woolworths; visit Soft Plastic Recycling
Envelopes with plastic windows.
Tetrapak cartons and waxy paper.
Polystyrene and polystyrene meat trays.
Nappies or batteries. Batteries can be recycled at all transfer stations.
Clothing and shoes - can be recycled via Amberley transfer station.
Food or garden waste.
Glass bottles - can be recycled at all transfer stations.

Hanmer Springs Glass Recycling

In Hanmer Springs, household glass bottles are collected, providing: