The following can be recycled via Hurunui's transfer stations; items not listed are waste. Sorting recycling prior to arrival at the transfer stations is encouraged.
- Newspapers, magazines, brochures, catalogues, leaflets, pamphlets, office paper and telephone directories.
- Cardboard - flattened and clean.
- Clean aluminum and steel cans.
- Clean plastic bottles, trays and containers - larger than a yogurt pot and smaller than 4 litres, these are:
- Number 1 - soft drink, juice and water bottles with no lids
- Number 2 - milk bottles, bathroom and laundry product bottles with no lids.
- Number 5 - yoghurt, margarine and ice cream tubs with no lids.
- Scrap metal and whiteware - excludes bundles of wire.
- Vehicle and fencing batteries - excludes EV batteries.
- Hazardous Waste details the hazardous wastes accepted by transfer station.
- Clothing - Amberley transfer station.
- Cleanfill - Amberley transfer station.
- Green (garden) waste.- Amberley, Cheviot and Hanmer Springs transfer stations.
- Electronic waste.
- Toner cartridge's and drums.
- Child car seats.
- Aluminum coffee pods - Amberley and Hanmer Springs transfer station weighbridges.
- Aluminum wine bottle lids.
- Empty and triple rinsed agricultural chemical containers via Agrecovery at Culverden, Cheviot and Waiau transfer stations. Amberley PGG and Culverden Farm Source are also drop off points.
- LDPE bags from participating brands via Agrecovery at Amberley transfer station, Farmlands and PGG, Cheviot PGG and Culverden Farm source and Farmlands.
Helpful Hints
- If dropping off tyres, there is an acceptance criteria to follow.
- Amberley and Hanmer Springs transfer stations - cans and tins, plastics 1, 2 and 5, paper and cardboard must be clean and loose.
- Cheviot, Culverden and Waiau transfer stations - cardboard must be flat and tied in bundles not exceeding 7kgs.
- A number of other recycling schemes are available in Hurunui.
