Refuse/Recycle

Recycling

Recycling Collection

Paper and cardboard will be collected on one week and plastics No's 1 & 2, tins and glass collected on the following week.  The calendar below shows the two recycling streams.

Public Holiday Collections

Recycling Collection Calendar 2010

Download the Recycle Collection Dates Calendar (214K)

Days coloured Red are the days Paper and Cardboard only will be collected.

Days coloured Black are the days Plastics Nos 1 & 2, Cans and Glass only will be collected.

The recycling and rubbish bag collection on the 25 December 2009 (Christmas day) will be collected on the 24 December 2009.

Recycling and Refuse Bags to be placed at the kerb (urban area) or edge of seal (rural area) by 7.30am on collection day.

If you put out the wrong recycling for that week, then it will be stickered stating that you should take it back in and put out the following week.

Collection Days

Monday	Totara Park, Timberlea, Clouston Park, Maoribank, Kingsley Heights
Tuesday	Te Marua, Parkdale, Birchville, Emerald Hill, Brown Owl, Central Business District, Mangaroa Valley, Whitemans Valley (Mangaroa Valley Rd to Russell Rd)
Wednesday	Elderslea, Wallaceville, Trentham, Heretaunga South
Thursday	Poets Block, Cottle Block, Brentwood, Trentham North, Heretaunga North, Riverstone Terraces
Friday	Central Business District, Silverstream, Pinehaven, Whiteman's Valley (Russell Rd to Blue Mountains), Blue Mountains, Akatarawa, Kaitoke, Moonshine

What Can You Recycle?

Paper and Cardboard

• magazines
• junk mail
• photocopy paper
• newspaper & cardboard

Paper and cardboard can be bundled with string or placed in supermarket bags.
No milk cartons, fruit juice cartons or waxed paper.

Glass

• Only green, brown and clear glass bottles and jars can be recycled

No window glass, light bulbs, mirrors or broken glass.

Plastics

• Plastics numbered 1 & 2 can be recycled (check the recycling logo - usually on the base of the container)
• This includes milk bottles, soft drink bottles, bread bags, shopping bags, detergent and shampoo bottles.

Aluminium

• Only soft drink and beer cans can be recycled.

Aluminium foil and other aluminium products cannot be recycled.

Steel

Food cans are able to be recycled.

Recyclables are hand sorted at Waste Managements Seaview depot.  Please ensure that all recyclables are clean and empty and that tops are removed and containers flattened.

What We Collect

Plastic Identification codes and related information are provided below.

• Remember to check the plastic number before you recycle.
• Make sure that all containers are clean and empty.
  

	Number 1 Plastics PET - Polyethylene Terephthalate
Examples Softdrink bottles Vinegar bottles Dishwashing liquid bottles Soya sauce bottles Orange juice bottles Oil bottles Clear plastic jars
Properties Clear, tough, solvent resistant, barrier to gas and moisture, softens at 80 degrees celsius.
Common Uses Soft drink and water bottles, salad domes, biscuit trays, salad dressing and peanut butter containers.
Recycled In Pillow and sleeping bag filling, clothing, soft drink bottles, carpet.
	Number 2 Plastics PE-HD - High Density Polyethylene
Examples Hand lotion bottles Shampoo and conditioner bottles Ajax and Handy Andy bottles Cuddly and Softly bottles Ice cream containers Disinfect and bleach bottles Drive and Dynamo bottles Milk bottles Dishwasher powder containers Supermarket bags
Properties Hard to semi-flexible, resistant, barrier to gas and moisture, softens at 80 degrees celsius. Common Uses Crinkly shopping bags, freezer bags, milk bottles, ice cream containers, juice bottles, shampoo, chemical and detergent bottles, buckets, rigid agricultural pipe, milk crates. Recycled In Recycling bins, compost bins, buckets detergent containers, posts, fencing, pipes.

3 Reasons why You Should Recycle

1. Less refuse is disposed of at the Silverstream Landfill.

2. You can save money by using fewer refuse bags.
3. Recycled material can be used to make new products instead of using natural resources.
    

An important part of recycling is purchasing products made from recycled materials such as recycled paper and envelopes, 'Eco-packs' and coke bottles.

Did you know that composting is also a type of recycling?

How to Recycle

• Place recyclables for collection in semi-transparent supermarket bags or similar bags.
• Do not place recyclables in boxes as they do not fit in the recyclables hopper on the truck.
• Cardboard needs to be flattened and tied in bundles of a similar size to full supermarket bags or placed in supermarket bags.
• Put recyclables at the kerbside with your refuse on rubbish collection day.

Reduce

• Buy reusable rather than disposable products.
• Choose products with less packaging.
• Buy from bulk bins and choose concentrated products.
• Buy only what you need to reduce spoilage.
• Take your own bags to the supermarket.
• Buy products in re-useable, refillable or recyclable containers.
• Buy well made appliances and goods and keep them in good condition.

Re-use

Before you throw anything away, think whether any part of it could be re-used and given another life.

Waste Exchange

Free to business since 1999 The Waste Exchange is a not for profit service.  It facilitates the exchange of information resulting in the diversion of waste from landfill to reuse or recycling.  Over 900 companies have joined the Waste Exchange Service to assist in their waste management and many have had results which have saved them money.

The Waste Exchange encourages all exchanges of waste to be free of charge and provides services in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu/Wanganui, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne Regions, with assistance to other areas of the North Island.

Take this link to go to the Waste Exchange website.

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