Refuse/Recycle

Conditions of Collection

The following conditions are applicable to both urban and rural collections:

• There is no refuse or recyclables collection service available to industrial properties.
• Only official Upper Hutt City Council refuse bags available from local retailers will be collected.  The official refuse bag for Upper Hutt City is plastic.
• Refuse bags and recycling bags are to be placed at the kerbside prior to 7.30am on the morning of collection.
• Recycling is to be placed in plastic semi transparent supermarket bags with the handles tied.  Newspapers and cardboard can either be placed in plastic supermarket bags or tied up in bundles to a maximum size of 1000mm x 600mm x 300mm.
• Items accepted for recycling will be those published from time to time by Council in the Leader

Rubbish Bag 'Dont's

• hot ashes
• unwrapped broken glass
• paints
• chemicals
• any liquid
• any sharp object
• any green waste,  i.e.  grass clippings, hedge trimmings etc