Council Services

Refuse/Recycle

Residents within the urban area of Upper Hutt have the availability of a weekly household kerbside refuse and recyclables collection service. 

For business in the Central Business District of the City a bi-weekly service is available being Tuesday and Friday mornings.  This also includes the maintenance of street litterbins.

If you would like to know which day waste and recycle are collected in your street, please telephone (04) 527-2169.

Rubbish Bags

The refuse collection service is funded by a user pays system where by the contractor provides Council specified refuse bags which are bought by the users from retail outlets as and when required.  Upper Hutt City Council rubbish bags are coloured green and can be purchased from local supermarkets and dairies.

Silverstream Landfill

Urban household and central city waste and recycling collection services are carried out by contract.  Local people and businesses are able to use the Silverstream Landfill, which is owned by the Hutt City Council but jointly operated on behalf of Hutt City and Upper Hutt City Councils.

	View the Silverstream Landfill - Opening Hours
	View the Silverstream Landfill - Charges

Solid Waste Bylaw 2005

The purpose of this bylaw is to ensure that refuse is collected and disposed of in the interests of public health and to ensure that any obstruction of streets is kept to a minimum.  Use this link to view the Solid Waste Bylaw 2005 (pdf 20K).