Aluminium cans I Batteries I Books I Building Material Bricks I Car bodies I Cellphones I Clothing
Commercial waste I Computers I Concrete I Farm waste
Fire extinguishers I Gas bottles I Glass bottles I Garden waste
Household items I Jars I Knitting wool I Magazines I Metals
Paint I Paper & Cardboard I Printer & Photocopier cartridges
Plastic containers I Soil, Dirt, Topsoil I Spectacles I Timber
Tyres I Whiteware I Waste oil
Aluminium cans
- Pakeke Lions pay for cans - Woolworths car park on Saturdays 9.00am-11.00am
- Kerbside recycling collection
- AllBrites recycling depot, Innes Street
- Schools and Church groups may collect cans
Batteries
Vehicle and boat batteries accepted at
- Gisborne Autoelectrics, 159 Carnarvon Street
- Benson Bros, Kahutia Street
Books and magazines
- Hospital, doctors waiting rooms, charitable organisations
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities and Kohanga Reo
- Box outside Sun City pharmacy
- Kerbside recycling collection
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street
Building materials
- Hallrite Building Recyclers, 71 Awapuni Road or
- Advertise in the Eastland Trader or Gisborne Herald
Car bodies or wrecks
- Parts2Go, Grey Street
- Eastland Autowreckers, 212 Stanley Rd, pickup available
- M E Jukes and Son, 180 Stanley Road, phone 021-250-3664 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Cellphones
- Wilcom in Customhouse Street accept old Telecom cellphones
- Digital Mobile, 116 Gladstone Road, phone 868 6776 accept Vodafone cellphones
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street
Clothing - good, clean used
- Friends and families (dress up for children)
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities and Kohanga Reo
- Charitable organisations
- Flea market or garage sale
- Advertise in the Eastland Trader or Gisborne Herald
Commercial waste
The Waste Exchange is a unique service that helps businesses connect their unwanted materials and recyclables with new owners through a web-based forum and free phone forum.
Through the waste exchange businesses can:
- find alternatives to the landfilling of unwanted materials
- save on disposal costs
- support community groups and schools by registering re-usable materials
Through the waste exchange everyone can:
- access re-usable materials
- access information about local recyclers and regional recycling services
- reduce rubbish going to landfill
All Waste Exchange registrations are part of a community supporting the reduce, re-use and recycle philosophy.
Think before you throw: a call to The Waste Exchange could be a better solution!
For more information visit www.nothrow.co.nz or call 0800 NOTHROW (0800 668 4769).
Computers
- Dell accept used and unwanted PCs, phone 0800 440 603
- The Ark 09 272 2676 accept used and unwanted PCs www.the-ark.co.nz
- eDay - October drop off day
Concrete / bricks
- M E Jukes and Son, 180 Stanley Road
Farm waste
- Chemical containers at AgRecovery, Matawhero
- AllBrites recycling depot, Innes Street
Fire extinguishers & Gas bottles
- Cylinder Test Laboratory, 1/55 Carnarvon St
Glass bottles and jars
- Kerbside recycling collection
- AllBrites recycling depot, Innes Street
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities and Kohanga Reo
- Useful for jams/pickles etc, advertise in the Eastland Trader or Gisborne Herald
Garden waste
- Tree pruning can be put aside for kindling or firewood
- Hire a shredder or use a contractor (look under Tree Services in the yellow pages)
- Employ a green waste contractor (look under Lawn Mowing Services in the yellow pages)
- Judds, McDonalds Road who make and sell compost
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street - see their opening hours
Household items
- Second-hand Sundays - February and October each year
- Charitable organisations or church groups
- Advertise in the Eastland Trader or Gisborne Herald
- Second-hand dealers
Knitting wool
- Charitable organisations, Church groups
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities, schools and Kohanga Reo
- Rest homes
Metals
- Gisborne Bottle and Scrap Metal, 265A Grey St they pay for copper, brass and aluminium
- M E Jukes and Son, 180 Stanley Road - they pay for non ferrous metals
Paint
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities, schools and Kohanga Reo
- Eastland Trader or Gisborne Herald
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street
Paper and cardboard
- Kerbside recycling collection
- AllBrites recycling depot, Innes Street
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities and Kohanga Reo
Printer or photocopier cartridges
- Toner Recycling Centre P: 0800 180 160
Plastic containers and bags
- Kerbside recycling collection
- AllBrites recycling depot, Innes Street
- Kindergartens, childcare facilities and Kohanga Reo
- Rest homes want ice cream containers
Soil, dirt, topsoil
- M E Jukes and Son, 180 Stanley Road
Spectacles - eyewear
- Drop them into any Optician, these are used in developing countries.
Timber
- Rimu and other native timbers are used by people making furniture
- Secondary Schools or Polytech for use in the wood work room
- Hallrite Building Recyclers 71 Awapuni Road
- Advertise in the Eastland Trader or Gisborne Herald
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street
Tyres
- Service Station or specialist tyre company
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street
Whiteware
When you purchase a new appliance, ask the sales agent to take your old appliance.
- Stoves, washing machines and dryers accepted at Gisborne Bottle and Scrap Metal Dealers, 265A Grey Street
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street
Waste oil
- AllBrites Recycling depot, Innes Street