Recycling options

The council issued rubbish stickers used to have a redeemable top section.  This was to encourage new ways for households to recycle organic waste.  This system has now ceased but existing vouchers will still be honoured.

The options are:

• chipping garden prunings - $20 subsidy with Roberts Tree Surgeons ph 868 6463
• hire a chipper - $20 subsidy with Martin or Hirepool hire centres
• buy a compost bin or a worm bin - $10 subsidy at The Warehouse, Mitre10 and Hammer Hardware
• buy a Bokashi Compost-Zing Bucket - $13 subsidy from council

You need to take the top section of your rubbish stickers including the 1 sticker and redeem it at the participating supplier.
Otherwise use the sticker as normal on your rubbish bag. 

Bokashi Compost-Zing Bucket

A great way to recycle your kitchen scraps using a Bokashi bucket system.  The composting system takes all left over food scraps, fruit and vege peelings, coffee grounds and tea leaves and bags, cooked or raw meat and fish. 

Council sells the system for $33.  If you redeem a council issued rubbish sticker - the system is $20.

Check out the Bokashi NZ website

Worm farm

Make a worm farm to recycle kitchen scraps.  Check out how to make a worm farm