Your rubbish and recycling are collected on the same day each week.
Make sure your bags and recycling bins are out at the kerbside by 7am to avoid missing collection.
Recycling and rubbish kerbside collection days
To find your collection day, search your address. The map also includes Ruatoria.
Frequently asked questions
Information about the number of stickers to use, how to sort it and what to do if it's not picked up.
How many rubbish stickers do you need on a bag?
- One sticker for every 5kgs
- 4 stickers for 20kgs - this is the maximum weight for one bag
You can use plastic or paper bags, or put a bag inside a rubbish bin. Just tie the bag up and stick on the right number of stickers before putting it out.
Missed collection
If your recycling or rubbish was kerbside before 7am, but wasn't picked up, let us know.
Contact customer service or use the Antenno app
Where you can buy rubbish stickers
You can buy rubbish stickers from supermarkets, dairies, service stations and our customer service centres. These stickers look different from Council-issued stickers.
How many stickers do ratepayers get and when?
Ratepayers on the collection route receive 13 rubbish stickers (one per week) when rates invoices are sent out.
How to sort your recycling and rubbish
Sorting your waste properly helps reduce landfill waste and recycle more:
Recycling goes in the Council-approved recycling bin
- plastics - bottles and containers - grades 1, 2 and 5
- glass - jars and bottles - no lids
- paper and cardboard - flatten boxes, newspapers, magazines
- metal - clean cans and tins
Not for recycling
- food scraps
- soft plastics - like chip packets
- tetra pak containers - foil lined cardboard
- polystyrene and foam packaging
See other recycling options
Rubbish - goes in your own bag with the correct number of stickers
- household waste