Inorganic Refuse Collection

Inorganic refuse collection will begin in May 2017

(Check below for your dates, ie if Thursday Rubbish Day – inorganic will be collected 22 May – 27 May, put out by 21 May)

In a change from the planned service, inorganic rubbish will be collected from the kerb outside properties.

Only properties that have refuse and recycling picked up weekly by Waikato District Council are entitled to the kerbside inorganic collection.

The service is a familiar one for people living in the central/southern areas of the Waikato district, but it is new to those in the northern area of our district.

Collection dates

Please note these are separated into the southern/central area (those who have received Waikato District Council’s annual inorganic collection service in the past) and the northern area (those who are new to the service).

Northern area collection dates

This area includes communities in the Port Waikato, Otaua, Aka Aka, Te Kohanga, Onewhero, Tuakau, Harrisville, Pokeno, Mercer, Mangatawhiri, Mangatangi areas.

Remember, if you don’t have your stickered rubbish bag collected weekly, you are not eligible for the inorganic refuse collection.

View the northern Waikato district inorganic collection map

Central/Southern area collection dates

Collection dates for communities living in the central and south areas of the Waikato District Council area are as follows:

If your weekly refuse and recycling collection is on:

- Monday, your inorganic collection is from 1 May – 6 May. (Please put your inorganic refuse on the kerb outside your property on 30 April)
- Tuesday, your collection is from 8 May – 13 May. (Please put your inorganic refuse on the kerb outside your property on 7 May)
- Wednesday, your collection is from 15 May – 20 May. (Please put your inorganic refuse on the kerb outside your property on 14 May)
- Thursday, your collection is from 22 May – 27 May. (Please put your inorganic refuse on the kerb outside your property on 21 May)
- Friday, your collection is from 29 May – 10 June. (Please put your inorganic refuse on the kerb outside your property on 28 May)

Do’s and don’ts

You need to make sure your pile of inorganic rubbish is less than two metres long, no more than one metre wide and one metre high.

Anything over this amount will be left behind – it is then your responsibility to remove the remainder.

It is also important to remember that inorganic refuse should not be put out on the kerb until the day before your week of inorganic collection.

Unfortunately we cannot collect all of your unwanted items. Below is a list of items that are suitable and a list of those that are not.

Prohibited items will not be picked up and it will be your responsibility to dispose of items that are not picked up by contractors.

Please note, you risk being prosecuted for illegal dumping if items are left out on road frontages after the inorganic collection has been completed.

Yes we can collect

Furniture, eg chairs, tables, cabinets
Lawnmowers and bikes
Televisions
Carpet
Metal items from household renovations, eg corrugated iron, pipes up to two metres long
Appliances, eg. washing machines, stoves (excluding fridges and freezers).