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The Banks Peninsula community collection
points for household waste
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C’mon Christchurchlet’s get our rubbish sorted!
Banks Peninsula community collection pointsThere are a number of types of collection points. The main ones are:
How the service works• For residents not on a kerbside collection route, there are
community collection points where domestic quantities of bagged rubbish and recycling can be dropped off
• The amount of rubbish and/or recycling dropped off by a resident should not exceed the amount that can be placed in the kerbside wheelie bins. As a guide, this amount is two rubbish bags per week and three recycling bags per week
• Properties not on a kerbside collection route pay a part Waste Minimisation Charge on their rates
Rubbish skip/wheelie bin for household waste
Recycling skip/trailer/wheelie bin for household recycling
How to use the community collection points
Ensure you use the collection points correctly:• Place only domestic quantities of rubbish
and recycling in the skips/wheelie bins/trailer
• Only put acceptable material in the skips/wheelie bins/trailer. Check the information in this brochure and at the community collection point
• Take green waste, large items, large quantities and commercial waste to a transfer station for recycling or disposal. Locations of transfer stations and EcoDrops are on the back page
Colour of skip/wheelie bin
Description of waste
Quantity that can be dropped off each fortnight
Household recycling
Household rubbish
140 litres(2 bags per week)
240 litres(3 bags per week)
Household recycling
240 litres(3 bags per week)
The recycling skip/wheelie bin/trailer is for clean and topless...
Aerosol cans
Metal tins Glass bottles and jars (lids in red bin)
Plastic containers (lids in red bin)
Aluminium cans
Recycling one
aluminium can
saves enough
power to run a
computer for
three hours
Paper
Cardboard
Plastic bottles (lids in red bin)
Plastic supermarket checkout bags
What can go in the recycling bin...Plastics - clean household containers (no plastic film, wrap or strap)
Metals - clean household tins, cans and aerosols (no foil or other metal objects)
Glass - clean glass bottles and jars (no light bulbs or window glass)
Paper and cardboard - all clean paper, magazines and cardboard
No liquids or food
Please ensure that items are loose, not bagged
The rubbish skip/wheelie bin is for all items which do not go in the recycling collection except for...
The above items can be dropped off at EcoDrops (Transfer Stations)*Everyone benefits when our city is safe and clean.Wheelie bins containing hazardous waste will not be collected. Continued contamination may result in withdrawal of your kerbside collection service under the Christchurch City Council Waste Management Bylaw, 2009.
* Free within Christchurch. Charges apply within Banks Peninsula.
Explosives and Flammable material
Household Cleaners
Liquid Chemicals
Automotive products
Dry Chemicals
Paints and Solvents
Is the skip/trailer/wheelie bin full or contaminated?If you notice that the rubbish or recycling skips/trailer/wheelie bins at a community collection point are becoming full, or if you witness non-compliant waste being placed in them, please phone 0800 800 169.
Transfer Stations• Barrys Bay Transfer Station - 102 Onawe Flat Road in Barrys Bay
• Birdlings Flat Transfer Station - 3382 Christchurch-Akaroa Road in Birdlings Flat (note - no EFTPOS facility)
• Metro EcoDrop - 42 Metro Place (off Dyers Road) in Bromley
• Parkhouse EcoDrop - 25 Parkhouse Road (off Curletts Road) in Wigram
• Styx Mill EcoDrop - 76 Styx Mill Road (off Main North Road) in Redwood
Please contact Council for hours of operation. For locations of community collection points visit our website loveyourrubbish.co.nz
C’mon Christchurchlet’s get our rubbish sorted!
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Have you got more questions? Find more info on our website loveyourrubbish.co.nz or call us on either 0800 800 169 or (03) 941 8999.Waste contractors work with Council to reduce contamination. If contamination is sighted investigations may be undertaken, in accordance with the CCC Waste Management Bylaw 2009. www.ccc.govt.nz/wastemanagementbylaw
Read the Waste Management Bylaw 2009 for the full list of terms and conditions around use of the community collection points.
C’mon Christchurchlet’s get our rubbish sorted!
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