Kerbside rubbish and recycling collection - coming July 2021
A Council-run kerbside recycling, glass and rubbish collection across approximately 80 percent of the District will start from 1 July 2021.
The cost will be $149 through a targeted rate for urban households (mixed recycling, glass and food scraps collections), and $98 targeted rate for rural households (recycling and glass collections, but no food scraps collection). For all serviced households a $3.95 per pick-up for general rubbish – a pick-up cost is only charged when people choose to ‘pay as you throw’.
EnviroWaste will manage the new services on behalf of Council.
Have a read of our FAQ's below. If your question hasn't been answered, please send an email to kerbside@westernbay.govt.nz.
There will
not be an opportunity to opt out. The kerbside recycling collection
service is rates-funded and bins will be rolled out to each eligible household
in the District. If the service is not used you will still be charged for it in
your rates, just like libraries, swimming pools etc.
For the
rubbish bin, you will purchase a $3.95 tag from a retail outlet and place on
the bin when they're put out for collection. The service is available each
week, but you can choose when you put yours out so you only pay when you use
the bin service. Its called 'pay as you throw' (PAYT).
If you
don't currently have a kerbside collection service you will probably not
receive the new Council contracted kerbside rubbish and recycling collection
service from July 2021.
If your
address is classified as remote rural, rubbish disposal and recycling will
remain the householders’ responsibility. If you have a current private waste
operator that provides a door-to-door onsite collection you may continue this
contract or, if not, engage one for collection.
Rural roads
receiving the kerbside rubbish and recycling service next year is based on
current service delivery by the private sector. The viability of servicing
these roads has already been determined and this includes looking at health and
safety aspects such as safe turn-around for trucks. Council will however remain
responsive to any future development in the District and look at extending the
services where viable and cost effective.
Weekly food
waste collection is only available in urban areas of the District. Rural
residents can compost food waste and kitchen scraps or feed it to chickens or
pigs.
We will
also continue to deliver home worm composting workshops for those residents
that want to create their own soil conditioner with kitchen scraps.
You will not be charged for the kerbside rubbish and recycling collection services on your rates if the service is unavailable at your property. Kerbside waste services is only one part of your total rates bill, and whilst this component may not be added, we cannot guarantee that the cost of other Council functions and services may change your future rates bills.
If your address is not currently serviced by a kerbside collection as provided by the private sector, then it is likely that you will classified as ‘remote rural’ and will not receive the Council service. We will be in contact, as part of the roll out, to confirm the services each property will receive.
Flattened cardboard, paper, egg cartons, plastic bottles and
containers with the numbers 1 & 2 in the triangle, tin cans and aluminium
cans. A complete list of what can and can’t be recycled will be provided
closer to the time when the bins are rolled out to eligible households.
Glass, aluminum, and steel will be recycled in New Zealand.
Paper and cardboard will be sent to paper mills and manufactured back into paper and cardboard products.
The collected food waste will be taken to a processing facility at Hampton Downs. The food waste is turned into compost which is used to by fruit and vegetable growers across the Upper North Island.
Plastics 1 and 2 will be collected and recycled
Plastics 3-7 are considered contamination and should be placed into general waste
On any given collection day in urban areas, three trucks will collect rubbish, recycling or glass and food scraps. In rural areas, two trucks will collect rubbish and recycling or glass.
No, the new service will not include greenwaste collection. This was not part of the kerbside collection community consultation process. Options may be available at a later date to provide a greenwaste service.
Our community recycling centres will continue to operate alongside the kerbside rubbish and recycling collection services. The centres will still be available for customers to drop off items, including greenwaste and hazardous materials. But with all eligible households receiving kerbside recycling and glass bins, it is anticipated the utilisation of the centres will decrease.
The
kerbside rubbish and recycling collection service is designed to divert
household recycling and glass from landfill, and provide for household
quantities of rubbish. If you have a greater level of recycling or waste
generation, then you may need to approach a waste operator and arrange specific
services.
Waste
recovery initiatives for farm specific waste are supported through initiatives
like AgRecovery and Plasback.
A rates-funded system makes it easier for all households to participate in waste reduction, resulting in less household waste going to landfill. Other councils with similar rates-funded collections have seen a reduction in the amount of household waste sent to landfill.
