Waste Collectors and Collection Days

Licensed waste collectors

Independent contractors are licenced by council to offer kerbside and door to door collection services.

Look in the Yellow Pages for licensed waste contractors who provide rubbish bin/drum drop and pick up services or visit the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's online waste and recycling directory.

Collection days

• Monday: Waihi Beach, Tahawai
• Tuesday: Maketu, Paengaroa, Pongakawa, Upper Papamoa, Pukehina
• Wednesday: Te Puna, Minden, Omokoroa, Kaimai
• Thursday: Te Puke, Rangiuru, Oropi, Pyes Pa
• Friday: Katikati, Aongatete

Please ensure rubbish is put out for collection no later than 7.30am on the allocated day only.

If you are in an area where kerbside collection is not available, please make your own arrangements with a private contractor for a door-to-door service.

Reporting illegal dumping

Cleaning up illegally dumped rubbish in the District costs ratepayers tens of thousands of dollars each year.

To help us help you we'd be grateful if you could report illegally dumped rubbish as soon as you see it. Please call 0800TRASHY (0800872749). All calls will be treated in confidence.

We'll follow up as soon as we hear from residents and do our best to identify and prosecute culprits. Thanks in advance for your help in keeping the our environment pristine.

Please note: It is illegal to leave any pre-paid rubbish bags at lay-by areas, intersections or at the end of rural roads. If you do so you are in breach of Council's Waste Bylaw that prohibits waste from being placed anywhere but in an approved place on the day of collection. Usually this is outside the property from which the rubbish originates.

Waste operators licence application form

To undertake waste collection activities within the Western Bay District, please complete this application form.