A Guide to Transfer Station fees and recycling Waitomo District Council provides You can recycle the following: a range of waste management Paper and cardboard services to the community, including Plastic (types 1 and 2) five Waste Transfer Stations located • Newspapers Any plastics types 1 and 2 will be • Household paper and card at Marokopa, Kinohaku, Piopio, accepted for recycling. Benneydale and Mokau. • Packaging cardboard • Food boxes, ie: cereal boxes This can include soft drink • Egg cartons and trays bottles, milk bottles, ice cream • Corrugated cardboard Transfer Station Disposal fees containers and food packets such as biscuit trays or salad Do not include paper items that domes. Charges are per refuse item: Van (each). If have food contamination, ie: the amount of general refuse is over and fish and chip wrappers, pizza Remove the lids from all boxes. above the standard item, additional charges containers. Rinse all items thoroughly in warm water. will be applied. Flatten as much as possible these can be placed in the Large amounts of cardboard can be recycled at the plastic collection containers at all transfer Stations. Waitomo District Landfill for free. Disposal of Unofficial rubbish bags $8.00 Wheelie Bin $23.00 Remember, not all plastic items are types 1 and 2. The recycling number is printed on the underside of Car boot $26.00 the bottle/ container. Glass Van $48.00 The Transfer Stations will accept glass bottles and Ute $55.00 Plastic items such as icecream containers and milk jars. This includes clear, green and brown coloured bottle lids cannot be re-used but can make great great Trailer $55.00 glass. Special Refuse (E.g. Whiteware) $17.00 craft materials. Televisions – each $25.00 DO NOT INCLUDE: light bulbs, glass plates or bowls, drinking Computer – each $15.00 Tin and Aluminium or beer handles, ash trays, or Toaster/ kettle/ video recorder $5.00 Cans broken glass. Tin and aluminium cans will Broken glass should be well be accepted at all transfer wrapped in newspaper and put Stations. in a WDC Rubbish Bag. Fax: (07) 878 7771 www.waitomo.govt.nz 0800 WDC Help Creating a better future with vibrant communities and thriving business. (0800 932 4357) Email: [email protected] Waitomo District Transfer Stations The stations are manned when open to ensure A Guide to Waitomo District maximum recycling is achieved. Landfill Solid waste transfer station opening times are: Transfer Located on Transfer Station Opening Hours William Street, Te Kuiti Awakino/Mokau on Mon 9am – 1pm, Manganui Road, Wed 9am – 1pm, Station fees Phone: 07 878 1137 Awakino Sat 8am – 12pm, Sun 1 - 5pm Kinohaku on Mon 9am – 1pm, Harbour Road Wed 9am – 1pm, and recycling Day Opening Hours Sat 8am – 12pm, Sun 1 - 5pm Mon - Tue CLOSED Benneydale on Mon 9am – 1pm, Wed - Sun 9.00am - 4.00pm Mine Road Wed 9am – 1pm, Public Holidays: 1.00pm - 4.00pm Sat 8am – 12pm, Sun 1 - 5pm Christmas Day: CLOSED Piopio on Mon 9am – 1pm, Kahuwera Road Wed 9am – 1pm, Good Friday: CLOSED Sat 8am – 12pm, Sun 1 - 5pm Waitomo District Council Marokopa on Mon 9am – 1pm, Marokopa Road Fri 9am – 1pm, encourages every household to Sat 8am – 12pm, Sun 1 - 5pm undertake recycling to help reduce the amount of recyclable waste being sent to landfill. Creating a better future with vibrant communities and thriving business. A Guide to Transfer Station fees and recycling is bought to you by Waitomo District Council, promoting Waste Minimisation..