Find out what goes into your rubbish, recycling, food scraps and glass bin.
Service update
From the 1 February, Tauranga residents will no longer be able to put any lids, caps or aerosol cans in your yellow-lidded recycling bins.
This is because the government has introduced standardised recycling for all kerbside collections across the country – to help make recycling consistent, regardless of where you are in New Zealand and to reduce unnecessary waste going to landfill.
As part of our kerbside collection service, Tauranga households have been provided with bins for food scraps, glass, recycling and rubbish. Those who have opted into garden waste collections will also receive a garden waste bin. Each household will be given a collection day and week (either ‘Week 1’ or ‘Week 2’) which can be found on the side of your bins.
Please note that each bin has a weight limit, if your bin is too heavy we may not be able to collect your bin. Rubbish, recycling and garden waste bins have a weight limit of 40kgs, food scraps bins have a weight limit of 14kgs and the glass bin is 10kgs.
Kerbside collections information brochure (1.6mb pdf)
Comprehensive bin guide (550kb pdf)
Collection calendar week 1 and 2 (393kb pdf)
Garden waste brochure (348kb pdf)
Garden waste calendar week 1 and 2 (273kb pdf)
Quick guide - English (687kb pdf)
Translated kerbside brochures
Quick guide - Mandarin (796kb pdf) Quick guide - Punjabi (1mb pdf)
Quick guide - Samoan (697kb pdf) Quick guide - Spanish (690kb pdf)
Quick guide - Te Reo (699kb pdf) Quick guide - Tongan (697kb pdf)
Food scraps (your small green bin)
Max weight: 14 kgs
| Yes |
No |
| Fruit and vegetables |
Bags or bin liners (including plastic, compostable and biodegradable bags/liners) |
| Bread and dairy |
Cling film |
| Cooked food and leftovers |
Fruit stickers |
| Egg and seafood shells |
Tea bags |
| Coffee grounds |
Liquids |
| Indoor cut flowers |
Animal waste |
| Meat, fish and bones |
Compostable packaging |
| Plain brown paper bag |
|
Recycling (your yellow lidded wheelie bin)
Max weight: 40 kgs
| Yes |
No |
| Paper and cardboard (no paper towels, tissues, or shredded paper) |
Plastic bottles and containers numbered three, four, six and seven |
| Plastic bottles, trays and containers numbered one, two and five (may be written as 1 or 01, 2 or 02, and 5 or 05) |
Soft plastics e.g. plastic bags |
| Tins and cans (metal and aluminium) |
Compostable items |
| |
Coffee takeaway cups/lids |
| |
Milk and juice cartons e.g. UHT milk cartons, almond milk cartons |
| |
Clothing |
| |
Toys |
| |
Polystyrene |
| |
Lids |
| |
Shredded paper |
Glass bottle and jars (your blue crate)
Max weight: 10 kgs
| Yes |
No |
| Glass bottles |
Broken glass |
| Glass jars |
Light bulbs or fluorescent tubes |
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Medicine or vape ware |
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Perfume bottles |
| |
Cookware or drinking glasses |
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Windows or mirrors |
| |
Lids |
Rubbish (your red lidded wheelie bin)
For anything that can’t be reused, recycled or composted
Max weight: 40 kgs
| Yes |
| Broken bottles/glass |
| Nappies |
| Wet wipes |
| Soft plastics e.g. plastic bags and cling film |
| Lids |
| Polystyrene |
Garden Waste, opt-in only (your green lidded wheelie bin)
Max weight: 40 kgs
| Yes |
No (put me in the rubbish bin) |
No (take me to the transfer station) |
| Grass clippings (mix me with other garden waste to ensure the load is light enough for collection) |
Bags or bin liners (including plastic, compostable and biodegradable bags/liners) |
Soil |
| Leaves |
Flax, bamboo, pampas |
Rocks |
| Plants |
Palm or cabbage tree leaves |
Tree trunks |
| Small branches and twigs |
Compostable packaging |
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| Weeds |
Animal waste |
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| Flowers |
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