Recycling
Kerbside Recycling
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Plastics with the recycle symbol  or .
Look for the recycle symbol on the bottom or side of plastic containers. If it has a 1 or 2 inside the recycle arrows, you can put it in the recycle bin.
- Newspaper, cardboard, magazines, junk mail, envelopes and any other clean paper or cardboard.
- Clean tin cans such as food cans and pet food cans.
- Aluminium drink cans.
- Whole glass jars and bottles. (No sharp edges please)
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Rinse out your recyclables. An empty cardboard box can be used to hold extra recyclables. For the safety of your collector, please put glass recycling in the green bin only, as cardboard boxes can collapse.
- Mixed paper (or cardboard) products such as waxed paper, carbon paper, milk or juice cartons. These are paper mixed with plastics, wax or foil and are not recyclable.
- Paper or cardboard with food scraps still attached are not recyclable.
- Paint tins are not recyclable in your green bins. Well washed paint tins can be recycled at Broadlands Road and some of the District Transfer Stations.
- Aerosols are not recyclable.
- Broken glass and windows are not recyclable through your green bin.
- Crystal and ceramics are not recyclable.
- Put your recyclables at the kerb by 7:30am on your regular rubbish day.
Taupo Collection Days Map
Turangi Collection days Map
- Please label your bin with your street address.
- If you move, please leave your green bin at your old address. There should be a bin at your new address.
- For new residents, or for lost or stolen green bins there is no charge for a green bin.
- Additional green bins, and green bins for businesses can be purchased for $10 each.
All the recyclables you put in your green bin
Greenwaste ($50.00 per tonne)
Domestic quantities of Waste Oil
Whiteware
Scrap Metal including well washed paint tins
Car Batteries
Car Bodies
Untreated Timber (if suitable for fire wood)
Paint
Agricultural Chemicals
Concrete ($10 per tonne)
Reusable Pre-Loved Goods
Most recycling is free but a charge may apply to some recyclable materials.
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Turangi (Tukehu St)
- All the recyclable items you put in your green bin
- Greenwaste
- Domestic quantities of Waste Oil
- Whiteware
- Scrap Metal including well washed paint tins
- Car Batteries
- Car Bodies
- Untreated Timber (if suitable for fire wood)
- Reusable Pre-Loved Goods
- Second-hand Furniture
Mangakino (Lake Rd)
- All the recyclable items you put in your green bin
Kinloch (Whangamata Rd)
- All the recyclable items you put in your green bin
- Greenwaste
Omori (Te Puke Rd)
- All the recyclable items you put in your green bin
- Greenwaste
- Whiteware
- Reusable Pre-loved goods
Whareroa (Whareroa St)
- All the recyclable items you put in your green bin
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All the recyclable items you put in your green bin
Greenwaste
Domestic quantities of Waste Oil
Whiteware
Scrap Metal including well washed paint tins
Car Batteries
Car Bodies