Rubbish & Recycling

Council operates a solid waste (rubbish) disposal facility for residents through a kerbside collection service, plus the operation of a Landfill, with Waste Transfer Stations in Foxton and Shannon.

A recycling operation is also carried out in conjunction with the kerbside collection or through one of the seven recycling stations located throughout the District.

Recycling facilities are also available at the Waste Transfer Stations.

LPG Cylinders, Heaters and Barbeques

The Ministry of Consumer Affair's Energy Safety Service has information on safety with gas appliances and LPG cylinder testing.

Kerbside Collection Service

A district-wide kerbside recycling scheme for urban households will be implemented to reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfills.  Under this scheme each household will have a recycling crate in which all recyclable materials can be deposited. The first of the recycling crate pickups started on Friday, 6 November 2009.

Council has done away with the old scheme of requiring only one type of material per week on a rotating basis, and will allow all recyclables to be placed in the crate.

The Government started collecting a waste levy from 1 July 2009 on each tonnage of waste. Half of that money can be reclaimed by councils for waste minimisation schemes.

Some collection days have been changed to match the recycling day. Please check the list to see if your day has changed.

Collection Days

• Monday – Foxton, Foxton Beach, Waitarere Beach, Waikawa Beach.
• Tuesday – Hokio Beach, Hokio Sands Road, and everything to the west side of Oxford Street, Levin
• Wednesday – the North-East sector of Levin within the Queen Street and Cambridge Street quadrant.
• Thursday – the South-East sector of Levin within the Queen Street and Cambridge Street quadrant.
• Friday – Shannon (including Mangaore Village), Tokomaru (including Karaka Street), Manakau, and Ohau.

Rubbish bags (and recycling) should be left out at the kerbside before 8:00am for collection.

The following information is available in pdf format for downloading:

 Guide to Kerbside Recyling (PDF, 242 KB)
 Levin Rubbish and Recycling Collection Map (PDF, 359 KB)

Rubbish Bags

The Contractor will only collect Official (white plastic) rubbish bags, which are available from Council offices or Supermarkets and some shops.  Rubbish bag prices are as follows, effective 27 October 2009:

Large:    $2.90
Small:    $2.00

Rubbish bags (and recycling) should be left out at the kerbside before 8:00am for collection.

Landfill & Waste Transfer Stations

Refer to Fees & Charges for depositing refuse at these facilities.  Fees and charges listed are subject to change.  Please contact Council's Customer Service Centre for any updates.

Recycling Stations

Recycling stations are located at most towns in the District where materials may be deposited for recycling.  These are located as follows:

There are also some facilities for collecting materials for recycling at the Waste Transfer Stations. 

The Waste Exchange is a unique service that helps businesses connect their unwanted materials and recyclables with new owners through a web-based forum and free phone forum. 

Through the Waste Exchange business can:

• find alternatives to the landfilling of unwanted materials
• save on disposal costs
• support community groups and schools by registering re-usable materials

Through the waste exchange everyone can:

• access re-usable materials
• access information about local recyclers and regional  recycling services
• reduce rubbish going to landfill

All Waste Exchange registrations are part of a community supporting the reduce, re-use and recycle philosophy.