Rubbish / Landfill

Rubbish / Landfill

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

Kerbside Collection Service

The Bagged refuse collection operates on a weekly basis servicing all towns, townships and Villages in the District as well as some rural residences located along roads between these centres. Arrangements can be made with Council's refuse collection Contractor (Levin Container Rubbish Ph 368-2438) for rural residents if they wish to be included in this collection.

The Contractor will only collect Official (white plastic) rubbish bags, which are available from Council offices or Supermarkets and some shops. Small bags are available from Council at $10.00 per packet of 10, and large bags are $16.00 per packet of 10. Bags can also be purchased individually.

Rubbish bags (and recycling) should be left out at the kerbside before 8:00am for collection.
A Map of Levin indicating the areas and days for collection is available to view:- Click Here
Tokomaru is collected on a Thursday
All other towns and outlying areas are collected on a Monday

Landfill & Waste Transfer Stations 

A kerbside Recycling collection is carried out at the same time as the bagged refuse collection. Different materials are collected each week on a 4-week rotating cycle. The materials for recycling are to be left in supermarket bags, which are also recycled.

The collection program is notified in the Council Noticeboard published in some local papers. A sheet detailing the collection program is distributed free of charge each year through the free weekly paper. Copies are also available from Council offices.

The materials collected for recycling includes, Glass, Tins and Aluminium cans, Plastics and Papers. Detailed information on the materials collected for recycling is given on the collection program.

There are also recycling stations located at most towns in the District where materials may be deposited for recycling.

Recycling Stations are located as listed below:

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

GLASS	ONLY clear, brown or green glass, including wine and beer bottles,food jars NO pyrex or tinted glass WRAP broken glass
PLASTIC	ONLY plastics coded including soft drink and milk bottles, clear containers, supermarket bags and bread bags.
CANS	Food tins and aluminuim drink cans Do not squash Fold lids inside NO aluminium foil, foil trays or paint tins
PAPER	ONLY newspapers, magazines and junk mail Paper must be clean Bundle up papers or place in supermarket bags so they do not blow down the street NO waxed or fax paper, cardboard, egg cartons or other boxes