Dog registration renewals are due on or before Friday 31 July 2026. Find out how to renew your dog's registration online or in person.
View dog registration renewal information
Horowhenua District Council provides Solid Waste (rubbish) disposal facilities for residents and visitors to our District through a Kerbside Bag Collection service, and by providing Waste Transfer Stations in Foxton and Shannon.
A Kerbside Recycling operation is also provided to complement the kerbside refuse collection. Five permanent recycling stations are provided at Tokomaru, Opiki, Foxton, Shannon, and Levin, with three summer recycling stations provided at Waitarere Beach, Waikawa Beach and Foxton Beach over the summer period. Further information is available below.
Find your next collection date by typing in an address or using the current location option.
Find out what can go in your Council rubbish bags, glass recycling crate and wheelie bins, how to dispose of organic waste, e-waste and hazardous substances, and what can be taken to the waste transfer stations.
Find out more about Council's rubbish and recycling services including collection days.
About one third of the waste going to landfill from urban collections in our district is food scraps. Find out about Council's month food scraps collection and composting trial for selected households in Levin, which ran from April to August in 2025.
Find recycling station and waste transfer station locations across Horowhenua, including Levin, Foxton, and Shannon, with hours and access details. Learn where to drop off recycling and rubbish, and what services are available at each site.
This page offers information and ideas for how waste can be minimised.
Recycling in Horowhenua has changed as Central Government introduces Standardised Kerbside Recycling across Aotearoa.
Find all you need to know about Councils kerbside recycling service here.
View Council's fees and charges for Rubbish & Recycling including Council Kerbside Rubbish Bags and refuse transfer stations.
View some common questions we receive from our community about Illegal Dumping and the corresponding answers.