Horowhenua District Council provides Solid Waste (rubbish) disposal services for residents and visitors to our District through a Kerbside Bag Collection service and by providing Waste Transfer Stations in Foxton and Shannon.
Look Up Current Collection Dates
If you're looking for current collection dates go to Check my rubbish and recycling collection date and use the search function on that page.
Council provides recycling disposal through a kerbside recycling service to eligible properties. As well as recycling stations throughout the district. More information about the recycling stations can be found on the Waste Transfer and Recycling Stations page.
The Contractor will only collect official Horowhenua District Council (white plastic) rubbish bags. Which are available from Council offices, Supermarkets, and some other shops. Many of these require you to request them at the checkout counter.
Please refer to the Fees and Charges page for pricing.
Council provides a kerbside recycling collection service for most areas.
Look Up Current Collection Dates
If you're looking for current collection dates go to Check my rubbish and recycling collection date and use the search option on that page.
Properties covered by the service have a green and yellow recycling wheelie bin and a green recycling crate. The wheelie bin is for recycling paper, cardboard, hard plastics, and tins and cans. The green crate is for recycling glass.
The recycling wheelie bins and green recycling crates are owned by Council, but belong to the properties. Replacement of lost or stolen recycling bins or crates will incur a small cost, so we ask you to leave these behind when moving, and to write your address on the crate.
Your kerbside recycling service brochure(PDF, 260KB)
Rubbish collection days
Rubbish is collected weekly.
- Monday – Foxton, Foxton Beach, Waitārere 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.
Recycling collection days
Recycling is collected every two weeks. Your recycling wheelie bin and your recycling crate are collected on the same day.
You can check your kerbside recycling collection dates by searching your address on the My Neighbourhood page, or refer to the table and maps below.
| Day |
Area |
| Monday Zone 1 |
Foxton west of State Highway 1, Foxton Beach |
| Monday Zone 2 |
Foxton east of State Highway 1, Waikawa, Waitarere Beach and rural north-west Levin. Rural north-west Levin includes: Avenue North Rd, Lea Grove, Te Whanau Rd, Clay Rd, Lindsay Rd (partial collection), Kawiu Rd from corner of Tiro Tiro Rd. |
| Tuesday Zone 1 |
North-west Levin from Queen Street West to 45 The Avenue and corner of Tiro Tiro and Kawiu Rds |
| Tuesday Zone 2 |
South-west Levin from Queen Street West, Hokio |
| Wednesday Zone 1 |
Half of urban north-east Levin (see map) and rural south-east Levin. Rural south-east Levin includes: Arete Lane, Denton Rd, Garth Rd, Gladstone Rd (partial collection), Milbel Way, Pohutukawa Drive, Pukematawai Lane, Redwood Grove, Wakefield Rd, Tararua Rd. |
| Wednesday Zone 2 |
Other half of urban north-east Levin (see map) |
| Thursday Zone 1 |
Half of urban south-east Levin (see map) and rural north-east Levin. Rural north-east Levin includes: Emerald Hills Rd, Heatherlea East Rd, Heatherlea West Rd, Jacksons Rd, Kukutauaki Rd, McDonald Rd, Paiaka Rd, Potts Rd, Serenity Lane, Sorenson Rd, Tavistock Rd, Twin Peaks Grove, Waihou Rd, Wallace Rd, Wallace Loop Rd, Koputaroa Rd (partial collection). |
| Thursday Zone 2 |
Other half of urban north-east Levin (see map) |
| Friday Zone 1 |
Shannon, Tokomaru, Mangaore, Speldhurst |
| Friday Zone 2 |
Ohau, Manakau |
View the Levin recycling start date maps(PDF, 576KB)
- Rubbish bags and recycling should be left out at the kerbside before 7:30am for collection. Bags, recycling bins and crates that are placed at the kerbside after 7:30am may not be collected.
- Rubbish bags are collected weekly, and recycling is collected every two weeks.
- Your recycling wheelie bin and crate for glass, are collected on the same day, fortnightly.
- Rubbish bags may be collected before recyclables (or the other way around) there is no need to worry if the recyclables are not collected until later in the day.
- All households in recycling collection areas have been given a recycling wheelie bin (for plastics and paper) and a crate (for recyclable glass). These remain the property of Horowhenua District Council and do not belong to the householder. Householders are asked to please keep the wheelie bin and the crate clean.
- If you have recently built a house and do not yet have recycling wheelie bin please contact Council on 06 366 0999 or enquires@horowhenua.govt to organise delivery. Glass crates can be picked up from Council offices.
- If you have mobility issues and the standard 240-litre recycling wheelie bin is too big, you can request a smaller 80-litre bin. You will still need to separate glass from other recycling if you choose these options.
- Tow hitches are available to enable you to tow your recycling wheelie bin behind your car (i.e up long driveways).
- Broken crates and recycling wheelie bins damaged through ordinary wear and tear can be replaced free of charge. Please bring your broken crate or wheelie bin into Council for a replacement.
- A fee will be charged if crates or wheelie bins are lost.
Some roads in the district are serviced from designated collection points. (This could be for numerous reasons i.e there is no room for the trucks to turn at the end of the road or the road is too narrow for the truck to safely travel down). Council bins, crates or rubbish bags will have to be placed at the collection point by 7:30 am on the day of collection.
| Monday - Zone 1 |
| Road |
Collection Point |
| Kowhai Court, Foxton Beach, 4815 |
Opposite number 10 |
| Perreau Avenue, Foxotn Beach, 4815 |
On the corner of Perreau Avenue and Carter Cresent |
| Monday - Zone 2 |
| Amy Way, Manakau, 5573 |
On the corner of Amy way and Emma Drive |
| Henham Lane, Waikawa Beach 5573 |
On the corner of Henham Lane and Strathnaver Drive
|
| Hetta Street, Foxton 4814 (for properties beyond the gate) |
At the end of Hetta Street outside number 13 |
| Holly Way, Manakau, 5573 |
On the corner of Holly Way and Emma Drive |
| Lena Place, Foxton, 4815 |
On the corner of Lena Place and Purcell Street
|
| Paeroa Road, Waitarere Beach, 5572 |
On the corner of Paeroa Road and State Highway 1 |
| Uxbridge Terrace, Waikawa Beach, 5573 |
On the corner of Uxbridge Terrace and Reay Mackay Grove |
| Walkers Lane, Waikawa Beach, 5573 |
On the corner of Walkers Lane and Waikawa Beach Road |
| Tuesday - Zone 1 |
| Road |
Collection Area / Instructions |
| Puriri Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Puriri Place and Weraroa Road |
| Walnut Grove, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Walnut Grove and Kings Drive |
| Windsor Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Windsor Place and Kings Drive |
| Tuesday - Zone 2 |
| Belle Maison Court, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Belle Maison Court and Mabel Street |
| Cumberland Court, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Cumberland Court and Durham Street |
| Davie Court, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Davie Court and Bath Street |
| Moutere Road, Hokio Beach 5571 (houses beyond number 160) |
Outside the golf course at 160 Moutere Road |
| Muritai Terrace, Hokio Beach, 5571 |
On the corner of Muritai Terrace and Hokio Beach Road |
| Old Hokio Road, Hokio Beach, 5571 |
Opposite 49 Old Hokio Beach Road |
| Surrey Lane, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Surrey Lane and Essex Street |
| Wednesday - Zone 1 |
| Road |
Collection Area / Instructions |
| Gladstone Road, Levin 5571 (For the properties beyond Makahika Road) |
On the corner of Makahika Road and Gladstone Road |
| Makahika Road, Levin 5571 |
On the corner of Makahika Road and Gladstone Road |
| Monarch Mews, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Monarch Mews and Queenwood Road |
| Oriel Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Oriel Place and Queenwood Road |
| Wednesday - Zone 2 |
| Oslo Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Oslo Place and Bartholomew Road |
| Titoki Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Titoki Place and Macarthur Street |
| Burnfeild Way, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Burnfeild Way and Fairfield Road |
| Nansen Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Nansen Place and Bartholowmew Road |
| Thursday - Zone 1 |
| Road |
Collection Area / Instructions |
| Emerald Hills Road, Levin 5571 |
On the corner of Emerald Hills Road and Wallace Road |
| Otawhiwhi Road, Levin 5755 |
On the corner of Otawhiwhi Road ans Paiaka Road |
| Ryland Park, Levin 5572 |
By the gate at the end of Hetherlea West Road |
| Serenity Lane, Levin 5572 |
On the corner of Serenity Lane and Potts Road |
| Wallace Road, Levin 5571 (for addresses 243-252) |
Outside 241 Wallace Road |
| Winslow Place, Levin 5510 |
On the corner of Winslow Place and Winchester Street |
| Friday - Zone 1 |
| Road |
Collection Area / Instructions |
| Angus Lane, Tokomaru, 4474 |
On the corner of Angus Lane and Highland Drive |
| Islay Close, Tokomaru 4474 |
On the corner of Islay Close and Williams Road |
| Nikau Street, Tokomaru 4474 (Beyond Puketea Street) |
On the corner of Nikau Street and Puketea Street |
| Toitoi Road, Tokomaru 4474 |
On the corner of Toitoi Street and Puketea Street |
| Titoki Road, Tokomaru 4474 |
On the corner of Nikau Street and Puketea Street |
| Williams Road, Tokomaru 4474 (for numbers 156 and 157) |
Next to Williams Road |
| Friday - Zone 2 |
| Woodland Way, Levin 5571 |
On the corner of Woodland Way and Kimberly Road |
| Corbin Court, Ohau 5570 |
On the corner of Corbin Court and Wairiri Street |
| Eastern Rise, Manakau 5573 |
On the corner of Eastern Rise and Manakau Heights Drive |
Partially collected roads
Properties on some rural roads do not receive the kerbside recycling service. Rural roads often have high speed limits and are too narrow for the recycling truck to safely pull-off the road while workers collect the recycling. This creates a safety hazard for workers and other traffic.