Kerbside Rubbish & Recycling Services

Overview

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.

A kerbside recycling service is also provided to eligible properties. The recycling service is provided by your waste collector, or by Council if you do not have a contracted waste collector.

Council provides a kerbside recycling service to eligible properties. As of 1 July 2019, we have improved the service to increase the amount of material recycled, reduce waste to landfill, and reduce health and safety risks.

For more information about the new kerbside recycling service, visit the kerbside recycling service changes page.

Council Rubbish Bags

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 our Fees and Charges page for pricing.

Kerbside Recycling Service

As of 1 July 2019, Council provides a kerbside recycling collection service for most areas.

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 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.

Kerbside Rubbish and Recycling Collection Days

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

As of 1 July 2019, 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.

View the Levin new recycling start date maps(PDF, 564KB)

Kerbside Collection Service Details

• 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 are collected on the same day.
• Rubbish bags may be collected before recyclables - there is no need to worry if the recyclables are not collected until later in the day.
• All households in recycling collection areas will be given a recycling wheelie bin and a crate. 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 the standard 240-litre recycling wheelie bin is too big, you can request a smaller 80-litre bin or a second recycling crate – you will still need to separate glass from other recycling if you choose these options. Tow hitches are also available to enable you to tow your recycling wheelie bin behind your car.
• 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.

Kerbside Services - Rural Collection

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 pull safely off the road while workers collect the recycling. This creates a safety hazard for workers and other traffic.

You can check your specific details rural kerbside recycling collection dates by searching your address on the My Neighbourhood page, or refer to the table below.

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

 Thursday

Friday