Standardised kerbside recycling
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The Ministry for the Environment has standardised kerbside recycling for all Councils across New Zealand.
Items that can be recycled from household kerbside recycling bins are:
- Plastic bottles and containers marked with recycling symbols 1, 2 or 5
- Glass bottles and jars
- Paper and cardboard (including pizza boxes)
- Food tins
- Drink cans.
Here are the top five tips for recycling in the South Waikato. If you get this right, you’re well on your way to being a top recycler!
- Plastics 1s, 2s and 5s only - clear and coloured. No other plastic can be recycled. If it has numbers 3, 4, 6 or 7 on it, please bin it. If you can’t see a number or there is no number, please bin it.
- Clean, wash, rinse. Dirty products contaminate recycling.
- Remove all lids, caps, tops and put in the rubbish. Even if it says plastic 1, 2 or 5. These items are too small to process.
- Flatten and fold. Un-flattened boxes take up too much space!
- If in doubt, chuck it out… in the rubbish!
For more information on rubbish & recycling in our district click here.