A boil water is in place for businesses and properties across Queenstown following a number of confirmed local cases of illness caused by the protozoa, cryptosporidium. This affects properties serviced by the Council-managed water supply to Queenstown CBD, Fernhill, Sunshine Bay and Queenstown Hill. Read more here.

Household Polystyrene

There are two collection points for recycling household Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) packaging in our district.

These include Wastebusters in Wānaka and Mitre 10 Mega in Queenstown, thanks to Expol. 

The EXPOL Residential Polystyrene Recycling scheme is a trial offering households the opportunity to return retail-packaging waste for reprocessing.

The material collected through both the Wastebusters and Mitre 10 drop off points is processed into a range of new polystyrene products including insulation.   

QLDC do not accept Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) for kerbside recycling – so please do not place EPS into your yellow mixed recycling bin.

EXPOL also offer builders a construction EPS recycling service, which is arranged through direct contact with them.