Rubbish & Recycling Collection
Find out everything you need to know about our three-bin residential kerbside collection service.
All eligible residential properties have three wheelie bins. A blue-lidded glass only bin, a yellow-lidded mixed recycling bin and a red-lidded rubbish bin.
The red bin is collected every week and the recycling bins are collected on alternate weeks.
How to use the collection service
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Blue-lidded glass only bin
Clean glass bottles and jars only. It is not necessary to remove labels or metal rings.
No lids, heatproof glass, i.e. pyrex, drinking glasses, mirror glass, window glass, pot lids, candles, perfume bottles, lightbulbs, deodorant bottles.
Yellow-lidded mixed recycling bin
As of 1 December there are only seven things that should go into your yellow recycling bin:
- Clear PET (1) Clear bottles only
- HDPE (2) Plastic bottles & containers
- Tins
- Cans
- PP (5) Plastic bottles & containers
- Paper
- Cardboard
Read more about the changes to kerbside recycling here.
If you're not sure whether something can be recycled, put it in the rubbish.
Red-lidded rubbish bin
All non-recyclable materials, i.e. soft plastics, plastic bags, meat trays, biscuit trays, punnets, plastic types 3,4,6,7, coffee cups, juice or milk cartons, non-flammable aerosol cans, nappies, lids.
Don't put hot ashes, lithium batteries or chemicals in the rubbish bin. They might leak or start a fire.
Find more detail on what goes in the bin here.
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Rubbish is collected every week. Your blue glass recycling bin and yellow mixed recycling bin are collected on alternate weeks.
Head to reminders.saveourstuff.co.nz and type in your address to find out what your collection day is and which bins to put out when.
You can also download and print a hard copy of the collection calendar below:
Upper Clutha collection calendar
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Rubbish at remembering? Sign up for free weekly reminders via text or email.
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It only takes a small amount of contamination to send everyone's glass to landfill.
Put only clean glass bottles and jars in the glass recycling bin. All other types of glass should go into the rubbish bin .
If you're not sure whether something can be recycled, put it in the rubbish.
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Your rubbish and recycling need to be out on the kerb (or your designated collection point) before 7.00am on your rubbish day. Be sure to bring your bin back in after your rubbish has been collected.
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On collection day, please take a minute to put your bins out properly. It helps keep the footpaths clear, safe and looking tidy. It also helps the drivers get around their routes quicker.
Top tips for presenting your bin:
- On kerbside, close to the road.
- Give your bins space, they should be at least 50cm apart.
- Bins should be facing out, lids closed flat.
- 1 metre away from solid objects.
We provide free Wheelie Bin Clips to Queenstown Lakes District residents to help prevent rubbish and recycling pollution if a bin is blown over. The clips self-release when the bin is tipped into the truck.
The free clips can be collected at Council offices on Gorge Road or Shotover Street (Queenstown) or Ardmore Street (Wānaka).
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There are no kerbside collections on Good Friday, ANZAC Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Kerbside collections scheduled for those days will take place on the following day. Please put your bin out by 7am as collections start early.
Collections for the rest of the week may also be affected. Check the timetable below for a full list of changes due to public holidays.
Holiday Collection Timetable 2020
Scheduled collection day:
Bins will be picked up on:
Good Friday, Friday, 10 April 2020
Saturday, 11 April 2020
Anzac Day, Saturday 25 April 2020 (no collections)
Anzac Day (observed), Monday, 27 April 2020
Monday, 27 April 2020
Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December 2020
Saturday, 26 December 2020
Holiday Collection Timetable 2021/22
Scheduled collection day:
Bins will be picked up on:
New Year’s Day, Friday, 1 January 2021
Saturday, 2 January 2021
Good Friday, Friday, 2 April 2021
Saturday, 3 April 2021
Anzac Day, Sunday, 25 April 2021 (no collections)
Anzac Day (observed), Monday, 26 April 2021
Monday, 26 April 2021
Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December 2021 (no collections)
Christmas Day (observed), Monday, 27 December 2021
Monday, 27 December 2021
New Year’s Day, Saturday, 1 January 2022 (no collections)
New Year’s Day (observed), Monday, 3 January 2022
Monday, 3 January 2022
Kerbside collection days are not affected by any other public holidays.If you're rubbish at remembering, sign up for free reminders and take the stress out it!
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It can be challenging for some Multi-unit developments (MUD) to store three bins per household.
Council and Waste Management will work with new MUD's to determine the best option for kerbside collections.
If it is not possible for the Council service to meet your needs, then the whole multi-unit development may opt out of the council service and engage a commercial waste provider. To opt out, every property in the MUD must complete the following form:
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Yes, you can get extra recycling bins for kerbside collections.
Phone 0800 22 24 31 and ask for an “enhanced service” for Queenstown Lakes.
There will be a charge involved.
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For those people in the community that may require assistance there is an on property service available. This is for those who due to disability, impairment or frailty, have difficulty getting their wheelie bins to the kerbside.
If you would like to be considered for this service please complete the form below and return to services@qldc.govt.nz or drop it into one of the Council offices.
As part of the application process you will be asked to provide evidence of your situation, and a site visit will be conducted to better understand your needs.
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What's my collection day
At glance
Collection Day Monday
Bins out by 7am
Collection Day Tuesday
Bins out by 7am
Collection Day Wednesday
Bins out by 7am
Collection Day Thursday
Bins out by 7am
Collection Day Friday
Bins out by 7am
Apply for kerbside collections
If you're not a part of our kerbside collections service and you want to be, please apply using the Register for Kerbside Collection Services online form.
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