Making the most of waste

Bookings are now open for Auckland’s new and improved inorganic service.

Aucklanders living in the following areas are first in line for the new and improved inorganics service and will receive their inorganics flyers in the mail from next Monday.

Northern areas: Orewa, Beachaven, Birkenhead, Birkdale,
Western areas: Glendene, Henderson, Sunnyvale, Te Atatu South
Central areas: Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Onehunga, Royal Oak
Southern areas: Otahuhu, Mangere Bridge, Manurewa

How the service works

Residents will have 10 days to book their new and improved inorganic service from the time the flyer lands in their letterbox (the closing date will be noted on the flyer).

Online: makethemostofwaste.co.nz

Phone: 09 301 0101

In person: visit any service centre.

On collection day, two trucks will come to the pre-booked property. The first will take any reusable items, so they can get a second life. The second truck will take the rest to landfill. Pre-used, pre-loved treasures will go to charities and community recyclers to find new homes for them instead of going to landfill.

Residents are asked to put items on their front lawn or driveway, well away from any items people don’t want us to collect. Collecting this way will mean there is less mess on streets.

Collection piles should be up to 1 cubic metre in size – about the same as a small trailer load. To find out about accepted items visit makethemostofwaste.co.nz.

When will my collection be?

Residents interested in knowing when their collection will be this year can go online at makethemostofwaste.co.nz, enter their property address and see their pre-planned collection months in advance. They can book a service while they are there – even if the service is months away.

“The new customer-friendly booking process makes it easier for people to plan their collection as part of managing their waste,” says Waste Solutions Manager Ian Stupple.

Key facts

The new and improved inorganic collection service is part of the implementation of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, which will help cut down the amount of waste Auckland creates by dealing with it in different ways.

Our first target is to reduce household per capita waste to landfill by 30 per cent by 2018.

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