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Recycling Park and Transfer Stations

Whakatāne Recycling Park

60 Te Tahi Street, Whakatāne

Please note, we no longer accept cash payments.

Normal Opening Hours:

  • Mon - Fri: 8 am - 5 pm
  • Sat - Sun, most public holidays: 9 am - 4 pm
  • Anzac Day: 1 pm - 4 pm

Closed:

Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday

Murupara Transfer Station

Harakeke Road, Murupara

Opening Hours:

  • Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am - 3 pm
  • Tue, Thu:  2.30 pm - 5 pm
  • Sat - Sun: 9 am - 4 pm

Closed:

Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday

Minginui and Ruatāhuna Community Transfer Stations

Mill Avenue, Minginui

  • Corner of Sister Anne and Ruatāhuna Roads, Ruatāhuna
  • Opening Hours: Check with transfer stations

Fees and Charges for Whakatāne Refuse Transfer Station

The table below outlines the fees and charges for waste disposal.

Item

Charges from 1 July 2023 (GST inclusive)

General refuse
Refuse Bag$5
Car and station wagon$40
Ute, Van and Single axle trailer (up to 200kg)$57
All other loads over weigh-bridge$296 per tonne
Greenwaste
Car and station wagon$14
Ute, Van, Single axle trailer$25
All loads over weigh-bridge

$80 per tonne

Concrete

Clean and steel-free concrete

$75 per tonne
Tyres
Charges apply per tyre - no bulk weights
Commercial loads will not be accepted
 
Type of vehicle/weight of tyreTyres on rimsTyres only
Farm bike, motorcycle

$9 each

$6 each

Passenger car and 4x4

$15 each

$12 each

Truck tyres - more than 28 kg

$38 each

$32 each

Agricultural

$88 each

$77 each

Recyclable and reusable items

Recyclable items

  • Clean Plastics – grades 1, 2 and 5, no motor oil or chemical containers
  • Glass
  • Aluminium cans
  • Cardboard
Free

Reusable items

Please take reusable items to CReW (Community Resources Whakatāne) at 40 Te Tahi Street.

Phone 07 308 5963 for opening hours.

Free
Hazardous Substances
Waste oil, paints and agricultural chemicals only. No commercial volumes accepted. Must be in original, undamaged containers.Free
Weighbridge
Tare weight (only) usage charge for weighbridge$10

Fees are inclusive of GST

Please note: We will only accept concrete that is steel-free. Fence wire must be free of battens, posts and wood. We don't accept soil. 

We do not accept any materials containing asbestos

Council's refuse transfer stations do not accept any materials containing asbestos. Please check the Yellow pages or other sources for appropriate local businesses. 

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