Other Recycling Schemes
Waste Type | Location | More information |
Agricultural Chemical containers | Alexandra Transfer Station Horticentre Cromwell PGG Wrightson, Cromwell PGG Wrightson, Ranfurly Roxburgh Transfer Station | Containers must be empty and TRIPLE-RINSED. See AgRecovery website for more details:
Agrecovery | Container Recycling
NO COST. |
Agricultural LDPE 10- 25kg bags | Horticentre, Cromwell | Bags must be empty and shaken out. See AgRecovery website for more
details:
Agrecovery | LDPE Bag Recycling NO COST. |
Batteries | Alexandra
Wastebusters
| All household batteries accepted including rechargable power tool and toy batteries and button batteries. Batteries must be undamaged, not leaking or corroded to be accepted. Cost $4 per kg |
Bottle tops (wine and beer) | Cromwell Pharmacy | Collected by Cromwell Lions for Kidney Kids NO COST. |
Cartridges (ink & toner) | PaperPlus - Alexandra and Cromwell | Brands: HP, Brother, Epsom & Canon accepted. No non-OEM (original equipment manufacturer) accepted. NO COST. |
Cell phones (Old) | Alexandra Library Cromwell Library Ranfurly Service Centre Roxburgh Service Centre | Re: Mobile raised money for ocean conservation. Please leave battery on phone but remove SIM card if you wish. NO COST. |
Child Car Seats | Alexandra Transfer Station, Cromwell Transfer Station | SeatSmart recycling scheme subsidised by CODC. $10 COST |
Coffee machine pods | Nichols Garden Centre, Cromwell | Brand: Nescafe only. NO COST. |
Lightbulb recycling | Mitre 10 – Alexandra and Cromwell | All typical, traditional household bulbs – fluorescent & LED. No bulbs with broken glass accepted. NO COST. |
Pet Food Packaging | VetEnt - Ranfurly and Cromwell | All brands of Royal Canin & Eukanuba cat and dog dry food bags and wet food pouches. NO COST. |
Plant pot recycling
(Marked no.5 plastic – PP) | Mitre 10 – Alexandra and Cromwell | Check for no.5. Clean pots, no dirt! NO COST. |
Polystyrene packaging
(expanded polystyrene) | Alexandra Wastebusters, Mitre 10 – Cromwell | Domestic quantities only 2 rubbish bags at a time max. NO COST. For commercial quantities call 0800 86 33 73 |
Spectacles (prescription glasses) | Cromwell Pharmacy, Alexandra Community House | These glasses are collected by Cromwell Lions Club and sent to help those with poor or low vision in the Pacific Islands. NO COST. |