Transfer Stations & Recycling Drop-offs

Transfer Stations

Transfer Station Charges - effective from 1 July 2021
Standard size refuse bag (60 litres)	$8.00 per bag
General waste charge by volume per cubic metre (Roxburgh and Ranfurly)	$67.00 per cubic metre
General waste charge by weight per tonne (Alexandra and Cromwell)	$334.61 per tonne

Greenwaste Deposited in Greenwaste Area
Car Load	No charge
Trailer or Ute Load	$5.00
Truck-load charge by volume per cubic metre	$5.00

Transfer Station Locations and Hours of Operation

Transfer Station	Address	Hours of Operation	Payment Methods	Closed
Alexandra	65 Boundary Road Alexandra Ph: 03 440 2204	10am-5pm 7 days	EFTPOS & cash	Christmas Day Good Friday Anzac Day (until 1pm)
Cromwell	79 Barry Ave Cromwell Ph: 03 409 0375	10am-5pm 7 days	EFTPOS & cash	Christmas Day Good Friday Anzac Day (until 1pm)
Ranfurly	Drumglass St Ranfurly Ph: 03 440 2204	Summer: 1pm-4pm Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat and Sun Winter: 1pm-3pm Tuesday and Thursday 1pm-4pm Saturday and Sunday	EFTPOS & cash	Christmas Day New Year's Day Good Friday Anzac Day (until 1pm)
Roxburgh	59 Roxburgh East Rd Roxburgh Ph: 03 440 2204	Summer: 1pm-4pm Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat and Sun Winter: 1pm-3pm Tuesday and Thursday 1pm-4pm Saturday and Sunday	EFTPOS & cash	Christmas Day New Year's Day Good Friday Anzac Day (until 1pm)

Note: Daylight Savings Time signals change from summer to winter hours for
Ranfurly and Roxburgh transfer stations.

If you are a resident or ratepayer in Tarras or Patearoa please contact the Central Otago District Council for details of the options for waste disposal.

Transfer Station Waste Acceptance Table

* From 1 March 2021 hardfill will no longer be accepted at Cromwell Transfer Station, please proceed to Parkburn Quarry, 922 Luggate-Cromwell Road (SH6), Ph: 03 445 1248

Summer hours: Mon-Friday 7.00am - 5.30pm

Rates (reviewed annually in August):
All loads are classified as hardfill for trailer loads of material.
Single axle trailer: $35.00
Tandem axle trailer: $50.00
General public bulk dumping rates (6t and over):
Cleanfill $5.70/tonne
Hardfill $8.70/tonne

Recycling Drop-offs

Household recycling can be taken to the following drop off points:

Alexandra - Alexandra Wastebusters, Boundary Road (Commercial recycling available - charges apply)
Cromwell - Cromwell transfer station on Barry Avenue
Omakau - Deaker Street (past school, before cemetery)
Oturehua - behind Gilchrists store
Patearoa - Patearoa Recreation Reserve
Poolburn - Poolburn Hall, 142 Poolburn-Moa Creek Road (access via McIntosh Rd)
Ranfurly Northland Street (Charlemont Street end of the car park) or Ranfurly Transfer Station on Drumglass Street
Roxburgh Corner of Berwick and Till Street (next to the bowling club) or Roxburgh Transfer Station on Roxburgh East Road
Tarras - Tarras Hall