Standardising what can go in kerbside bins
Kerbside Collections and Transfer Stations
The Government has set national standards for materials collected in kerbside recycling in an effort to standardise recycling nationwide, effective from 1 February 2024.
The alterations to Central Otago’s kerbside collection in July 2023 have placed our district ahead of the national curve in waste minimisation, so these standards will not bring significant changes to our kerbside service.
From 1 February 2024:
The yellow bin will continue to accept:
• Clean flat paper & cardboard, including pizza boxes free of food residue
• Clean, empty steel food tins • Clean, empty aluminium drink cans
• Clean, empty grocery and household plastic bottles and containers of any colour with a number 1, 2, or 5 – without lids.
The blue bin will continue to accept:
• Clean, empty glass bottles and jars – without lids. The green bin will see a minor change, accepting only:
• All types of food scraps, including meat, fish, small bones, fruit and vegetable peelings, cores, skins, and leftover cooked food.
• Greenwaste from the garden, excluding flax, cabbage tree, or toitoi leaves.
• Newspaper solely for lining bins and wrapping food scraps.
The most noticeable change from 1 February is that animal droppings, fur, and hair will no longer be accepted in the green bin.
We will be updating our Kerbside rubbish and recycling pages accordingly.
Note: no change to the red bin.
We have updated our bin booklet - click HERE.
OR go to this LINK.
