Inorganic collection dates for 2010
We will collect
We won't collect
Inorganic collection tips
Reduce,reuse,recycle!
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All households will receive a flyer from council letting them know when to put out their rubbish.
All inorganic rubbish will be collected the following week.
Nothing should be put out before your local area collection date. If rubbish is put out too early, you may be fined up to $400.
Inorganic collection dates for 2010:
Inorganic collections in Manukau city take place between mid-July and November.
Approximate collection dates
Remember not to put out your inorganic rubbish before the dates on your flyer.
Mangere 21 June–16 July
Papatoetoe 12–30 July
Manurewa 2–27 Aug
Manukau Heights / Flat Bush / Otara 30 August – 3 September
Otara / Flat Bush 6–10 Sept
Otara / Burswood / Huntington Park / Botany 13–17 September
Botany / Pakuranga / Howick 20–24 Sept
Howick / Highland Park 27 September–1 October
Beachlands / Maraetai / Clevedon / Rural 18–22 October.
We will collect:
- Carpet
- Bric-a-brac
- Furniture
- Small appliances
- Tyres.
We won't collect:
- Glass
- Paint
- Chemicals, oil and old car batteries
- Commercial and farming waste
- Building materials
- Bricks and broken concrete
- Fibrolite/asbestos
- Garden waste such as grass clippings, branches and soil
- Car bodies and waste tanks
- Plastic bottles and containers, tins, paper and cardboard.
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Inorganic collection tips
- Stack all rubbish in a tidy pile
- Sort tyres into a separate pile
- Remove doors and electrical cables from stoves and refrigerators or place them face down on the grass verge.
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Reduce, re-use, recycle!
Please don't put anything in the inorganic collection that could be recycled or put to use by someone else.
- If you have furniture, household items, bikes or equipment in working order, you can donate them to local schools, early childhood centres and charities via
Donate NZ.
- If you have useful re-usable raw materials such as glass jars and bottles, plastics, metals, textiles, appliances or demolition materials, pass them on for re-use at
Auckland Freecycle. You do need to register to use this site before use.
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Contact us
To find out more information on your collection date, telephone us on 09 262 5104.
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