Resource Recovery Centres

Whakatāne Resource Recovery Centre

60 Te Tahi Street, Whakatāne

Please note, we no longer accept cash payments - EFTPOS only.

Normal opening hours:

  • Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm
  • Saturday and Sunday, most public holidays: 9am to 4pm
  • ANZAC Day: 1pm to 4pm

Closed:

Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Murupara Resource Recovery Centre

Harakeke Road, Murupara

Opening Hours:

  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10am to 3pm
  • Tuesday and Thursday: 2.30pm to 5pm
  • Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 4pm

Closed:

Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day


Fees and Charges for Whakatāne Refuse Transfer Station

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

Item

Charges from 1 July 2024 (GST inclusive)

General refuse
Refuse bag$5.50
Car and station wagon$42
Ute, van and single axle trailer (up to 200kg)$58
All other loads over weigh-bridge$305 per tonne
Greenwaste
Car and station wagon$15
Ute, van, single axle trailer$26
All loads over weigh-bridge

$82 per tonne

Concrete

Clean and steel-free concrete

$77 per tonne
Tyres
Up to five, soil-free and non-rimmed tyres

Free

Commercial quantities and large loads not accepted - contact Tyrewise for more information.

For tyres on rims, please see your tyre dealer.

 
Recyclable and reusable items

Recyclable items

  • Clean plastics – grades 1, 2 and 5, no motor oil or chemical containers
  • Glass
  • Aluminium and tin cans
  • Cardboard and paper
Free
Degassing of fridges, freezers, air conditioning units etc. 
*required under the Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 and Climate Change Response Act 2002
$25 per unit

Reusable items

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

Phone 07 308 5963 for opening hours.

Hazardous Substances
Waste oil, paints and household 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. Staff decisions on load type and charge are final. For items not listed, charges will be set by negotiation. The Council can decline any items delivered to the Resource Recovery Centre. These items must be removed by and/or at the expense of the submitter.

What we can't accept

We can't accept odorous material (offal, carcasses, fish waste etc.), industrial chemicals, liquid waste, explosive or highly flammable waste and infectious waste. Fence wire must be cut to one-metre lengths and be free of battens, posts and wood. 

Please check the Yellow Pages or other sources for appropriate local businesses that will accept these things.

We do not accept any materials containing asbestos.

Council's resource recovery centres can't accept any materials containing asbestos. Please check the Yellow pages or other sources for appropriate local businesses.

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