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Recycling
- Saves natural resources and is good for the environment
- Reduces the amount of material going to landfill
Kerbside recycling collections in Taranaki
Most urban areas in Taranaki have recycling collections. Separate wheelie bins are provided for recycling in South Taranaki and Stratford. In the New Plymouth District recyclables should be sorted into small shopping bags and placed beside general refuse for collection.
For more information on collections, see:
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Recycling at your kerbside
What you can recycle:
Glass
Whole bottles and jars only (without lids).
Paper and cardboard
Newspaper, magazines, printer paper, office paper and flattened cardboard boxes. NOT waxed paper (milk cartons), or carbon paper.
Cans
Aluminium or steel beverage cans and food cans. Wash and squash.
Plastic
Milk, water and soft drink bottles, plastic containers with the recycling symbols 1 or 2 on the base, and shopping or bread bags. Remove lids, wash and squash.
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What to do with other material
Batteries - button
From watches, calculators and hearing aids. Contact your local jeweller.
Batteries - vehicle
Boat, car, motorbike and truck batteries. Take to a scrap metal dealer, Exide Technologies (24 Hobson Street, New Plymouth), or ask at your local garage.
Batteries - other
From cellphones, power tools and video cameras. Contact the supplier of the appliance or your local electrician. Ask at your local Telecom or Vodafone dealer as they have a 'take back' policy for cellphones and cellphone batteries.
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Car bodies
Enquire at your local car wreckers or scrap-metal dealers regarding collection.
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Clothing
Donate good quality used clothing to Red Cross or church groups, charity collections or clothing bins, or take to second-hand clothing shops near you.
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Computers and TV sets
Free drop-off at Meredith Scrap Metals, Catalina Place, Bell Block.
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Green waste
Grass clippings, hedge trimmings, leaves. Check out your local transfer station for green waste disposal options (charges may apply) or check out the Yellow Pages for green waste collectors in your area. South Taranaki District Council has a kerbside green waste collection service. Click here for more details.
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Hazardous waste
Lead-based paint and garden chemicals. Dispose as hazardous waste at transfer stations at Colson Rd (New Plymouth), Scott Street (Hawera) or Cordelia Street (Stratford). Domestic quantities only.
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Metals - ferrous
Machinery, whiteware, steel drums, steel cans, galvanised steel. Take to a scrap metal dealer, or some transfer stations have separate areas for recycling scrap metal.
Metals - non-ferrous
Copper, brass, bronze, lead, stainless steel, aluminium. Take to a scrap metal dealer, or some transfer stations have separate areas for recycling scrap metal.
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Mobile phones
Vodafone and Telecom both accept old equipment and have drop-off bins in their shops for phones, chargers and batteries.
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Oil from vehicle engines
Take to one of these service stations (small amounts only, during business hours). Charges may apply, so check with the station:
- Caltex Eliot Street, New Plymouth.
- Automotive Service Centre, Waitara.
- Automotive Service Centre, Bell Block.
- Combined Motors, Inglewood.
- Ansford Straathof Motors, Stratford.
- BP Eltham.
Take to transfer stations at Colson Road (New Plymouth) or Scott Street (Hawera), ask at your local garage or contact Transpacific Industries Group (New Plymouth) for large volumes of oil (charges may apply).
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Paint
Liquid acrylic paint, liquid oil-based paint, oil-based stains, tung oil, turps, meths, raw or boiled linseed oil and enviropaint cartons can be recycled at PlaceMakers stores in New Plymouth, Stratford and Hawera. Click here to find store addresses. Note: Paint products must still be in original containers. This service does NOT apply to automotive or marine pains, lead-based or bituminous paints, polyurethane, filling compound, texture coating or gritty paint, empty containers, rusty cans, varnish, aerosols, acids or adhesives.
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Pharmaceuticals
Medicines, drugs and other pharmacy waste. Ask your local pharmacy about disposal of old medicines.
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Freecycle™ group
This is a web-based resources exchange which aims to keep good stuff out of landfills. Click on this link: New Plymouth Freecycle.
The group covers the whole of Taranaki and is open to all who want to recycle that special something rather than throw it away.
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Transfer stations
You can recycle some material for free at most of these transfer stations. Ask your local council or check out their website for more information.
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