Rubbish Collection and Rubbish Bags

Only Palmerston North City Council Official Bags will be collected, Unofficial Bags will not be collected.

Rubbish Bag Rules

• Put bag out by 7.30am on the correct day – preferably not night before!
• Place bag at kerbside – not at front of gate
• Ensure the top of the bag is secured
• Let ashes cool before placing in bag
• Wrap sharp objects
• No hazardous waste
• Any number of Palmerston North City Council Official Bags may be left for collection
• Do not put paper, cardboard, glass bottles/jars, aluminium cans, or steel tins in your refuse bag  -  recycle them  - put them out on your kerb on your refuse collection day

Extra bags can be purchased from the Council Customer Services Centre

Rubbish Collections Days by Area 

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Rubbish will be collected on the day indicated for your area of the city, except when your collection day falls on either Easter Friday or Christmas (Xmas) Day in which case the rubbish will be collected the following Saturday.