From the 5th July 2010 recycling will be collected in wheelie bins and crates.
What you need to know
Why is the Council introducing a new residential kerbside recycling collection service?
The Palmerston North City Council is committed to helping protect the environment, an minimising the amount of waste disposed to landfill is one way we can make a real difference.
By 2015 the Council is aiming to divert 75% of the waste that is currently sent to landfills and cleanfills each year by providing the community with more sustainable waste management options such as recycling.
This will be achieved through the kerbside collection of recyclables using new recycling wheelie bins and crates, via drop off facilities at the Recycling Centres and by encouraging home composting and worm farms.
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How is the Council changing the residential kerbside recycling collection service?
All residentially rated properties will receive a 240 litre recycling wheelie bin for plastic, paper, cardboard, tins and cans and a 45 litre recycling crate for glass collection only.
A small number of properties that have restricted access or storage limitations will receive a smaller 80 litre recycling wheelie bin instead of a 240 litre recycling wheelie bin.
Recycling wheelie bins and recycling crates will be collected fortnightly on alternate weeks on the same day as rubbish collection.
This means that on week 1 the recycling wheelie bin will be collected and on week 2 the glass only recycling crate will be collected.
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Who is entitled to the residential kerbside recycling collection service?
All residentially rated properties that pay the ‘rubbish and recycling’ charge as part of their annual rates will receive the residential kerbside recycling collection service.
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When will I get my recycling wheelie bin and recycling crate?
Recycling wheelie bins and recycling crates will be delivered to your letterbox between the last week of April and the last week of June 2010. The ‘roll out’ of recycling wheelie bins and recycling crates begins in Ashhurst.
Note: Recycling wheelie bins and recycling crates may not be delivered on the same day; this is due to the crates being easier and quicker to deliver. Recycling crates will be delivered in June 2010
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How will I know which recycling wheelie bin and/or recycling crate is mine?
Every recycling wheelie bin and recycling crate will have an address sticker with an address printed on it and an individual serial number heat stamped into it, which will be recorded against the address the recycling wheelie bin and recycling crate is issued to in Council’s rates database. Each recycling wheelie bin and crate will be delivered to the corresponding letter box.
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When will the new residential kerbside recycling service collection start?
Collections will begin in the week commencing 5th July in all areas excluding Ashhurst.
Please do not place your new recycling wheelie bin and recycling crate out for collection prior to 5th July as they will not be collected.
Your current recycling collection service will continue up until 5th July.
The residents of Ashhurst will be assisting with the Council’s driver training exercise which is scheduled to begin in May 2010. Driver training is necessary for the collection staff as they will be operating a brand new recycling collection vehicle and collecting recyclables from wheelie bins and crates. Further information for Ashhurst residents will be made available in the near future.
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How will I know when to put my recycling wheelie bin or recycling crate out for collection?
The address sticker on the recycling wheelie bin and crate will also state the collection week that has been allocated to your property i.e. week 1 or week 2, to remind you when you can place your recyclables out for collection.
In addition, an information pack will be delivered with each recycling wheelie bin. The information pack will contain a fridge magnet calendar reminding you of the collection week for your recycling wheelie bin and recycling crate for 2010/11.
Remember to place your recyclables and rubbish out for collection by 7:00 am on your allocated collection day.
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What can I put in my recycling wheelie bin and crate?
In the recycling wheelie bin: |
Not wanted: |
| Paper, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper, envelopes |
No glass, pyrex, ceramics, window glass, mirrors, light bulbs or broken glass |
| Plastics numbered 1 to 7 |
No food contaminated recyclables |
| Meat trays |
No wax coated cups e.g. coffee cups |
| Plastic shopping bags and bread bags |
No wax lined cartons e.g. juice cartons, fresh milk cartons |
| Empty aerosol cans |
No hazardous materials e.g. pesticides, batteries or used oil |
| Aluminium cans |
No general waste |
| Foil |
No cloth or clothing |
| Tins |
No food waste |
| Lids |
No green waste |
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No liquids |
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In the crate: |
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| Glass bottles and jars only |
No Lids |
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No pyrex, ceramics, window glass, mirrors, light bulbs or broken glass |
Note: You can place your recyclables into the recycling wheelie bins all together; there is no need for recyclables to be separated. Please do not place recyclables into plastic shopping bags as this makes it difficult to sort the recyclables; plastic shopping bags may be placed in the recycling wheelie bin separately.
Remember, please do not place any glass in your recycling wheelie bin. Glass is to be put out for collection in the glass recycling crate only.
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Why is glass collected separately?
There are 2 main reasons why it is important to keep glass separate from other recyclables. These are:
1. It improves the value of both the glass and the other recyclables when they are sorted and sold to reprocessors to be remade into useful end products.
2. Mechanical equipment used to sort the mixed recyclables will not get glass or glass dust into its parts.
Once the machinery is contaminated with glass particles this increases maintenance on the equipment and reduces the life of the machinery.
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How does the new residential kerbside recycling collection service affect the rubbish collection service?
There is no change to the rubbish collection service all you need to do is place your Council approved rubbish bag out for collection by 7:00am on your allocated collection day.
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How much is the new service going to cost me?
The service is paid for with part of your rates. There is no separate additional charge for the new service.
The rubbish and recycling rate for 2009/10 for each residential unit is $148 and our provisional calculations assume it will be able to be reduced to $143 for 2010/11 though this will be reviewed in June when the Council’s rates are finally set.
This pays for:
- Recycling containers;
- Recycling collection;
- Recycling processing;
- Rubbish collection and disposal costs (any shortfall from rubbish bag sales);
- Administration costs.
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Can I have an 80 litre recycling wheelie bin instead of a 240 litre recycling wheelie bin?
If you feel a 240 litre recycling wheelie bin will be too difficult to manage or will be too difficult to store please contact the Recycling Hotline on 06 351 6399 to arrange an 80 litre recycling wheelie bin.
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What about Commercial Businesses or non-residentially rated properties?
The Council is considering the practicalities of offering a recycling service to commercial businesses and non-residentially rated properties such as schools and other organisations in the future.
A charge would be applied for such a service. Further information will be made available in the near future.
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Want more information?
For more information on waste management and recycling services in Palmerston North click on the links below or contact the Council’s customer services on (06) 356 8199 or via email info@pncc.govt.nz
Recycling Services
Rubbish Collection
Trade Waste
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