Rubbish bags and collection

One of the new red rubbish bags out on the kerb for collection.

Find out where to buy rubbish bags, and how to make the most of our weekly collection service.

You can now recycle your soft plastics right here in Palmerston North.

You can drop off soft plastics at:

  • Ferguson Street Recycling Centre 
  • The Warehouse 
  • New World Broadway 
  • Woolworths at The Plaza 

Common items you can recycle through our soft plastics scheme

We provide a weekly collection service for rubbish in official Palmerston North City Council bags. You can put out as many Council rubbish bags as you like, but rubbish in unofficial bags won't be collected.

Council rubbish bags have switched from green to red but we will continue to pick up green bags until they're all gone.

Council rubbish bags come in two sizes:

  • 40 litres (maximum cost of $2.90 each)
  • 60 litres (maximum cost of $3.90 each)
  • The maximum cost for 5 x 40-litre bags is $14.50, and the maximum cost for 5 x 60-litre bags is $19.50.

Our rubbish and recycling collection service operates every weekday except Good Friday and Christmas Day. If your collection day falls on one of these two days, we'll pick it up the following Saturday. Can't wait that long or going away? You can drop off your Council rubbish bag at the Envirowaste transfer station in Matthews Ave for no extra charge.

Find your collection day

Where to buy Council rubbish bags

Buy rubbish bags from our Customer Service Centre or from any of the retailers listed below, who have agreed to the maximum price per bag.

Small bags

  • Only available from Council or Mitre 10 Mega.

Large bags

  • Council
  • Countdown (all local stores)
  • Hokowhitu Four Square, Albert Street
  • Mitre 10 Mega
  • New World (Aokautere, Melody's and Pioneer Highway)
  • Pak'nSave
  • Village Four Square & Lotto, Ashhurst
  • Winchester Store, Ruahine Street

Where and when to put rubbish bags out

To prevent animals getting into your rubbish and making a mess, it's best to put your rubbish out on the morning of collection rather than the night before.

Place rubbish bags at the edge of the kerb, by 7.30am on your collection day.

Rubbish collection tips

  • The maximum weight for each bag is 10kg.
  • Secure the top of the bag.
  • Let any ashes cool before placing them in the bag.
  • Wrap sharp objects and broken glass in newspaper.
  • No hazardous waste.

Reduce, re-use, recycle

Let's all minimise the amount of waste that goes to landfill – reduce, re-use and recycle. We also offer a recycling collection service every week at the same time as your rubbish collection.

     

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