Needles/syringes |
Take to your local pharmacy for safe disposal. |
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Newspaper |
This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin. |
You can also recycle this item at our recycling facilities. |
Oven |
This item is not currently collected kerbside. You can take this item to Ferguson Street Recycling Centre, or contact a local second hand whiteware dealer. |
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Paint |
This item is not currently collected kerbside. You can take this item to Resene Palmerston North, or contact Dulux Paint Take-Back Service. |
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Paper |
This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin. |
You can also recycle this item at our recycling facilities. |
Pens |
Take your used pens to Just Zilch, which recycles them to raise money.
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Perfume bottle |
Wrap in newspaper and place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
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Pesticides |
Please protect our waterways – never put this item in the bin or pour it down the drain.
Instead, save it for Council’s chemical waste day or phone 3R for collection (there will be a cost associated with this).
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More about chemical waste disposal. |
Petrol |
This item is not currently collected kerbside.
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Suitable disposal options for this item are currently being investigated and this site will be updated once a solution is found. |
Phone books |
This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin.
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You can also recycle this item at our recycling facilities. |
Phone charger |
This item is not currently collected kerbside. You can take this item to Ferguson Street Recycling Centre. |
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Photos |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
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Pink batts |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
It can be taken to Envirowaste Refuse Transfer Station or Ashhurst Transfer Station. More info. |
Pizza boxes |
This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin. Please ensure that food scraps have been removed. No dirty or wet cardboard.
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You can also recycle this item at our recycling facilities.
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Plant pots |
These are normally number 5 so can be put into your recycling wheelie bin.
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Better still, take them to our Ferguson Street Recycling Centre for reuse by the community. |
Plastic bags |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
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Plastic number 1
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This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin. |
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Plastic number 2
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This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin.
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Plastic number 3
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Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag.
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Plastic number 4

soft plastics (e.g. bread bags, frozen food bags, chocolate wrappers etc)
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This item is not currently collected kerbside.
Some retailers offer soft plastic recycling schemes, where you pay for a recycling bag, fill it up and return it. Check with your local supermarket or home delivery service to see if they’re participating. |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
Plastic number 5
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This item belongs in your Council wheelie bin.
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Plastic number 6
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Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag.
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Plastic number 7
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Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag.
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Plastic wrap/soft plastic |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag.
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Polystyrene |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag.
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Pool chemicals |
Please protect our waterways – never put this item in the bin or pour it down the drain.
Instead, save it for Council’s chemical waste day or phone 3R for collection (there will be a cost associated with this).
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More about chemical waste disposal. |
Pots and pans (good condition) |
This could be reused, please contact your local charity shop about making a donation. |
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Pots and pans (poor condition, broken) |
Place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
Metal pots and pans can be taken to a local metal recycler.
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Printer cartridges |
This item is not currently collected kerbside. You can take this item to Warehouse Stationary. |
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Pyrex glass (good condition) |
This could be reused, please contact your local charity shop about making a donation. |
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Pyrex glass (poor condition, broken) |
Wrap in newspaper and place in your Palmerston North City Council rubbish bag. |
It can also be taken to Envirowaste Refuse Transfer Station or Ashhurst Transfer Station. More info. |