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The EcoDrop transfer stations at Parkhouse Road, Bromley and Styx Mill will be reopen to the public when the country moves to alert level three on Tuesday 28 April.
Christchurch residents are being urged not to stockpile their recycling, including glass, at home.
Residents putting out their wheelie bins for kerbside collection are being urged to space them well apart so they don’t need to be handled.
The contents of yellow wheelie bins put out for kerbside collection in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula will start going to landfill from next week to protect the safety of staff at the processing plant.
There is no change to our kerbside collection service. You should continue to put your bins out as normal. If the situation changes, we will keep you fully informed.
Spot checks of yellow wheelie bins put out for kerbside collection show people are getting the message about what items can be accepted for recycling.
Over the past week we’ve had some great questions come in about what you can put in your yellow wheelie bin. To help you bin good, we’ve put together a list of 10 handy tips.
Spot checks show about one in three people is misusing the yellow wheelie bin by putting in things like food scraps, used nappies, and clothing.
Christchurch City Council says the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) proposal to increase the levy rates for landfills is a positive step forward.
A team of four will begin spot checking the contents of yellow wheelie bins next week in a bid to improve people’s understanding of what stuff can be put out for recycling.
Dreading the post-Christmas clean-up? Here are a few handy tips on what you can and can’t put in your kerbside wheelie bins. By putting the right items in the right bins you will be helping to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
A battery discarded in a yellow wheelie bin is the likely cause of a fire at the EcoSort recycling plant that led to one person being hospitalised.
Extra solar-powered Bigbelly rubbish bins placed across Banks Peninsula will help ease the pressure on collection services and facilities as Akaroa readies for another busy summer visitor season.
About 45 tonnes of soft plastics are ending up at Christchurch’s EcoSort recycling plant each month because people mistakenly believe they will be recycled.
Nearly 100 tonnes of waste has been diverted from the landfill thanks to Christchurch City Council-led efforts to ensure compostable food packaging is used at public events in the city.