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For recycling to work, everyone has to participate in each phase of the loop. From government and industry, to organisations, small businesses, and people at home, every New Zealander can make recycling a part of their daily routine. Recycling is a series of activities that includes collecting recyclable materials that would otherwise be considered waste, sorting and processing recyclables into raw materials such as fibres, and manufacturing raw materials into new products. For example, our fizzy-drink bottles are made into polar-fleece fabric; our milk bottles are made into recycling and compost bins; our glass bottles are melted to make new glass; our paper and cardboard is made into the corrugated inner layer of corrugated cardboard; our food tins are made into steel reinforcing rods for the construction industry and our aluminium cans are made into new aluminium products. When is my recycling collected? What can I put in my green recycling bin? I need another green recycling bin, how do I get one? What is the sticker I found on my recycling? What do I do with my paper and cardboard boxes? When is my recycling collected? Place your green recycling bin & paper on the kerb just before 7am on your designated rubbish collection day.
What can I put in my green recycling bin?
Aluminium cans- beverage cans and empty deodorant cans only Tin (light steel) cans - including washed food cans and empty aerosols (no paint tins) Telephone the Council's Customer Centre on 295 1300 to receive a sticker to put on your recycling bin as a reminder.
I need another green recycling bin. How do I get one? Recycling bins are available by telephoning Papakura District Council on 295 1300 or emailing us. Bins are free to all households & businesses. Extra bins can also be ordered from Customer Services, and each household can have up to three bins if they need them.
What is the sticker I found on my recycling? A sticker attached to your recycling means the item(s) are not recyclable and should go into a rubbish bag e.g. ceramics, plastics with no recycling number on them. It may also mean that the recycling has been placed out for collection in a way that is unsafe for our contractor to collect it. Please telephone Council on 295 1300 if you need more information on why the contractor has left the recycling.
Recycling paper and card can reduce the amount of waste households and businesses produce, meaning you pay less for your rubbish disposal. When "user pays" rubbish collection was introduced to Papakura in July 2006, there was a measurable increase in the volume of glass, plastic and tin recycled. A recent check of rubbish bags in the district showed, however, that people are still throwing away a lot of paper and card. Up to 14 per cent of the contents of our rubbish bags are paper and card that could be recycled, saving you money and helping the environment.
While Papakura is currently recycling around 1,800 tonnes of paper and card each year, there is another 1,000 tonnes that could be diverted out of our red rubbish bags and into recycling. In consultation and through surveys, residents have asked us to work hard to reduce rubbish volumes and take great care of how we manage rubbish. By recycling paper and card, we can all reduce the amount of rubbish we create.
What happens to paper if we just throw it away? Paper does not always break down in a landfill. In fact, paper items thrown away in 1973 were retrieved from a closed landfill here in Papakura in 2005 - slightly damp but otherwise completely intact after 31 years underground.
How should we put our paper and card out for recycling?
This will keep it secure for our contractors and make sure it doesn't blow off down your street. The maximum size for a box or bundle is about the size of a banana box: 42 cm high, 47 cm wide, 52 cm long.
All rigid plastics carrying a number between 1 and 7 (displayed inside the recycling triangle symbol and usually found on the bottom of the container) from the kitchen, laundry and bathroom are recyclable. Please rinse and where possible squash the plastic containers to stop them being blown away if it's windy. This does not include toys, polystyrene foam, or plastics without a recycling symbol and number on them.
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Set out paper and card at
the kerb side by 7.00 am on your main rubbish day. Make sure it is
"wind-safe":