Kerbside collection

Christchurch kerbside recycling collection - Council service to ratepayers

 In 2008, general household materials accepted in the green crates are:
* Glass – clean jars and bottles only (no broken glass)
* Aluminium cans
* Steel cans, cleaned and with tops squeezed together, sharp edges safe inside.
* Plastics with the No. 1 symbol – e.g. transparent soft drink, juice and fruit containers
* Plastics with the No. 2 symbol – e.g. cleaning product packages, milk bottles
(From March 2009, other plastic codes also.)
* Plastic supermarket bags – place in a bundle inside the crate
* Paper – clean mixed printed papers, envelopes, within tied supermarket bags
* Newspapers – within tied supermarket bags, to keep dry
* Cardboard (uncorrugated, and egg trays) – bundled in tied supermarket bags
* Cardboard (corrugated) –flat bundle, tied with string.

Remember to wash and squash tin cans and plastic bottles, and to place bundled items beside your crate. Christchurch will be switching to wheeled bins in place of crates in 2009 but similar lists of items will be acceptable, and additional plastic codes.  http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Waste/RubbishCollection/NewKerbsideCollectionService.asp  

You can also take any of these recyclable items to the EcoDepots.  Location maps of these available at www.terranova.org.nz/terranova/transfer-stations/   For Banks Peninsula area locations, see: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Waste/RefuseStations/#Locations 

From March 2009 Christchurch will have a three bin kerbside system in operation.
Key facts for city recycling wheely-bin collection from 2009
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Waste/KerbsideCollection/KeyFactsRecycling.asp 

Key facts for city rubbish bin collection http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Waste/KerbsideCollection/KeyFactsRubbish.asp

Key facts for city organics bin collection
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Waste/KerbsideCollection/KeyFactsOrganics.asp

Hazardous wastes
Small quantities of used engine oil, solvents, gas cylinders, smoke detectors (have a radio-active component) and garden chemicals, can be accepted for recycling or disposal in sealed containers at EcoDepots (www.ecodept.co.nz ) Reference information is here: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Waste/HazardousWaste/HazardousAndSpecialWaste.asp