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Waitākere – Rubbish, recycling and food scraps bins and charges

​Rubbish bins in service

Waitākere rubbish bins are blue with yellow lid and are 240 or 140 litres or green with red lid and are 240, 120 or 80 litres.

Bin requests

Visit Request bin repair or report a missing bin to get a bin replaced or to fix a broken bin.

Visit Request a bin for a new property and other bin services to order a new bin for your new property.

Visit Request a different size bin to swap your bin for a different size.

Rubbish bin tags

You should know

Waitākere will stop using tags in December 2024. For more information, visit Bin tag use to end.

You must purchase a bin tag for each rubbish collection.

You should attach the tag to the handle of the official council bin to ensure collection.

You do not need to buy tags for your food scraps or recycling bins as these are funded through your property rates.

Price of rubbish tags

Pricing may vary by area and between retailers. These are the recommended retail prices (RRP).

Read fee table.
Your bin sizeTag colourPrice (RRP)
80-litre (36cm wide)

​Blue

$3.80
120-litre (40cm wide), 140-litre (45.5cm wide)

​Orange

$5.80
240-litre (51cm wide)

​Green

$8.60

Some bins will display the capacity either on the top edge near the lid, or on a sticker on the side. Otherwise you can measure the width at the top of the bin, on the inside.

Where you can buy rubbish bin tags

You can buy bin tags from:

Rubbish bin charges

Rubbish collections will be funded through your property rates from December 2024. Between that time and the new rating year (1 July 2025), the cost to your rates for the partial year is based on the size of your rubbish bin.

If you order a new bin after December 2024, the cost is calculated on the size of the bin and the month it was ordered (pro-rata charge).

Visit Rates-funded rubbish changes for more information.

Month bin ordered

80L rubbish bin (pro-rata charge)

120L rubbish bins (pro-rata charge)​ ​240L rubbish bins (pro-rata charge)
December 2024 $84.72 ​$101.95 ​$169.22

January 2025

$79.22 ​$95.33 $158.23
​February 2025 ​$68.22 ​$82.09 ​$136.25
​March 2025 ​$57.22 ​$68.85 ​$114.28
​April 2025 ​$46.21 ​$55.61 ​$92.30
​May 2025 ​$35.21 ​$42.37 ​$70.32
​June 2025 ​$24.21 ​$29.13 ​$48.35

Rubbish bin exchange fees

You will need to pay a one-off administration fee of $40 to exchange your bin.

If you exchange your rubbish bin for a smaller size between July and December 2024, we will not charge the administration fee.

Month bin ordered

Exchange rubbish bin from 80L to 120L (pro-rata charge)

Exchange rubbish bin from 80L to 240L (pro-rata charge) ​Exchange rubbish bin from 120L to 240L (pro-rata charge)
December 2024 $17.23 ​$84.50 ​$67.27

January 2025

$16.11 ​$79.01 $62.90
​February 2025 ​$13.87 ​$68.04 ​$54.17
​March 2025 ​$11.63 ​$57.06 ​$45.43
​April 2025 ​$9.40 ​$46.09 ​$36.69
​May 2025 ​$7.16 ​$35.12 ​$27.96
​June 2025 ​$4.92 ​$24.14 ​$19.22

Recycle bins in service

Papakura recycling bins are green with a yellow lid and come in 360, 240 and 120 litre sizes.

Recycle bin dimensions

  • 360-litre bins are 1100mm high and 848mm wide.
  • 240-litre bins are 1060mm high and 730mm wide.
  • 120-litre bins are 930mm high and 545mm wide.

Bin requests

Visit Request bin repair or report a missing bin to get a bin replaced or to fix a broken bin.

Visit Request a bin for a new property and other bin services to order a new bin for your new property.

Visit Request a different size bin to swap your bin for a different size.

​Recycling bin charges

The annual charge for a new or additional recycling bin is pro-rated based on the month the bin is ordered.​

Read fee table.
Month bin orderedNew bin (pro-rata charge)Additional bin (pro-rata charge)
July 2024$169.24$106.16
August 2024$156.42$98.12
September 2024$143.60$90.08
October 2024$130.78$82.03
November 2024$117.96$73.99
December 2024$105.13$65.95
January 2025$92.31$57.91
February 2025$79.49$49.86
March 2025$66.67$41.82
April 2025$53.85$33.78
May 2025$41.03$25.74
June 2025$28.21$17.69

Food scraps bin in service

Waitākere food scraps bin is teal colour and comes in a 23-litre size. Kitchen caddy is cream colour with black lid and comes in 6-litre size.

The food scraps service includes a 23-litre food scraps bin and a kitchen caddy.

Food scraps bin charges

The charge for a new food scraps bin and collection service is pro-rated based on the time between when the bin is ordered and the end of the financial year on 30 June.

The full annual charge is added to property rates accounts from 1 July.

Read fee table.
Month bin ordered Food scraps bin pro-rata charge
July 2024$81.19
August 2024$75.04
September 2024$68.89
October 2024$62.74
November 2024$56.59
December 2024$50.44
January 2025$44.29
February 2025$38.13
March 2025$31.98
April 2025$25.83
May 2025$19.68
June 2025$13.53

Compostable bin liners for your kitchen caddy

You can use an Auckland Council compostable bin liner in your food scraps kitchen caddy to help remove odours and keep them clean.

For information about where to buy compostable bin liners and pricing, visit Food scraps collection bins and bin liners.

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