RECYCLING CONTAMINATION

Most Aucklanders are confused about what items you can recycle and what you can’t. We want to simplify this by helping residents to identify the items that can and can’t be recycled.

Be responsible with your recycling today, for a better tomorrow. 

KERBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECTION

Roadside recycling collections

We know that recycling is much better for the environment that committing used items forever to landfill. Not sure if something can go in your roadside recycling bin? 

What happens to your recycling

Understand what happens to our recycling once it leaves the kerbside, step by step process so you know that where your recycling ends up. Making sure your recycling efforts count.

Recycling plastic

There is often a finite number of times some materials can be recycled before they are unusable and have to go to landfill. It's worth knowing the number of times some materials can be recycled before they are unusable and have to go to landfill.

Take the challenge

Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

WHERE DOES RECYCLING GO?

Learn about what happens to your recycling collected through the kerbside collection through a step by step process. Know your efforts aren't going to waste and we are finding the best sustainable solution for the environment.

What happens to your recycling

RECYCLING SOFT PLASTICS AND PLASTIC BAGS

These can’t go in your recycling bin, but you’re right in thinking they can be recycled!
Soft plastics – including plastic bags, courier bags and chip packets – can be dropped off at your local supermarket or retailers who are part of the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme.

Recycling plastic

RECYCLE RIGHT

How many recyclables can you correctly sort into the bin?

Recycling. It's great for the environment and if you're doing your part to recycle - great! However, are you recycling right?

If you think your recycling knowledge is legendary, then play the Recycle Right game to see if you actually - Recycle Right.

Recycle right

JUST ASK BINNY

Not sure if something can go in your kerbside recycling bin? Just ask Binny!

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Take the challenge

Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

Recycling plastic

There is often a finite number of times some materials can be recycled before they are unusable and have to go to landfill. It's worth knowing the number of times some materials can be recycled before they are unusable and have to go to landfill.

Roadside recycling collections

We know that recycling is much better for the environment that committing used items forever to landfill. Not sure if something can go in your roadside recycling bin?