Western Bay catches up with recycling and greenwaste
Western Bay of Plenty District Council‘s recycling centres and greenwaste drop-off sites have extended their operating hours to receive stockpiled plastics and greenwaste until the end of May.
Recycling and greenwaste facilities in the District are operating under Alert Level 2 conditions, with extended hours and additional open days from this Sunday 24 May until Sunday 31 May. During this time centres will operate from 9am to 4pm, closing for lunch between 12 noon and 1 pm.
Under Alert Level 2 conditions, customers will be required to maintain a one-metre physical distance for safety reasons. Staff will not be assisting customers with their recycling.
Council’s Utilities Manager Kelvin Hill says the public has been great in accepting the COVID-19 operating hours and the restrictions on accepted recyclable goods under Alert Levels 3 and 2.
Recycling centre opening hours
Normal hours resume from Monday 1 June.
| Athenree Sunday 24 May – greenwaste only Tuesday 26 May – plastics only Thursday 28 May – plastics, cardboard, paper, colour sorted glass, tin/aluminium cans Saturday 30 May – plastics, cardboard, paper, colour sorted glass, tin/aluminium cans Sunday 31 May – greenwaste only | Katikati Thursday 28 May – plastics only Saturday 30 May – plastics, cardboard, paper, colour sorted glass, tin/aluminium cans Sunday 31 May – greenwaste only |
| Omokoroa Wednesday 27 May – greenwaste only Saturday 30 May – greenwaste only | Te Puke Thursday 21 May – cardboard, paper, tin, aluminium cans, and glass only (no plastics or greenwaste) Saturday 23 May – cardboard, paper, tin, aluminium cans, and glass only (no plastics or greenwaste) Tuesday 26 May – plastics only Wednesday 27 May – greenwaste only Thursday 28 May – plastics, cardboard, paper, colour sorted glass, tin/aluminium cans |
Accepted items
| Glass bottles and jars separated into colours |
| Aluminium and tin cans |
| Flattened corrugated cardboard |
| Paper, including light card and egg cartons |
| Clear plastic milk and cream bottles |
| Anchor light proof milk bottles |
| Clear plastic drink bottles |
| Greenwaste (No flax, pampas, bamboo, gorse or palms as normal. Greenwaste stem diameter must be no thicker than 100mm and the length no longer than three metres). |
Items no longer accepted
| Meat trays, plastic punnets, janitorial plastics (even if it is a Number 1 or 2 plastic) |
| No coloured plastic bottles (e.g. Ginger beer, Sprite etc.) |
| Janitorial and coloured
plastics will no longer be accepted at Council recycling
centres due to the costs associated with handling
these products by our processors.
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Kelvin says Council is not prepared to collect these plastics and then have to take them to the landfill, as this would end up being a cost on ratepayers.
“We will not be accepting any coloured plastic, plastic meat trays, or any type of plastic products like margarine or ice cream containers and we suggest people place these items in their rubbish bins. Please do not be offended if we say no at the gate to receiving these items at our centres.
“We thank everyone for their cooperation and patience during this period.”
Entry conditions under Alert Level 2
| No pets allowed in vehicles on site |
| Limited number of vehicles in the site to maintain the physical distancing required |
| No trailers (apart from when centres open for greenwaste only) |
| Only Eftpos transactions accepted for greenwaste. No cash accepted. |
