Recycling Crates
Recycling Crates
About our Recycling Crates
Northland Waste collects household recycling crates in the Kaitāia, Mid North, and Whangarei regions.
Kaitāia
Kerbside recycling is available in Kaitāia, using 60-litre red recycling crates for mixed recycling (paper, glass, tin, aluminium, and plastics 1 (clear only), 2 and 5) through our website by entering your address above. Your recycling crate will be collected weekly on the same day as your rubbish collection.
Mid North
Northland Waste provides Kerikeri and surrounding areas with a weekly kerbside recycling service using blue 55-litre co-mingled recycling crates. Glass bottles and jars, tin and aluminium cans, plastics 1 (clear only), 2, and 5, and paper and cardboard are accepted. Order yours now by entering your address above.
Whangārei
Northland Waste provides weekly recycling collection services on behalf of the Whangarei District Council. Each household receives one blue 60-litre glass crate and one red 60-litre mixed recycling crate.
All cardboard should be flattened and placed beside your recycling crate. Flattened cardboard can be tied in a bundle or placed in a bag or cardboard box. Please visit the Whangarei District Council website for more details using the link provided above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I pick up my Whangarei Recycling Crate?
You can get red and blue bins from the below locations:
What can go in my recycling crate?
Kaitāia:
- Unbroken glass
- Paper
- Tin
- Aluminium
- Plastics 1 (clear only), 2, and 5
Kerikeri:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Tin and aluminium cans
- Plastics 1 (clear only), 2, and 5
- Paper and flattened cardboard
Whangārei:
- The red crate is for clean plastics 1, 2, and 5, tin, and aluminium – no lids
- The blue crate is for clean and unbroken glass bottles and jars – no lids.
Why was my recycling not picked up?
Your household recycling may not have been picked up for the following reason:
- Broken glass
- Overfilled crate
- Contaminated with non-recyclable materials
- Dirty recycling
- Cardboard mixed in crate (Whangarei only)
Where does my recycling go?
All recycling collected kerbside is recycled making it a circular service. Here are some of the places it goes:
- Cardboard is sent to a mill in South Waikato for processing.
- Paper goes to an Auckland mill to become newsprint, etc.
- Glass is recycled in an Auckland plant which converts the old glass into new bottles.
- Tin cans and all plastics go to Auckland, where they are separated before being sent on for recycling.
- Number 5 plastics go to Future Post in Auckland