We’ve got exciting news for our Mid North community: Northland Waste is now offering weekly kerbside recycling collection in your area!
Our kerbside crate service keeps it simple with no tags, no stress. Just recycling made easy. From only $1.75 per week, with flexible payment options to suit your needs.
Our new weekly crate collection makes it easier than ever to recycle from home and reduce what ends up in landfill. No more trips to the transfer station — just a simple, affordable, and hassle-free service.
Sign up in just a few clicks — it’s that simple
Current customers
If you already have an Northland Waste wheelie bin, log in through the MyAccount portal to select your preferred recycling crate service option.
Bonus: discounted pricing on 6 and 12 month recycling plans for Northland Waste general waste wheelie bin customers!
New customers
If you’ve been using recycling tags, simply enter your address in the address finder to explore your available recycling crate options.
Note: For customers without an existing Northland Waste wheelie bin.
Sign up for kerbside recycling for your household
Mid North residents — choose from three flexible payment options for your new kerbside recycling service.
Option 1: 12-month plan
Pay annually and save — $91 per year.
The equivalent of $1.75 per collection.
Option 2: 6-month plan
Convenient 6-month plan — $53 every 6-months.
The equivalent of $2.04 per collection.
Option 3: Monthly direct debit*
Flexible monthly plan — $9.20 each month.
The equivalent of $2.12 per collection.
*Current customers: use the address finder above (in 'New customers') to set up and authorise a new monthly direct debit.
Frequently asked questions
What are the recycling collection days?
Collection days for the new recycling service — and for any customers still using tags and bags — will align with Northland Waste’s current rubbish collection days.
See all collection days here: Collection Days
I already have a recycling crate
Great news! Just like you, we’re all about reducing, reusing, and recycling — so if you already have a crate in use, we can repurpose it for your new service!
Once you’ve signed up, we’ll be in touch to give your current crate a Northland Waste makeover, transforming it for continued use with your new service.
What can go in my recycling crate?
- Glass bottles and jars
Clean, empty bottles and jars (clear and coloured). Please remove all lids.
- Tins and cans
Clean aluminium and steel cans.
- Plastics #1*, #2, and #5
Clean bottles, tubs, and containers.
*Clear Plastic #1 only. - Paper and cardboard
Dry and clean newspapers, magazines, junk mail, egg cartons, flattened cardboard (including pizza boxes with no food), and cereal boxes.
Will you have recycling bags or tags?
We're keeping our kerbside recycling service simple by using crates on flexible payment plans that will be collected weekly — no more forgetting tags!
Where does my recycling go?
- 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.