Weekly until 30 September 2026 on current wheelie-bin routes
Rubbish
Household rubbish in the red-lid council bin.
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Rotorua Lakes Council
rubbish and recycling
Rotorua Lakes Council currently collects household rubbish weekly and mixed recycling and glass fortnightly from serviced wheelie-bin properties. A new zone and FOGO schedule starts on 1 October 2026.
At a glance
Kerbside services
Service availability can vary by property. Confirm your address with the council before relying on a calendar.
Fortnightly
Mixed recycling
Accepted paper, cardboard, tins, cans and plastics 1, 2 and 5 in the yellow-lid bin.
Fortnightly with mixed recycling
Glass recycling
Accepted glass bottles and jars in the blue crate.
Weekly from 1 October 2026 in Zones A, B and eligible Zone C properties
FOGO
Food scraps and garden material in the green-lid bin.
Bin-day rules
Before you put the bins out
- Follow the dated property result because some weekdays and recycling weeks change on 1 October 2026.
- From 1 October, Zones A and B alternate fortnightly rubbish and recycling while FOGO runs weekly; Zones D and E retain weekly rubbish and fortnightly recycling.
- Zone F has no council kerbside collection.
- Good Friday and Christmas Day have no collection; other public holidays normally keep the usual schedule.
- Keep lids closed and do not leave excess material beside bins.
Exact dates
Confirm the property
Use the address search above to check the official schedule for this property. You can still compare it with the council's own checker.
Use Rotorua Lakes Council's official information ↗Where this comes from
Official sources
Council service details checked 4 September 2026.
- Rubbish collection services ↗Official map, current frequencies, October 2026 zones, FOGO changes, Zone F and public-holiday rules
- FOGO rollout update ↗Confirmed 1 October 2026 start and fortnightly rubbish transition in FOGO zones