Weekly for serviced properties
Rubbish
Household rubbish in the red-lid bin with a pay-as-you-throw tag.
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
rubbish and recycling
Western Bay of Plenty District Council provides a council-contracted kerbside service to eligible properties. Rubbish and food scraps are weekly, while mixed recycling and glass alternate fortnightly; rural services can differ.
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, cans and plastics in the yellow-lid bin.
Fortnightly, alternating with mixed recycling
Glass recycling
Accepted bottles and jars in the blue crate.
Weekly for eligible full-service properties
Food scraps
Food scraps in the lime-green 23-litre bin; this service is not available to every rural property.
Bin-day rules
Before you put the bins out
- Check the exact property result because the council service covers about 80 percent of the district and service levels differ.
- Attach a valid pay-as-you-throw tag when putting out the red-lid rubbish bin.
- Keep mixed recycling and glass in their separate assigned containers and follow the alternating dates.
- Do not infer a kerbside day from the mobile rural recycling timetable.
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 Western Bay of Plenty District Council's official information ↗Where this comes from
Official sources
Council service details checked 4 September 2026.
- Kerbside rubbish and recycling collection ↗Council-contracted service and official link to the Kerbside Collective collection-day finder
- Kerbside Collective collection day ↗Exact-property eligibility, bin types and next collection dates
- Mobile recycling service ↗Fortnightly drop-off service for rural residents outside kerbside coverage