Weekly
Rubbish bags
Official red or remaining green council rubbish bags.
Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Palmerston North City Council
rubbish and recycling
Palmerston North collects official council rubbish bags weekly and alternates the mixed-recycling wheelie bin with the glass crate in most residential collection areas.
At a glance
Kerbside services
Service availability can vary by property. Confirm your address with the council before relying on a calendar.
Fortnightly in most residential areas
Mixed recycling
Orange-lid wheelie bin for accepted paper, cardboard, cans and plastics.
Fortnightly in most residential areas
Glass
Blue crate for accepted glass bottles and jars, alternating with mixed recycling.
Bin-day rules
Before you put the bins out
- Put rubbish and recycling at the kerb by 7:30 am.
- Good Friday and Christmas Day collections move to the following Saturday.
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 Palmerston North City Council's official information ↗Where this comes from
Official sources
Council service details checked 3 September 2026.
- Official rubbish and recycling guidance ↗Collection arrangements, service rules and local waste options