Check your property
Rubbish
Use Dunedin City Council's official guidance to confirm the available rubbish service.
Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin City Council
rubbish and recycling
Dunedin collects the green food-scraps and garden-waste bin weekly. The red rubbish bin and blue glass crate go out together fortnightly, alternating with the yellow mixed-recycling bin. The Tertiary area receives all four services each Tuesday.
At a glance
Kerbside services
Service availability can vary by property. Confirm your address with the council before relying on a calendar.
Check your property
Recycling
Kerbside or drop-off arrangements depend on the council's published service area.
Bin-day rules
Before you put the bins out
- Put bins at the kerb by 7am with lids closed.
- Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day weekday collections move to the following Saturday; other public-holiday collections continue normally.
- Central City and South Dunedin CBD properties may use private daily collections instead of the household kerbside service.
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 Dunedin 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