Fortnightly for most of the year
Rubbish
Red-lid rubbish bin with a pay-as-you-throw tag.
Waikato, New Zealand
Thames-Coromandel District Council
rubbish and recycling
Thames-Coromandel alternates red rubbish weeks and yellow recycling weeks, with weekly food-scraps collection and summer changes in high-visitor areas.
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 and glass
Yellow-lid bin and separate glass crate.
Weekly
Food scraps
Food-scraps bin on both cycles.
Bin-day rules
Before you put the bins out
- Put bins at the kerb by 7:30 am.
- Check the summer peak calendar if you are in an east-coast or holiday area.
Exact dates
Confirm the property
Find your collection zone in the council's Smart Maps, then use the matching current calendar. Collections Day has not yet connected and audited this council's live property lookup, so we do not display a guessed weekday.
Use Thames-Coromandel District 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