Waikato, New Zealand

Waikato District Council
rubbish and recycling

Waikato District Council provides weekly rubbish and recycling collections to most serviced dwellings, while some remote areas use monthly drop-offs, self-service depots or another arrangement.

At a glance

Kerbside services

Service availability can vary by property. Confirm your address with the council before relying on a calendar.

Weekly on fixed kerbside routes

Rubbish

Household rubbish in the bag or wheelie bin required for the property's service, with the applicable prepaid sticker or tag.

Weekly on fixed kerbside routes

Recycling

Accepted household recycling in the crates supplied for the property.

Weekly in Whāingaroa Raglan

Food scraps

A separate council-contracted food-scraps service for eligible Raglan properties.

Bin-day rules

Before you put the bins out

  • Use the exact property result because the district includes fixed weekly routes, monthly drop-offs, self-service facilities and unserviced properties.
  • Attach the current prepaid sticker or tag where the property's rubbish service requires one.
  • Do not treat a monthly drop-off or self-service result as a kerbside collection day.
  • Keep oversized, hazardous and non-kerbside items out of bags and bins.

Where this comes from

Official sources

Council service details checked 4 September 2026.

  1. Rubbish and recycling servicesAddress finder and property-dependent kerbside, drop-off and transfer-station arrangements
  2. Waikato District long-term planWeekly service expansion, monthly recycling drop-off and service funding
  3. Raglan waste-services contractWeekly Raglan recycling and food-scraps service