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THE GIZZY GUIDE TO RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

YOUR GUIDE TO RUBBISH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION

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At Council, we encourage you to reduce your household waste as much as you can.

This guide will help you know what to do with your rubbish, recycling and waste.

Sort what can be recycled, re-used or re-purposed from your general rubbish. Know what can be put into your kerbside recycling bin and the correct place to dispose of rubbish, greenwaste and the things you no longer want.

Every little bit helps our environment and helps keep the cost of managing waste down. This means lower rates and charges for you and a healthier place to live for everyone.

We’re here to help so if you have any questions please contact our customer services team on 06 867 2049, email [email protected] or head to our website www.gdc.govt.nz.

Sort it out,before you throw it out

Whiria tuatahi, makaia tuarua

Sort it and secure it: � Secure paper and cardboard together in a bag or box.

� Plastic/tin/aluminium can be all together in the bin.

� Wash and squash containers.

� Flatten boxes.

� Put it all in. Don’t leave anything outside or under your bin.

� Put heavy, secure items on top so nothing can fly away.

� Maximum two bins collected per property.

� If you have two bins, put all your glass in one bin.

YOUR GUIDE TO RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

Your recycling bin... what goes in

To ipu hangarua... whiua ki roto

SORTING 1 BIN

SORTING 2 BINS

RECYCLABLES go in your council-approved recycling bin for kerbside recycling collection.

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Yes please

PLASTIC CONTAINERS(including clear biscuit trays)

PLASTIC BOTTLES

CARDBOARD (flatten)

EMPTY AEROSOLS

STEEL & TIN CANS

ALUMINIUM CANS

GLASS BOTTLES & JARS(no broken glass)

NEWSPAPERS, FLYERS & MAGAZINES

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� Clean plastic with the recycling symbols between 1-7 only.

� No soft plastics, foam, bags or wraps.

� No plastic toys, buckets, chairs or straws.

CLEANING BOTTLES(kitchen, bathroom and laundry)

CLEAN PAPER (receipts, envelopes, mail)

No thanks––

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POLYSTYRENE MEAT TRAYS &

PACKAGING

PLASTIC BAGS, FOOD WRAP,

PLASTIC OR BUBBLE WRAP

WINDOW GLASS, MIRRORS & LIGHTBULBS

CLOTHING, SHOES & TEXTILES

COOKWARE, PYREX, DRINKING GLASSES,

MUGS & PLATES

TETRAPAK CARTONS TAKEAWAY CUPS

OTHER METALS(pots, pans, car parts)

HAZARDOUS ITEMS(batteries, gas bottles,

chemicals, medical, ash or paint)

MIXED MEDIA(things made of both cardboard and plastic)

No thanks

Rejected? � Make sure you’re using the correct bin. Buy a bin from

Council customer services for $15.

� Anything that can’t be recycled will be left in your bin, or your bin may not be emptied.

� You’ll get a sticker and the reason for rejection so you can sort it out for next time, or take it to the recycling centre open 24 hours a day.

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What to do with your rubbish

Council collects rubbish and recycling from your kerbside on the same day every week - even on public holidays.

Put it out by 7am to make sure it’s picked up.

Tūranga whakahī... para ki te taha

RUBBISH is anything you can’t recycle, re-use or find a new home for.

If you miss your collection or want to drop off your recycling and rubbish head to: Transfer Station, 75 Innes Street, Awapuni.

Use your rubbish stickers or pay by weight for the amount you want to dispose.

MONDAY: Outer Kaiti, Wainui, Makorori

TUESDAY: Inner Kaiti, Whataupoko

WEDNESDAY: City, Te Hapara, Ruatoria Township

THURSDAY: Mangapapa, Lytton West

FRIDAY: Rural, Poverty Bay Flats

COLLECTION DAYS

Gizzy pride...put it kerbside


Weigh it up

One sticker can be used for up to 5kg of rubbish.

More rubbish means you’ll need to use more than one sticker, and only up to a maximum of 4 stickers (20kgs) for one bag.

Reducing what you throw away in your rubbish bag will reduce the amount and weight of your rubbish.

Sort out what you can recycle or make into compost.

Make it safe

For the safety of our collectors, wrap any glass or sharp items before putting them in the rubbish.

Don’t put hot ashes in your rubbish.

Secure your bag to reduce litter getting onto roads and waterways.

Avoid leaving rubbish (especially with scraps or meat) out overnight for animals to get in to.

Stick a sticker on it

All households where rubbish is collected are allocated 52 rubbish stickers a year.

Stickers are delivered to the ratepayer in the rates invoice every three months. If you’re renting check with your landlord about access to stickers.

You can buy extra stickers from the supermarkets, most dairies, service stations and Council starting at $2.50 each.

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Don’t waste foodKeep food and garden waste out of your general rubbish.

Food waste can be separated out for animal feed, composted or put in a wormfarm.

Bokashi bins breakdown a large range of food scraps, including meat and cooked leftovers, ready for your garden or compost. The Bokashi Zing is for sale at Council.

Find tips and advice on the LoveFoodHateWaste facebook page for how to reduce food wastage, store food longer, and make use of your leftovers.

Compost itYour garden waste can be used to make healthy compost. We offer free composting workshops throughout the year, and a free compost bin. See our website for workshop dates and composting, wormfarming and Bokashi tips.You can also take garden waste to the Transfer Station or to DB Judds, McDonald Rd.

Go green...keep Tairāwhiti clean

Kākāriki whāia... Tairāwhiti māia

FOOD AND GREENWASTE can be removed from general rubbish and put into a compost or wormfarm.



LitterLitter makes our streets untidy and rubbish ends up on our beaches and in our waterways.

When in public places, take your rubbish home with you or use the litter bins where provided.

Don’t dump household or commercial rubbish in litter bins, it’s illegal.

Illegal dumpingDumping rubbish in public places is not cool.

We monitor hotspots where people dump rubbish and we investigate all cases of illegal dumping. Offenders will be fined and prosecuted.

If you see someone littering or dumping, contact us right away, 24 hours a day. Freephone 0800 653 800 or send us photos @GisborneDC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Community Clean-upsWe support groups doing beach, streamside and reserve clean ups with equipment and free rubbish disposal. Contact us if you want to arrange a clean up day.

Gizzy’s mean, lets keep it clean

Tūranga ki runga, Tūranga kia mā

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Second-hand stuffYour unwanted junk could be just what someone’s looking for.

Give away household items you no longer want on Secondhand Sunday - the first Sunday of every month (except January).

Register your address with us if you have stuff to put out at your letterbox for people to collect for free. We advertise the registered addresses on our Facebook, website and in the newspaper.

On the day, you can put any items out except food and dangerous goods.

It’s your responsibility to remove anything not taken.

Find more on our website

www.gdc.govt.nz or call us to register

06 867 2049

Not organic? Not a problem

Pararopi kore? Raru kore

Also try second-hand outlets in town, a garage sale, local Facebook pages like Gizzy Pre-loved, Gizzy Free or Gizzy Koha, or list items for free in the Gisborne Herald or Eastland Trader.

INORGANICS and other stuff may be good for a second-hand collection or taken to local charities, suppliers and recyclers.

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BATTERIESAll types of batteries are accepted at:Gisborne Autoelectrics, 159 Carnarvon StreetBensons Auto Electrical, 160 Kahutia Street.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES Kindergartens, childcare facilities and Kohanga Reo,Hospital, doctors waiting rooms, charitable organisations.

BUILDING MATERIALS Trading Post Recyclers, 71 Awapuni Road.

CHEMICALS Farm chemicals go to www.agrecovery.co.nz Contact Council for more advice.

CONCRETE, BRICKS ME Jukes and Son, 180 Stanley Road.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND GAS BOTTLES

Cylinder test laboratory, corner of Childers Road and Carnarvon Street.

FLUORESCENT LIGHTS Interwaste ph: 0800 102131.

METAL Gisborne Metal Recyclers, 265a Grey St ME Jukes and Son, 180 Stanley Road.

PAINTResene, Palmerston Rd recycle cans and pails of old paint. They can be used by community groups or for painting over graffiti.

EYE WEAR, GLASSES Drop them in to any optician.

TYRES Service stations or specialist tyre company.

See the full list on our website.

What to do with:


E-waste

Electronic waste, or e-waste is anything with a battery or plug.

While these can be put in your rubbish and taken to the Transfer Station. These items end up in landfill.

Instead:

� Electrical appliances containing metal can be taken to Gisborne Metal Recyclers, 265a Grey St, for free (not fridges or washing machines).

� ME Jukes recycle whiteware and TVs for a small charge.

� Some retailers may take your TVs, computers, e-waste when you buy a new one.

� Look out for e-waste recycling opportunities in local media.

� Take mobile phones back to Spark, Vodafone or 2degrees stores or bring them in to Council customer services.

� Printer and photocopier cartridges can be taken to Business Applications (Grey St), Office Products Depot (Peel St) or phone Toner Recycling Centre 0800 180 160.

Eco-friendly...with e-waste

Kia āta whiu te matū pararopi



Rethink Centre

The Rethink Waste Education Centre runs free classes for groups of ten or more, of all ages.

Make a booking with us to use this interactive, informative facility.

Waste-wise parents

Classes on waste-wise parenting are run annually in conjunction with the Nappy Lady.

Alternatives to disposable nappies are explored and trial packs included in your registration.

See www.thenappylady.co.nz to book for the next event.

Waste advice

We can visit your workplace or group to help you with minimising waste or get your business involved in our Responsible Waste Programme. Call to talk to our Waste Minimisation officer.

EnviroschoolsCouncil facilitates this programme in 24 schools assisting students to design and implement responsible waste and recycling systems. Find info, advice and news at www.gdc.govt.nz/enviroschools or contact your school.

Get it sorted, pay it forward

Kōmiria, utua ki mua

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PHONE 06 867 2049 | 0800 653 800EMAIL [email protected]

WEB www.gdc.govt.nz

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THE GIZZY GUIDE TO RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

$5 DISCOUNT RECYCLING BIN

FREE COMPOST BIN AND WORKSHOP

We’d like to offer you a discount. Use this voucher to get one bin from Council customer services for just $10.

You need to use an approved bin for your recycling to be collected from your kerbside.

THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING!One bin per voucher. Additional bins cost $15.


WEB www.gdc.govt.nz

We’d like to offer you a free compost bin and composting workshop.

Check our website for schedule of workshops.

Register online or with customer services.

Bin offer excludes households who have already received a free composting bin.


WEB www.gdc.govt.nz


WEB www.gdc.govt.nz

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