Awanui Refuse Transfer Station

The following materials are accepted free of charge for recycling at Council refuse transfer stations and community recycling centres.

Aluminium/tin cans

Please rinse cans. No foil food containers.

Clear plastics numbered #1

Clear bottles and clean clear meat trays. These must have the number 1 recycling symbol.

Important! From mid-July 2025 coloured 1 (PET) plastics will not be accepted at council waste transfer and recycling stations for recycling.

Plastics numbered #2

Milk and cream bottles (including Anchor products), opaque, non-coloured cleaning product containers and coloured plastics, such as cleaning products and cosmetic containers. Please note these must have the number 2 recycling symbol.

Plastics numbered #5

Accepted items include some food containers, takeaway containers, yoghurt pottles and grocery packaging displaying the #5 recycling symbol.

Tip! The number identifying the plastic is normally found on the bottom of the bottle or container. All other plastics not listed above should be included in household rubbish.

Cardboard and paper

Please flatten cardboard before recycling. Tetra Pak food and beverage cartons (such as oat milk cartons), plastic-coated cardboard, and wax-coated cardboard are not accepted for recycling.

Glass bottles and jars

Please separate glass by colour: clear, green, and brown.

Note: Window, frosted, crystal or reinforced glass is not accepted.

Other Materials Accepted for Recycling

• Waste oil (up to 5 litres, then 20c per litre thereafter)
• Batteries
• Whiteware and scrap metal
• Wet cell and dry cell batteries

Note: Whiteware and scrap metal are accepted at Site Class 1 and 2 refuse transfer stations and landfill facilities only.

Tyres

You can dispose of up to five end-of-life tyres for free of charge through the Tyrewise scheme. Please ensure tyres are removed from their rims before dropping them off.

Charges at refuse transfer stations are per tyre:

• Motorcycle tyres - FREE
• Passenger car tyres - FREE
• Light truck and 4x4 tyres - FREE
• Truck tyres - FREE
• Tractor and super single - FREE
• Earth mover tyres - NOT ACCEPTED

General waste

• Per bag (standard 65L) $4.00
• Oversized bag (130L) $7.00
• Wheelie bin (240L) $12.50
• Loose material (per m3) $52.00
• Compacted and heavy material (per m3) $84.00

From mid-July 2025 disposing of coloured 1 (PET) plastics will attract the same charge as other household waste going to landfill.

E- Waste

The council subsidises the recycling of eWaste because it contains heavy metals and other toxic materials we want to keep out of our environment.

Refuse transfer station charges for eWaste are:

• TVs / computer CRT screens $10
• TVs Flat Screen $10
• Monitors LCD $5
• PCs  Desktop/laptop/server $5 each
• Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) $5
• Laptop batteries $5
• Network equipment $5.

Greenwaste

Greenwaste is accepted at some refuse transfer stations at a cost of $22 per cubic metre. Please refer to our Rubbish and recycling stations page to see which facilities accept green waste.

Note: Branch diameter cannot exceed 75mm. We cannot accept flax, toi toi, bamboo, pampas grass, phoenix palm or cabbage tree.

• Bagged rubbish
• Recycling
• Batteries

Bulk rubbish is NOT accepted here.