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Our 240-litre green waste bins are convenient for families and businesses whether in town or rural.
Acceptable Green waste items:
Prunings, cuttings and branches longer than 70 cm in length and 7.5 cm in diameter
Bamboo
Flax and flax flower stalks
Palm fronds
Whole tussock plants, other stringy grasses
Ivy (e.g. climbing ivy)
Gorse in seed
Cabbage tree leaves
Complete loads of weeds with roots heavily contaminated with soil
Soil and compost heaps
Stones, concrete
Plastic, glass, timber, metal objects (e.g. plastic or ceramic plant pots, trellises, netting)
Material with baling twine/string mixed through it
Oxalis and listed noxious weeds
Mixed loads of rubbish and garden waste
Newspapers
Human or animal waste
Dead animals/pets.
If you’re unsure of how to dispose of any of the items above, you can contact the Southbrook Resource Recovery Park for advice on 03 313 5499.