RECYCLE PARK
Open Hours:
Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm
Weekends 9am - 4pm
Anzac Day: 1pm - 4pm
Closed: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday
Do your bit to Reduce Waste and Recycle.
Want a worm farm?
Check out 4 acres worm farm for more information.
Whakatane Recycling Park is available for the drop off of unwanted waste. From general waste to recycled items, greenwaste, timber and steel.
New fees and charges for the Refuse and Recycling Park were introduced in July 2021. The updated fees and charges are detailed below.
Fees and Charges
Charges (current as at 1 July 2021)
General refuse
Refuse Bag $4
Car and station wagon $39
Ute and small (single axle) trailer up to 200kg $56
All other loads over weigh-bridge $282 per tonne
Greenwaste
Car and station wagon $12
Ute and small (single axle) trailer $22
All loads over weigh-bridge $72 per tonne
Concrete
Clean and steel-free Concrete $75 per tonne
Tyres
Charges apply per tyre - no bulk weights
Type of vehicle / weight of tyre / Tyres on rims / Tyres only
a) Farm bike, motorcycle $7 each / $5each
b) Passenger car & 4x4 $13 each / $11 each
c) Truck tyres more than 28 kg $36 each / $31 each
d) Agricultural $86 each / $76 each
Recyclable and reusable items
Clean Plastics – grades 1 and 2, no motor oil or chemical containers
Glass
Aluminium cans
Cardboard
Free
Reusable items
Please take reusable items to CReW (Community Resources Whakatāne) at 40 Te Tahi Street. Phone 07 308 5963 for opening hours.
Hazardous Substances
Waste oil, paints and agricultural chemicals only. No commercial volumes accepted. Must be in original, undamaged containers.
Free
Weighbridge
Tare weight (only) usage charge for weighbridge $10
Please note: Concrete that is steel-free is only accepted
