If you have large items of rubbish or do not live in the townships with a recycling collection service, you can take your rubbish and recyclables to the Transfer Stations located at:
 

Envirowaste Pukekohe Refuse Transfer Station
Austen Place
Ph: 237 1901
7.30am - 4.30pm Monday - Friday
8.00am - 3.30pm Saturday and Sunday
 

Waiuku Resource Recovery Centre
Hosking Place
Ph: 235 0540
8.30am - 3.30pm
Wed - Sun
Closed on Public Holidays
 

What the Transfer Stations will take for free:

• plastic bottles and containers (numbered 1 - 7)
• glass
• steel and aluminium cans
• paper and cardboard
 

What the Transfer Stations will take for a charge:

• general waste/rubbish
• whiteware and steel
• greenwaste (garden waste, grass clippings and prunings)
• cleanfill materials (brick, rubble, timber)
 

If you are going away and will miss your rubbish collection day you can take stickered rubbish bags to the Transfer Station.
 

Recycling depots

The Council operates rural recycling depots at the following locations:
• Pokeno (by the town hall)
Accepts: glass bottles and jars, plastic containers (1-7), aluminium and steel cans, and paper and cardboard
• Hoods Landing
Accepts: glass bottles and jars only
• Matakawau (on Matakawau Road)
Accepts: glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans, and paper and cardboard (no plastic)
• Port Waikato (at Sunset Beach car park)
Accepts: glass bottles and jars, plastic containers (1-7), aluminium and steel cans, and paper and cardboard
 

These are un-staffed collection points with bins available for residents to drop off recyclable items free of charge. These sites are open to the public 7 days a week.