New Recycling Requirements - What you should know

Auckland residents may need to brush up on their recycling etiquette as new national standards have come into effect. See More HERE

Items accepted in your kerbside recycling bin from 1 February 2024:

  • Glass bottles and jars

  • Paper and cardboard

  • Plastic bottles, trays, and containers (grades 1, 2 and 5 only)

  • Tin, steel and aluminium cans

New items excluded from 1 February 2024:

  • Items less than 50mm (e.g. caps, small cosmetic and spice containers)

  • Aerosol cans (steel and aluminium)

  • Liquid paperboard (beverage cartons and juice boxes)

  • Plastics 3, 4, 6 and 7

  • Aluminium foil and trays

  • All lids

  • Items over 4 litres

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