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Christchurch Rubbish Collection Days

Christchurch City Council collects rubbish weekly, on the same day each week for a given address. Recycling and food scraps and garden organics are fortnightly, alongside each other, alternating between two week groups, so which week applies depends on your suburb.

The table below covers 101 Christchurch suburbs with published collection data. For a property-level answer rather than a suburb-level one, use CCC's collection days tool.

Find your suburb

Showing 101 of 101 suburbs

SuburbRubbish dayRecycling week
AddingtonTuesdayWeek 2
AidanfieldThursdayWeek 1
AllandaleWednesdayWeek 1
AranuiWednesdayWeek 1
AvondaleThursdayVaries by street
AvonheadThursdayWeek 2
AvonsideThursdayVaries by street
BeckenhamTuesdayWeek 1
BelfastWednesdayWeek 2
BexleyThursdayVaries by street
BishopdaleFridayVaries by street
Bottle LakeWednesdayWeek 2
Breeze BayMondayWeek 1
BromleyMondayWeek 1
BrooklandsWednesdayWeek 2
BroomfieldThursdayVaries by street
BryndwrFridayWeek 2
BurnsideFridayVaries by street
BurwoodWednesdayVaries by street
CasebrookThursdayWeek 2
CashmereTuesdayWeek 1
Cass BayWednesdayWeek 1
Christchurch AirportThursdayWeek 2
Christchurch CentralTuesdayVaries by street
CliftonMondayWeek 1
Coutts IslandThursdayWeek 2
CracroftTuesdayWeek 2
DallingtonThursdayWeek 1
Diamond HarbourTuesdayWeek 1
EdgewareMondayWeek 2
Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers/IhutaiWednesdayWeek 1
FendaltonWednesdayWeek 2
FerrymeadTuesdayVaries by street
Governors BayWednesdayWeek 1
HalswellTuesdayWeek 2
HarewoodFridayVaries by street
Hays BayTuesdayWeek 1
Heathcote ValleyTuesdayVaries by street
Hei HeiThursdayWeek 2
HillmortonThursdayWeek 1
HillsboroughTuesdayVaries by street
Hoon HayTuesdayWeek 2
HornbyThursdayVaries by street
Hornby SouthThursdayWeek 1
HuntsburyTuesdayWeek 1
IlamThursdayWeek 2
IslingtonThursdayWeek 2
KaingaWednesdayWeek 2
Kaioruru / Church BayTuesdayWeek 1
Kennedys BushTuesdayVaries by street
LansdowneTuesdayWeek 2
LinwoodMondayVaries by street
MairehauMondayVaries by street
MarshlandWednesdayWeek 2
McCormacks BayMondayWeek 1
McLeans IslandThursdayWeek 2
Mechanics BayMondayWeek 1
MerivaleFridayWeek 2
MiddletonTuesdayWeek 2
Moncks BayMondayWeek 1
Mount PleasantMondayWeek 1
New BrightonThursdayVaries by street
North New BrightonWednesdayWeek 1
NorthcoteFridayVaries by street
NorthwoodThursdayWeek 2
OpawaTuesdayWeek 1
OuruhiaWednesdayWeek 2
PapanuiFridayVaries by street
ParklandsWednesdayWeek 2
PhillipstownMondayVaries by street
PurauTuesdayWeek 1
RedcliffsMondayWeek 1
RedwoodMondayWeek 2
RiccartonWednesdayWeek 2
RichmondWednesdayVaries by street
Richmond HillMondayWeek 1
RussleyThursdayWeek 2
Saint MartinsTuesdayWeek 1
ScarboroughMondayWeek 1
ShirleyWednesdayWeek 2
SockburnThursdayWeek 1
SomerfieldTuesdayWeek 2
South New BrightonWednesdayWeek 1
SouthshoreWednesdayVaries by street
SpencervilleWednesdayWeek 2
SpreydonTuesdayWeek 2
St AlbansFridayVaries by street
StrowanFridayWeek 2
SumnerMondayWeek 1
SydenhamTuesdayVaries by street
Te Rāpaki-o-Te RakiwhakaputaWednesdayWeek 1
TeddingtonTuesdayWeek 1
TempletonThursdayWeek 2
Upper RiccartonThursdayVaries by street
Waimairi BeachWednesdayVaries by street
WainoniWednesdayVaries by street
WalthamTuesdayVaries by street
WestmorlandTuesdayWeek 2
WigramThursdayWeek 1
WoolstonMondayWeek 1
YaldhurstThursdayWeek 2

Your Christchurch bins

Rubbish bin

Non-recyclable general waste. Weekly collection, same day every week.

Recycling bin

Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and rigid plastic containers. Fortnightly, on your Week 1 or Week 2 cycle.

Food scraps bin

All food scraps and garden organics. Fortnightly, alongside recycling.

Public holidays

Collection changes around public holidays vary by holiday and aren't published on a fixed pattern. Check CCC's website ahead of a long weekend to confirm your day.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find my Christchurch rubbish collection day?
Search your suburb in the table above for your rubbish and recycling day, or use CCC's collection days tool for a property-level answer.
What goes in each Christchurch bin?
Rubbish goes out weekly in the red-lidded bin. Recycling (paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and rigid plastic containers) goes in the yellow-lidded bin, fortnightly. Food scraps and garden organics go in the green-lidded bin, also fortnightly, on the same day as recycling.
What week am I in for Christchurch recycling?
Christchurch's fortnightly recycling runs on two alternating cycles, Week 1 and Week 2. Your suburb is assigned to one cycle. Search the table above to check yours.
What happens if my Christchurch bin day falls on a public holiday?
Check CCC's website for the current public holiday schedule, as collection changes vary by holiday and aren't published on a fixed pattern.
Does Christchurch City Council collect food scraps?
Yes. CCC collects food scraps and garden organics in a green-lidded bin, collected fortnightly alongside recycling.

Collection data sourced from Christchurch City Council.