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Dunedin Rubbish Collection Days

Dunedin City Council collects rubbish weekly, on the same day each week for a given address, alongside food scraps and garden waste in the green-lidded bin. Recycling in the yellow-lidded bin is fortnightly, alternating between two week groups, so which week applies depends on your suburb.

The table below covers 80 Dunedin suburbs with published collection data. For a property-level answer rather than a suburb-level one, use Dunedin City Council's collection days tool.

Find your suburb

Showing 80 of 80 suburbs

SuburbRubbish dayRecycling week
AbbotsfordThursdayWeek 1
Andersons BayWednesdayWeek 1
Andersons Bay InletWednesdayWeek 1
BalaclavaFridayWeek 2
BelleknowesTuesdayWeek 2
Blanket BayMondayWeek 2
BradfordTuesdayWeek 2
BrightonThursdayWeek 1
Broad BayWednesdayWeek 1
BrockvilleTuesdayWeek 2
BurnsideTuesdayWeek 2
Calton HillFridayWeek 1
Careys BayMondayWeek 2
CavershamFridayWeek 1
Clyde HillFridayWeek 2
Company BayWednesdayWeek 1
ConcordFridayWeek 2
CorstorphineFridayWeek 1
DalmoreMondayWeek 2
Deborah BayMondayWeek 2
Dunedin CentralTuesdayWeekly (all bins)
East TaieriThursdayWeek 1
FairfieldThursdayWeek 1
ForburyFridayWeek 1
GlenleithMondayWeek 1
GlenrossTuesdayWeek 2
Green IslandFridayWeek 2
Halfway BushTuesdayWeek 2
HarwoodWednesdayWeek 1
HelensburghTuesdayWeek 1
KaikoraiTuesdayWeek 1
KenmureTuesdayWeek 2
KensingtonFridayWeek 2
KewFridayWeek 1
Kinmont ParkThursdayWeek 1
Larnachs CastleWednesdayWeek 1
LibertonMondayWeek 2
Lookout PointFridayWeek 2
Lower PortobelloWednesdayWeek 1
Macandrew BayWednesdayWeek 1
MaiaMondayWeek 2
Maori HillTuesdayWeek 1
MaryhillFridayWeek 2
MihiwakaMondayWeek 2
MomonaThursdayWeek 2
MorningtonFridayWeek 2
MosgielThursdayWeek 1
MusselburghWednesdayWeek 2
NormanbyMondayWeek 1
North DunedinTuesdayWeekly (all bins)
North East ValleyMondayWeek 1
Ocean ViewThursdayWeek 1
OpohoMondayWeek 1
OtakouWednesdayWeek 1
Port ChalmersMondayWeek 2
PƫrākaunuiMondayWeek 2
RavensbourneMondayWeek 2
RoseneathMondayWeek 2
RoslynTuesdayWeek 2
Saddle HillThursdayWeek 1
Saint ClairFridayWeek 1
Saint KildaWednesdayWeek 2
Saint LeonardsMondayWeek 2
Sawyers BayMondayWeek 2
Scroggs HillThursdayWeek 1
Shiel HillWednesdayWeek 1
South DunedinWednesdayWeek 2
TainuiWednesdayWeek 2
The CoveWednesdayWeek 1
The GlenFridayWeek 2
Tomahawk LagoonWednesdayWeek 2
Upper JunctionMondayWeek 1
VauxhallWednesdayWeek 1
Waipuna BayMondayWeek 2
WakariTuesdayWeek 1
WaldronvilleThursdayWeek 1
WarringtonMondayWeek 2
WaverleyWednesdayWeek 1
WestwoodThursdayWeek 1
WoodhaughMondayWeek 1

Your Dunedin bins

Recycling bin

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

Food scraps and garden waste bin

Collected weekly on the same day as rubbish.

Public holidays

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find my Dunedin rubbish collection day?
Search your suburb in the table above for your rubbish and recycling day, or use Dunedin City Council's collection days tool for a property-level answer.
What goes in each Dunedin bin?
Rubbish goes out weekly in the red-lidded bin, collected on the same day every week. Recycling (paper, cardboard, metal cans and rigid plastic containers) goes in the yellow-lidded bin, fortnightly. Food scraps and garden waste go in the green-lidded bin, weekly on the same day as rubbish.
What week am I in for Dunedin recycling?
Dunedin'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 Dunedin bin day falls on a public holiday?
Check Dunedin City Council's website for the current public holiday schedule, as collection changes vary by holiday and aren't published on a fixed pattern.
Does Dunedin City Council collect food scraps?
Yes. DCC collects food scraps and garden waste together in a green-lidded bin, collected weekly on the same day as rubbish.

Collection data sourced from Dunedin City Council.