Waimakariri Rubbish Collection Days
Waimakariri District Council runs a fortnightly rubbish and recycling cycle: your red rubbish bin and yellow recycling bin go out on the same day each week, but alternate week about — one week it's rubbish, the next it's recycling. The organics bin (food and garden waste) goes out every week, on that same day. Which week is which depends on your suburb's Week 1 or Week 2 group.
The table below covers 8 Waimakariri suburbs with published collection data. For a property-level answer rather than a suburb-level one, use WDC's Collection Area & Zone Checker.
Find your suburb
Showing 8 of 8 suburbs
| Suburb | Rubbish day | Recycling week | Next recycling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiapoi | Thursday | Varies by street | Check WDC tool |
| Ohoka | Thursday | Week 1 | 17 September |
| Oxford | Monday | Week 1 | Today |
| Pegasus | Monday | Varies by street | Check WDC tool |
| Rangiora | Wednesday | Varies by street | Check WDC tool |
| Swannanoa | Thursday | Week 1 | 17 September |
| The Pines Beach | Friday | Week 1 | 18 September |
| Woodend | Monday | Varies by street | Check WDC tool |
Your Waimakariri bins
Rubbish bin
Non-recyclable general waste. Fortnightly, alternating with recycling on the same day.
Recycling bin
Paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and rigid plastic containers. Fortnightly, on your Week 1 or Week 2 cycle, alternating with rubbish.
Organics bin
Food scraps and garden waste. Weekly, the same day as rubbish and recycling.
Public holidays
Public holiday collections take place the following day, which shifts every collection day for the rest of that week one day later (except Waitangi Day, Easter Monday, King's Birthday, Matariki, Labour Day and Canterbury Anniversary, which don't affect collection). Check WDC's calendar ahead of a long weekend to confirm your day.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I find my Waimakariri rubbish collection day?
- Search your suburb in the table above for your collection day, or use WDC's Collection Area & Zone Checker for a property-level answer.
- Is Waimakariri rubbish collected weekly or fortnightly?
- Fortnightly. Rubbish and recycling share the same day but alternate week about — one week the red rubbish bin goes out, the next week it's the yellow recycling bin. Only the organics bin goes out every week.
- What goes in each Waimakariri bin?
- Rubbish goes in the red-lidded bin. Recycling, including glass bottles and jars, paper, cardboard, metal cans and rigid plastic containers, goes in the yellow-lidded bin. Food scraps and garden waste go in the green-lidded organics bin, collected weekly. Rubbish and recycling alternate fortnightly on the same day; organics go out every week.
- What week am I in for Waimakariri recycling?
- Waimakariri's fortnightly cycle runs on two alternating groups, Week 1 and Week 2. Your suburb is assigned to one group. Search the table above to check yours — your rubbish bin goes out on the opposite week from whichever week is shown for recycling.
- What happens if my Waimakariri bin day falls on a public holiday?
- Collections shift to the following day, which pushes every remaining collection day that week one day later. There's no change for Waitangi Day, Easter Monday, King's Birthday, Matariki, Labour Day or Canterbury Anniversary.
Collection data sourced from Waimakariri District Council.