Gisborne

Our commercial and residential services will not be operating on Christmas Day and New Years Day. Our services will resume as usual from the 26th. Where possible we aim to clear these particular premises either on the 24^th or the 2^nd. In all cases we will stay proactively in touch with our local businesses for work around dates. Restaurants/Café eateries will be prioritised.

The Weighbridge/RRC is closed on Christmas Day. All other Stat days we are open from 09:30 – 15:30. All other days are business as usual.

PLASTIC RECYCLING CHANGES: SHIFT TO GRADES 1 & 2 ONLY.

From 1 June 2019 Waste Management will only be collecting Plastic grades 1 & 2. Plastic grades 3 – 7 are to be placed in your General Waste. Please see below guide on what can go into recycling. Visit the GDC web page for updates.

Why is this happening?

In 2018 China confirmed that it would no longer import a range of recyclable materials and that quality standards for accepted materials would increase dramatically. This included many types of plastic materials.

These changes have meant that western countries, from New Zealand and Australia to the USA and European nations, can no longer send these materials to China. Other countries have since followed China’s lead in banning or putting tight quality restrictions on what they will accept.

What does it mean?

Some materials which used to be accepted for recycling are unable to be accepted any more, as they either:

• have been banned for export or are unable to be exported; or
• have no manufacturer able to recycle them in New Zealand; or
• do not meet the new quality standards.

Mixed plastic grades 3-7 are now in this category.

Waste Management can therefore no longer accept these materials for processing.

What do you need to do?

1. Continue to recycle plastic grades 1 & 2 – and all other recyclables such as glass, tin, aluminium, paper and cardboard.
2. Any plastic grades 3 - 7 you do have must go in your general waste bin. Please refer to the diagram below for examples.
3. Always check the number on the bottom of the plastic item.
4. Rinse all containers as only clean material can be recycled.
5. Think carefully about the products they buy and whether the packaging is reusable or recyclable.

Why do lids need to go in General Waste?

Typically lids are made from a different type of plastic with the majority being Grade 5. A small portion of lids are grade 2 plastic but as they are of a different colour they have to be separated. Time constraints during kerbside collections prevent us from determining what plastic type each lid is. Hence lids are not collected at kerbside.

Waste Management Gisborne now officially provide Port-O-Let (POL) services for most situations. We can deliver locally and outside of urban boundaries also (transport cost based on distance).

We are currently catering to individual household requests, large and small events including Marae and Tangi requirements. We have also started meeting builders, agriculture and commercial needs as well and will be aiming to provide competitive packages such as a 9m Skip bin, Port-O-Let and a Flexi-Bag to cover any length of need.

If you are a business that have your own POL’s and require ‘Reliable’ and high standards of servicing for your POL at your site/s, we have the ability with our small and nimble 2500Ltr Liquid Truck. Please call our number below and our great customer service team will look after you.

If you require more information especially for Events or commercial/business long-term hire please feel free to call in to our office at 75 Innes St or alternatively, call our 0800 10 10 10 number to make a booking.