Resource Recovery Centre

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Located at 81 Maria Place, the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre is a one-stop shop for recycling drop-offs, green waste, and waste minimisation.

For general recycling, the front of the centre is open 24/7 and accepts plastics 1, 2 and 5, paper and cardboard, and glass bottles and jars.

The interior part of the centre – where you can drop off green waste (for a fee) and recycle certain items including household batteries, soft plastics, e-waste and whiteware – is open 9.00am - 4.30pm.

You can now recycle up to five tyres and plasticised food and beverage cartons (like soy milk cartons) for free at the Resource Recovery Centre, along with polystyrene (white only) at a small cost. View the polystyrene guidelines here(PDF, 153KB)

For more information, view the dropdowns below.

Items that can be recycled at the centre for free

  • plastics 1, 2 and 5 (must be clean)
  • plasticised food and beverage cartons (like soy milk containers) - please cut open and rinse (you can leave the lids on). Check out the visual explainer here
  • soft plastics
  • tins and cans
  • glass bottles and jars
  • car batteries
  • household batteries
  • used toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes
  • clothing (in the Savemart clothing bin)
  • tyres (up to five motorised vehicle tyres per person for free, thanks to the Tyrewise product stewardship)

Price list for drop-offs

Type of material

Measure

Cost

Greenwaste

60L bag (minimum charge)

$6

Wool sack/fadge

$10
    Car boot   $15

Ute/van/station wagon

$20

Trailer (no cage)

$20

Caged trailer (per cubic meter)

$30

Polystyrene (white only)

Per 100g

70c

Whiteware

Fridge or freezer

$25

Other whiteware

$10

Child car seat

Per car seat (clean, no polystyrene)

$5

Waste motor oil

Each litre of oil

50c

Rubbish bags

60L bag (minimum charge)

$8

120L bag

$10
    240L bag   $15

Price list for e-waste items

Item

Cost

Flat screen TVs/computer monitors

$10

Non-flat screen TVs/computer monitors

$25

Small appliances (kettles, toasters, microwaves, small stereos, vacuum cleaners etc.)

 $5 

Printer/scanner

$10

Medium photocopier

$15

Large photocopier

$30
Laptops, mobile phones, and IT accessories (modems, mice, cameras etc.) Free

Common items that cannot be recycled at the centre

  • agricultural chemicals
  • cameras
  • concrete
  • cooking oil
  • crop protection netting
  • farm silage wrap
  • furniture
  • garden chemicals
  • garden spray containers
  • irrigation pipe
  • paint
  • rubber
  • toys
  • treated timber
  • window glass

For more information on where to recycle/dispose of the items above, check out our handy Can I recycle it? search tool.

Recycling at events

The centre has a recycling trailer available for events that can be booked. Make a booking by emailing the Resource Recovery Centre Manager. 

Image of recycling trailer

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