This morning, at 9.04am, Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe lifted the State of Local Emergency for Whanganui District following heavy rain in the upper catchment over the early hours of Sunday.
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.
Unsure where to recycle/dispose of an item? Check out our can I recycle it? search tool.
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. For more information, view the dropdowns below.
Type of material
Measure
Cost
Greenwaste
60L bag (minimum charge)
$6
Wool sack/fadge
$10
Ute/van/station wagon
$20
Trailer (no cage)
Caged trailer (per cubic meter)
$30
Polystyrene (white only)
Per 100g
70c
Whiteware
Fridge or freezer
$25
Other whiteware
Child car seat
Per car seat (clean, no polystyrene)
$5
Waste motor oil
Each litre of oil
50c
Rubbish bags
$8
120L bag
Item
Flat screen TVs/computer monitors
Non-flat screen TVs/computer monitors
Small appliances (kettles, toasters, microwaves, small stereos, vacuum cleaners etc.)
Printer/scanner
Medium photocopier
$15
Large photocopier
For more information on where to recycle/dispose of the items above, check out our handy Can I recycle it? search tool.
The centre has a recycling trailer available for events that can be booked. Make a booking by emailing the Resource Recovery Centre Manager.