NCC's Wellington Recycling Resource
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What goes in Kerbside recycling
WCC Kerbside Recycling Poster
Click on the image below to see and/or print WCC’s A4 poster on what can be recycled at your kerbside.
Goes Into Kerbside Recycling.
Click on the image above to be taken to WCC’s website page which lists what CAN be recycled at your kerbside.
Does Not Go Into Kerbside Recycling.
Click on the image above to be taken to WCC’s website page which lists what CAN NOT be recycled at your kerbside.
What can be recycled at the Ngaio Climate Crew Recycle Station
.How to recycle with us
- If your recycling can go in the roadside collection – please use that.
- From time to time we pick up recycling that is left at the church door. That is fine if you are unable to get to the hall during our recycling hours, but only leave there on Saturday morning, make sure it is secure (will not blow away), and that items are separated so we can tip them straight into our collection buckets.
- Please separate the plastic lids into type 2 and type 5. Anything not marked, or other numbers will not be accepted for recycling
- Tetrapaks have turned into our biggest collection by volume – please make sure they are clean and dry, and if possible slit open and laid flat
- These instructions are to help everyone – recycling is not just throwing out rubbish – following these simple instructions means less work for our volunteers and makes life more pleasant (there have been some nasty surprises amongst the tetrapaks!)
What we take each month includes:
- Plastic lids – any plastic type, no need to sort.
- Small Plastic items type 2 – These items must be marked with the type 2 recycling symbol.
- Small Plastic items type 5. These items must be marked with the type 5 recycling symbol.
- Metal Lids etc –including for eg Crown caps, metal screw tops, sparkling wine wires, metal jar lids, ring-pull caps.
- Household and hearing aid batteries.
- Oral care products and packaging from Colgate which is sent back to Colgate. (Does not include electric toothbrush heads).
- Curtains – must be mould free so they can be re-purposed.
- Wool – balls of wool which Crafty Volunteers, can use in their knitting for charity.
- Rubber bands from delivered The Posts – which are returned to The Post
Additional Collections
Each month we have one additional collection so plan ahead for these collections for the rest of the year. The February collection will be of other small metal items. See the complete schedule for 2026, in the table below
| DATE | ITEM | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 February | Small Metal items | (aluminium, copper + other metals) must be clean and dry, and small means they fit into a supermarket bag. |
| Saturday 1 March | Food Grade Silicon | |
| Saturday 5 April | Ewaste | (small and medium devices and appliances excluding TVs and monitors). |
| Saturday 3 May | Coffee Capsules – | Start collecting your coffee capsules for recycling. We will be accepting capsules which are sent to three separate programmes, so they will need to be separated into these three lots: - Nescafé® Dolce Gusto® - L’OR, Moccona, illy or Jed’s coffee (NB Nespresso accepted any month - they are taken to Nespresso in the city) |
| Saturday 7 June | Small Metal items | (aluminium, copper + other metals) must be clean and dry, and small means they fit into a supermarket bag. |
| Saturday 5 July | Car batteries | (must be clean dry and not leaking). |
| Saturday 2 August | Food Grade Silicon | |
| Saturday 6 September | Ewaste | (small and medium devices and appliances excluding TVs and monitors). |
| Saturday 4 October | Coffee Capsules – | Start collecting your coffee capsules for recycling. We will be accepting capsules which are sent to three separate programmes, so they will need to be separated into these three lots: - Nescafé® Dolce Gusto® - L’OR, Moccona, illy or Jed’s coffee (NB Nespresso accepted any month - they are taken to Nespresso in the city) |
| Saturday 1 November | Small Metal items | (aluminium, copper + other metals) must be clean and dry, and small means they fit into a supermarket bag. |
| Saturday 6 December | Car batteries | (must be clean dry and not leaking). |
And how much do we collect each month? here is the car getting loaded after a typical collection!
WCC's database of recycling or dispose options
What Happens to Items That Go for Recycling
We often get asked what happens to the items that we send off for recycling. There are various videos or items that describe the processes, and we are collecting them here. Know of some others – let us know at [email protected], and well post them up.
Click on the images – please note some of these clips are held on other sites such as Youtube.
Medicine Blister Packs
Blister packs are made of plastic (PVC or PET) and aluminium foil, sometimes with paper components, making them difficult to recycle at home. This machine grinds down the packs, and separates the aluminium from plastic. Ensure packs are empty of pills or vitamins.
Save Board Manufacture (Food and Beverage Carton Recycling)
Video of the Save Board machine at Hamilton, showing the full process from chopping the cartons to final board.
Wellington City Council Kerbside Recycling
What happens, once your recycling is picked up
We welcome ideas for further information that could be collected here, any more video clips we should add? Please let us know your ideas at [email protected].