Napier Rubbish & Recycling

Bin collection days for every Napier suburb, what goes in each bin, and where to drop off everything else.

Napier homes have a 120 litre rubbish bin and three black recycling crates, for paper and cardboard, plastics and cans, and glass, all collected every week. Here is how to find your collection day, what goes in each bin, and where to take everything else.

Have your bins out by 7am on collection day. A few streets differ from the rest of their suburb, so check your exact address with the council’s lookup.

Collection dayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

Tap your suburb to see its days.

Which bin does it go in?

Rubbish binRubbish · every week

Yes

  • Food packets and wrappers
  • Plastics 3 to 7 and soft plastics
  • Polystyrene and takeaway packaging
  • Broken glass, wrapped
  • Nappies
  • Receipts

No

  • Garden waste
  • Hot ashes
  • Soil, concrete and building waste
  • Batteries, vapes and electronics
  • Gas bottles and chemicals
  • Medical and liquid waste
  • Extra bags beside the bin

120 litres. The lid must close or it won't be emptied.

Paper and cardboard cratePaper and cardboard · every week

Yes

  • Paper, envelopes and junk mail
  • Cardboard, cereal and shoe boxes
  • Egg cartons
  • Pizza boxes, food removed
  • Magazines and wrapping paper

No

  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Takeaway cups
  • Paper with glitter or food on it
  • Plastic coated or spiral bound paper

Fill it only level with the top.

Plastics and cans cratePlastics and cans · every week

Yes

  • Plastics marked 1, 2 and 5, clean and empty
  • Aluminium and tin cans

No

  • Plastics 3, 4, 6, 7 or unnumbered
  • Lids
  • Soft plastics and plastic bags
  • Paint tubs, buckets and plant pots
  • Toys and polystyrene

Rinse and squash.

Glass crateGlass · every week

Yes

  • Glass bottles and jars, brown, clear or green
  • Wine, spirit and beer bottles

No

  • Lids
  • Broken glass
  • Window and mirror glass
  • Cookware, drinking glasses and plates
  • Light bulbs and perfume bottles

On windy days, put it on top of the plastics crate.

Drop-off points

Redclyffe Refuse Transfer Station

193 Springfield Road, Redclyffe

Mon to Sat 7.30am to 4.45pm, Sun and public holidays 9am to 4.45pm. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Free household recyclingRubbish (charged by weight)Green waste (charged by weight)Building wasteClean tyres freeOil, LPG bottles, fridges and batteries (charged)Directions

Every suburb’s collection day

SuburbCollection day
AhuririMonday (recycling Friday)
AwatotoTuesday (recycling Monday)
Bay ViewMonday (recycling Friday)
Bluff HillFriday (recycling Thursday)
GreenmeadowsVaries by street
Hospital HillFriday (recycling Thursday)
JervoistownTuesday (recycling Monday)
MaraenuiTuesday (recycling Monday)
MarewaMonday or Tuesday (recycling Friday or Monday) (depends on street)
MeeaneeTuesday (recycling Monday)
Napier SouthVaries by street
OnekawaVaries by street
PandoraMonday (recycling Friday)
PirimaiWednesday (recycling Tuesday)
PoraitiThursday or Monday (recycling Wednesday or Friday) (depends on street)
TamateaWednesday (recycling Tuesday)
TaradaleThursday (recycling Wednesday)
Te AwaTuesday (recycling Monday)
WestshoreMonday (recycling Friday)

Good to know

How much rubbish can I put out?

Your allowance is the 120 litre bin each week. Extra bags beside the bin are treated as illegal dumping.

How do the three crates work?

Use them however you like, for example two for plastics and cans and one for paper, but never mix materials in one crate. Crates stay with the property, and extra crates can't be bought.

Can I pay less if I put my bin out less?

Under the Less Waste Incentive, households that put their bin out 26 times or fewer between 1 June and 31 May get a rates remission the next year. You need to sign up.

Is there a garden waste collection?

No. Use a commercial contractor or take it to Redclyffe Transfer Station, where green waste is $162 a tonne, minimum $11.80 under 60kg.

Bin rules and drop-off points from the Napier City Council website. Collection days from a sample of addresses run through Napier City Council's collection day lookup. Checked 22 October 2026.