Hastings Rubbish & Recycling

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

Hastings homes have a 120 litre rubbish bin and three 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

  • Household rubbish
  • Food scraps
  • Soft and hard plastics
  • Nappies
  • Broken glass, wrapped
  • Takeaway packaging and receipts

No

  • Garden waste and lawn clippings
  • Liquids and hot ashes
  • Paint, chemicals, batteries, vapes and electronics
  • Gas bottles
  • Soil, concrete and building waste
  • Car parts and medical waste

120 litres, 20kg max. Arrows on the lid point to the road.

Paper and cardboard cratePaper and cardboard · every week

Yes

  • Paper, envelopes and junk mail
  • Cardboard, flattened
  • Egg cartons and magazines
  • Pizza boxes, food removed

No

  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Takeaway coffee cups
  • Receipts and glittery paper
  • Pet food and potato sacks
  • Large boxes outside the crate

On windy days, put a brick on it.

Plastics and cans cratePlastics and cans · every week

Yes

  • Plastics marked 1, 2 and 5
  • Tin and aluminium cans

No

  • Plastics 3, 4, 6 and 7
  • Lids
  • Soft and hard plastics
  • Polystyrene, paint tubs and plant pots
  • Aerosol cans
  • Containers over 4 litres

Wash, squash and take lids off.

Glass crateGlass · every week

Yes

  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Wine, beer and spirit bottles

No

  • Lids
  • Broken glass
  • Window and mirror glass
  • Drinking glasses, cookware and crockery
  • Light bulbs and perfume bottles

Keep it under 10kg.

Drop-off points

Henderson Road Transfer Station

121 Henderson Road, Hastings

Mon to Sat 7.45am to 4.30pm, Sun and public holidays 9.45am to 4.30pm. Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday.

Free household recyclingFree gas bottles, scrap metal and batteriesFree waste oil up to 20 litresRubbish and green waste (charged)E-waste and fridges (charged)Directions

Blackbridge Transfer Station

Mill Road, Haumoana

Thu to Mon 8am to 4.30pm, closed Tue and Wed. Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday.

Free household recyclingFree gas bottles, whiteware and batteriesRubbish and green waste (charged)Directions

Rural Green Bin recycling stations

Tūtira, Poukawa, Pukehamoamoa, Maraekākaho, Waimārama and Waipātiki

Seven days

Household recycling onlyGlass sorted by colourDirections

Every suburb’s collection day

SuburbCollection day
ĀkinaFriday (recycling Thursday)
CamberleyWednesday (recycling Tuesday)
CliveThursday (recycling Wednesday)
FlaxmereTuesday (recycling Monday)
FrimleyThursday or Wednesday (recycling Wednesday or Tuesday) (depends on street)
HastingsVaries by street
HaumoanaThursday (recycling Wednesday)
Havelock NorthVaries by street
MahoraThursday (recycling Wednesday)
MayfairMonday (recycling Friday)
ParkvaleMonday (recycling Friday)
RaurekaWednesday (recycling Tuesday)
Saint LeonardsVaries by street
Te AwangaThursday (recycling Wednesday)
WoolwichTuesday or Wednesday (recycling Tuesday or Monday) (depends on street)

Good to know

My bin wasn't collected. What now?

Call the council on 06 871 5000, or use the missed collection form on the council's collection days page.

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

Bins are tagged, so if yours is emptied 26 times or fewer between 1 June and 31 May, you get a rates remission automatically.

Is there a garden waste collection?

No, and garden waste can't go in your rubbish bin. Take it to Henderson Road ($8 minimum, $171 a tonne) or Blackbridge ($8 minimum, $102 a tonne).

What if I'm rural?

Properties outside the kerbside zone have no collection. The lookup shows your nearest Green Bin recycling station.

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