Wheelie bins – the countdown is on
Almost all households within Marlborough’s new kerbside collection zone should have their wheelie bins, ready for the new service starting on 1 July.
If you haven’t received yours, please contact Council’s customer service team on 03 520 7400. You should also contact them if you are within the kerbside collection area but do not have a maroon crate.
The new collection service covers Blenheim, Picton, Grovetown, Havelock, Rarangi, Rai Valley, Renwick, Seddon, Spring Creek, Fairhall, parts of Rapuara (Hammerichs Road) and Tua Marina.
Waste and recycling will be collected on alternate weeks, and collection days will differ depending on the area you live in. Check the white label on your wheelie bin for your collection day and collection group. Or go to the calendar on our website.
Black bags will no longer be collected from the kerbside from 1 July; however they will still be accepted at transfer stations, the Waste Sorting Centre and the Resource Recovery Centre.
Wheelie bins should be placed on the kerb by 7am, facing the road and away from obstacles and overhanging trees. They need to be half a metre apart to allow trucks to lift them. On your waste collection day, place only your red top bin on the kerb.
On your recycling collection day, place your yellow top bin and maroon crate on the kerb. Your yellow top bin can be used for plastic displaying recycling symbols 1, 2 and 5, metal cans and tins, paper including glossies, and cardboard. Your maroon crate is for bottles and jars only with lids removed.
To keep up to date with collection days and other specific information, download the Antenno app. If you have the app you will receive a reminder of what bin is to be put out the day before.
Any households still holding Council bag vouchers can redeem them at Council offices or get a rebate up until 30 June. While bags will not be collected from the kerbside from 1 July, they will still be accepted at transfer stations, the Waste Sorting Centre or the Resource Recovery Centre.
