Rubbish collection and disposal
Fees for 2020/21 come into effect 1 July 2020.
Find out about rubbish collection services in Nelson. Rubbish collection is operated on a 'user pays' system provided by commercial operators.
General refuse bag collection service
Two companies offer a rubbish bag collection service; both are user-pays systems. Please contact them directly for all information, including collection days.
Nelmac Nelson
2 Bullen Street, Tahunanui, Nelson
Tel: 03 546 0910
Email: service@nelmac.co.nz
Web: www.bettabins.co.nz
Can Plan
23 Forests Road
Stoke
Nelson 7011
Phone: 547 0642
www.canplan.co.nz
Bags from Nelmac are available for purchase from the Council office in Trafalgar Street or you can contact both companies directly for details on where else bags can be purchased. Both will accept bags (at no extra charge) if you miss your collection. For Can Plan customers, drop it off at the Forests Road depot. For Nelmac customers, drop it off at the Pascoe Street Transfer Station.
General refuse wheelie bin collections
The companies listed below offer a range of bin collection services. Please contact them directly to find out what they offer:
Can Plan
23 Forests Road
Stoke
Nelson 7011
Phone: 547 0642
www.canplan.co.nz
EnviroWaste Services Limited
42 Quarantine Road
Tahunanui
Nelson 7011
Phone: 547 3389
0800 240 120
Urgent after hours: 027 449 1247
www.envirowaste.co.nz
Nelmac Limited
2 Bullen Street
Tahunanui
Nelson 7010
Phone: 546 0910
www.nelmac.co.nz
Waste Management
36 Venice Place
Nelson 7010
Phone: 548 1166
www.wastemanagement.co.nz
For missed bags/collections, please refer directly to the service provider.
Nelson Waste Recovery Centre (previously 'Transfer station')
The Council runs a Nelson Waste Recovery Centre in Vivian Place (off Pascoe Street) Tahunanui, for car, trailer, and small truck loads of waste. There are restrictions on hazardous waste that will be accepted. Phone +64 3 548 5760
| Days | Hours of operation |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday (summer, 1 Sept - 31 Apr) | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
| Saturday (winter, 1 May - 31 Aug) | 9.00am - 4.30pm |
| Sunday and public holidays | 10.00am - 4.30pm |
| Anzac Day | 1.00pm - 4.30pm |
| Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Years Day | CLOSED |
| Waste | Charges including GST | |
|---|---|---|
|
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Green waste from 1 Aug 2019 |
General Refuse from 1 Aug 2019 |
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0.0 - 0.5m³ (car boot) (minimum charge) |
$16 per load |
$27 per load |
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0.5 - 1.0m³ |
$35 per load |
$53 per load |
|
1.0 - 1.5m³ |
$48 per load |
$80 per load |
|
1.5 - 2.0m³ |
$70 per load |
$106 per load |
|
Thereafter |
$35 per m³ |
$53 per m³ |
|
Commercial operators dumping hardfill / demolition material |
$238 per m³ |
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| Residential quantities of tyres |
from 1 Aug 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Tyres - Car |
$8 per tyre |
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Tyres - Truck |
$23 per tyre |
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Tyres - On rim |
$17 per tyre |
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Tyres - tractor or similar, off rim |
$81 per tyre |
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| Hazardous waste | Charge |
|---|---|
| 0 - 2kg (household only-per load) | Free |
| thereafter (household only) | $2.00 per kg |
Kerbside recycling
Kerbside recycling is easy and will save you money. Learn more in our recycling section.
Landfill
The Council operates a landfill in York Valley, Bishopdale, but only for commercial operators and compacted loads from the Transfer Station.
| Days | Hours of operation |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
| Saturday | 12noon - 4.00pm |
| Sunday & public holidays | CLOSED |
Hazardous and liquid waste
Strict controls are exercised on the dumping of hazardous waste and liquid waste. For enquires on this please contact the Council. Phone +64 3 546 0200.
There is a processing time of 10 working days for all manifest applications requiring no other details/information.
- Solid Waste Application Form Disposal of Hazardous Waste Form (166KB PDF)
- Asbestos disposal manifest and certificate (476KB PDF)
- York Valley Landfill Meth Lab Contaminant Disposal Manifest Form (740KB PDF)
| Waste | from 1 July 2020 |
|---|---|
| All Rubbish (except as below) | $171 per tonne |
| Buried rubbish (e.g. documents, odorous materials) | $171 per tonne |
| Asbestos | $171 per tonne (plus all associated costs) |
| Light waste (e.g. polystyrene or similar) | $2180 per tonne |
| Quantity | from 1 July 2020 | Weighbridge Cost Code |
|---|---|---|
|
0 – 17,000 Tonne |
$154 per tonne |
28 |
|
> 17,000 Tonne |
$146 per tonne |
26 |
|
Individual Residential properties with material which has been tested, and meets the NESCS recreation standards, and can be used for construction or cover material, is accepted for disposal. |
$103 per tonne |
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Cleanfill material, free of contamination, subject to approval |
No charge. |
This material requires a manifest and a copy of the testing prior to disposal.
7 -35 tonne quantities from A10 sites may be accepted without testing. Only commercial transporters are allowed to enter the landfill (no private individuals). A manifest must be completed with site plan and plot number from where material was sourced.
Other hazardous waste
Other hazardous waste from your home must also be taken to the Transfer Station instead of going out with your rubbish, including:
- Plant and pest sprays
- Waste oil
- LPG bottles
- Household chemicals
- Paints and wood stains
- Certain light bulbs and batteries - refer to the manufacturers advice
Wet paint cannot be disposed of at the Transfer Station. Please arrange disposal with the paint manufacturer or a paint store.
A10 HAIL Acceptance Criteria York Valley Landfill
No testing required prior to acceptance (NCC to Test)
- Tonnage 7> to <35Tonne
- Only material from A10 site not multiple classifications
- Only material from within Nelson city boundaries will be accepted.
- Only commercial transporters are allowed to enter the landfill (no private individual)
- Manifest to be completed with site plan and plot number.
Find out more
You can get more information about safe disposal of hazardous waste on the Ministry for the Environment website.
Go to the Ministry for the Environment's website.
Waste Management Plan
The Council adopted the Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan in April 2012. The vision of this plan is: "valuing resources and minimising waste".
Cutting down the amount of waste we generate and discard, so that the community uses all its resources efficiently and at a sustainable rate, is the long term challenge for Nelson.